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Men’s Power Rankings: Houston joins Purdue, UConn for the No. 1 debate

The Huskies’ metrics aren’t quite as strong as the other two programs’, but they own double-digit wins over North Carolina, Marquette and Creighton and had looked utterly dominant with a healthy Donovan Clingan before the road loss to the Bluejays. They’re 9-3 against Quadrant 1 opponents (tied for the most Q1 wins in the country), […]

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Men’s Power Rankings: Purdue loses, UConn distances itself as No. 1

Purdue saw its nine-game winning streak snapped in stunning fashion when it went to Ohio State and lost 73-69 in the Buckeyes’ first game since firing Chris Holtmann. We’ve had UConn at No. 1 for weeks, but how far does Matt Painter’s team drop from No. 2 with this loss? The Boilermakers entered the day […]

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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 […]

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Zach Edey headlines Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list

Reigning winner Zach Edey, the dominant 7-foot-4 Purdue star, headlined the men’s Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 list announced Tuesday night. The award is given annually to the best college basketball player in the country. Edey was the runaway Wooden Award winner on the men’s side last season and entered this season as the […]

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Weekend preview: Can Kansas, Houston regroup this weekend after the week’s losses?

Purdue has the best college basketball player in the country and a great supporting cast, but after Tuesday’s loss at Nebraska, every Boilermakers fan wonders if Zach Edey‘s foul trouble will cost them a shot at a national title. Houston scored just 53 points in a loss at Iowa State on the same night. Who […]

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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 […]

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Purdue star Zach Edey tops Wooden Award Midseason Top 25

More Teams. More Games. Purdue puts the ball in play to Zach Edey for a dunk. (0:21) Purdue star Zach Edey, the reigning Wooden Award winner leading the No. 1-ranked Boilermakers, topped the award’s Midseason Top 25 list announced Wednesday. Edey, a 7-foot-4 center, is looking to become only the second two-time winner in Wooden […]

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Dickinson has ‘fun’ in bailing out Kansas in tight win over TCU

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU 83-81 on Saturday. Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit a pair of free throws after a flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the score. Dickinson then followed […]

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