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Men’s college basketball Power Rankings: Pre-Feast Week, Kansas is still No. 1

It begins Monday, with the Maui Invitational and a UConn vs. Texas showdown at Madison Square Garden for the Empire Classic, but it doesn’t slow down from there. Here are a couple of things we’re watching from three key events this week: Maui Invitational: Perhaps the most loaded field we’ve seen for a nonconference tournament. […]

Dickie V: Top to bottom, which conference is the strongest? Big East? SEC? Big 12?

In making my choices, I don’t just factor in the upper echelon teams, but look at the conference from top to bottom. Let’s face it, in many cases, it is close. But, I give the edge to conferences that not only have national championship contenders, but also analyze the strength of the league in respect […]

16 nonconference men’s basketball games that could impact the bracket in March

Beyond the NCAA tournament implications, nonconference games can simply be fun. They’re an opportunity for in-state rivals to face off again. New rivalries can form. Early-season tournaments pit star players against each other. Blue bloods take on other blue bloods. New eras begin (see: Syracuse). ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Joe Lunardi and Myron Medcalf […]

Key storylines for all 32 D-I conferences ahead of 2023-24

The past six months of men’s college basketball have been eventful. Some of the game’s prominent coaches have moved to other schools — Ed Cooley to Georgetown and Rick Pitino to St. John’s were two of the most intriguing moves of the offseason. Reigning Wooden Award winner Zach Edey is back at Purdue after the […]

Dick Vitale’s preseason ‘Diaper Dandies’ for 2023-24

This might be one of the deeper classes of impactful freshmen I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m so excited to watch them develop into PTPers. All 12 are projected starters, and eight are considered NBA lottery picks — which could make the 2024 draft one of the youngest on record. It was frightful […]