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1. I have written this before and it bears repeating: Wisconsin under Bo Ryan is never going to be a second-division Big Ten team. I can't see it. The Badgers are playing without their point guard in Josh Gasser. Wisconsin didn't look like a contende...

With several underclassmen and recruiting decisions in the books, Andy Katz takes another look at the Top 25 for 2012-13.

A Sweet 16 appearance elevates a program to the next level. A Final Four moves it up another notch. The matchups usually make the difference in getting this far. Talent -- and star power -- also play big roles. There is a certain level of pressur...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A look at Saturday's Round of 32 doubleheader at The Pit: No. 5 seed Vanderbilt (25-10) vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (25-9), 6:10 p.m. ET Vanderbilt can see itself in Wisconsin. The Badgers see the Commodores as a mirror image as we...

John Calipari's decision to coach the Dominican Republic national team came down to whether or not he could help the island nation improve its international profile on his increasingly crowded Kentucky schedule. He was told he could. And now Lexing...

Andy Katz updates his early top 25 after the NBA draft's early-entry deadline

Andy Katz takes a (very) early look at the top 25 for 2011-12 and finds some familiar names at the top.

NEW ORLEANS -- The question that comes to mind is not how Butler got back to the Elite Eight, but rather how did these Bulldogs lose to Evansville and Youngstown State? The reason is the Bulldogs weren't perfect this season. They were flawed like ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Butler coach Brad Stevens strolled toward his postgame interview, gave a little exhale and that was the extent of his emotion after the Bulldogs beat Wisconsin 61-54. Butler is in the Elite Eight for the second straight season. Ho h...

A first look at the favorites, the newcomers, the stars and the storylines that make up this year's Sweet 16.

Credit Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski for giving college upperclassmen more opportunities to not only get seen, but to improve for a quick sojourn in Las Vegas later this month. The USA Basketball experience at the national team level has become an NB...

Gary Williams isn't going to talk about his job status. He's not worrying about anything but his team, which surrendered a 16-point lead Tuesday night to Boston College before losing 76-67 and falling to 13-7 overall, 2-4 in the ACC. So far, there...

It's never too early to look ahead and try to predict the Top 25, and the Texas Longhorns are the pre-preseason No. 1, writes Andy Katz.

Can Kevin Durant do the impossible? He's in what looks like a two-man race for national player of the year.

They're guys teams can't live without. They do all the little things hardly anyone notices. They're blender guys, led by Pitt's Levon Kendall, writes Andy Katz.

Devin Harris is the highest-profile college player left to make a decision on declaring for the NBA draft.