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Men’s Power Rankings: How far do Kansas, Alabama drop after losses?

Is there some separation — and semblance of calm — coming to 2023-24 college basketball just as we enter the madness of March? After four months of action that saw top-15 teams getting upset seemingly every single night, this past week saw just five losses from teams ranked in the top 16 of last week’s […]

Darrion Williams perfect, Bill Self tossed in TTU’s rout of Kansas

More Teams. More Games. Bill Self is sent out of the game after giving the referees a piece of his mind in the second half. (0:55) LUBBOCK, Texas — Darrion Williams had a perfect night for Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a lopsided 79-50 victory over sixth-ranked Kansas that saw Bill […]

Men’s Power Rankings: Why Iowa State deserves its top-10 ranking

More Teams. More Games. Keshon Gilbert sinks the game-sealing 3-pointer and Iowa State fans storm the court after upsetting No. 7 Kansas. (0:58) Iowa State, top-10 team? It might look a bit off at first glance, but the Cyclones are playing as well as anyone in men’s college basketball outside the top three or four […]

Men’s Power Rankings: UConn, Tennessee win big; Kansas, Duke fall

More Teams. More Games. Fans storm the court as unranked West Virginia upsets No. 3 Kansas. (0:29) Kansas is tracking to be one of the bigger conundrums for the NCAA tournament selection committee. More immediately, it’s tracking to be one of the tougher teams to slot in the Power Rankings. The Jayhawks have been near […]

West Virginia takes down No. 3 Kansas in upset at Morgantown

More Teams. More Games. Fans storm the court as unranked West Virginia upsets No. 3 Kansas. (0:29) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia can finally enjoy some positives after going through the wringer the past eight months. The Mountaineers have endured Hall of Fame coach Bob Huggins’ exit following a drunken driving arrest that led to […]

Men’s Power Rankings: UConn, UNC, Wisconsin rise while Houston, Arizona fall

Four of the top five teams in the Power Rankings (and in the AP poll) lost to unranked opponents. By the time Sunday ended, eight top-10 teams had lost to unranked opponents, and top-10 teams finished 9-10 on the week — with nine of the losses coming to unranked opponents. Top-10 teams finished 3-9 in […]

The post-Feast Week Power Rankings: Purdue is No. 1 again

Once again, Purdue is rising to No. 1 in the Power Rankings — and almost assuredly the AP poll — on the Monday after Feast Week. This time around, it had an even more difficult run to a title, needing to beat Gonzaga, Tennessee and Marquette to win the Maui Invitational. How long will Purdue […]

Marquette turnovers, Kansas’ scoring and… Zach Edey: What we learned in Maui

This year’s event was played not on Maui but about 80 miles away in Honolulu, due to the devastating wildfires that swept through Lahaina in August. The traditional host venue, the Lahaina Civic Center, is still serving as a vital facility for ongoing recovery efforts in western Maui. Fans on the island of Oahu were […]

Hunter Dickinson scores 21 in Kansas debut as Jayhawks stomp North Carolina Central

More Teams. More Games. Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. channel their inner splash bros as they drop a combined 32 points in the first half for the Jayhawks. (1:32) LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson had seven points, two rebounds and a block in the first 90 seconds of his Kansas career Monday night, then […]