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The Women’s Other Top 25: Santa Clara makes giant splash into top 10
Santa Clara was the biggest mover in this week’s edition of the Other Top 25. The Broncos catapulted from No. 18 to sixth. They are 11-3 on the season and have won five straight games. Every single one of their wins was by double figures. Loree Payne’s team lost to undefeated Arizona St. by just […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Dayton works way back into top 10
Dayton is back into the top 10 of the men’s Other Top 25 this week. The Flyers sit 9-4 at the conclusion of non-conference play. They have wins over Florida St., Georgetown and Marquette. Anthony Grant’s group is 64th in BartTovik, 65th in KenPom but 90th in the NET. Dayton is 40th in adjusted defensive […]
Re-ranking the CAA after non-conference play
After nearly two months, it’s time to check out of the Non-Conference Hotel and Saloon. The CAA’s stay, for once, was surprisingly pleasant. It’s always cheap — some days, they even pay you to be here — but the tradeoff tends to be getting stuck with the worst rooms. You can find bigger, wealthier customers […]
SoCon Non-Conference Recap: Individual Accolades
With only two buy games left to go in non-conference play, which will both be probable wins for both Mercer and Wofford, the league is starting to take shape and give us a good idea of what the pecking order will be as we enter Southern Conference play. So, it’s time to hand out awards […]
TJ Robinson shines despite back-to-back knee injuries
Jimmy Salmon glanced up at the scoreboard. TJ Robinson pierced his eyes right at Jimmy Salmon. Salmon knew what that look meant. He’d known Robinson since birth, helping guide him to being one of the best players in New Jersey’s 2024 high school class. But during the 2023-24 high school basketball season, Immaculate Conception played […]
Sizing up the MAAC coming out of non-conference play
Non-conference play is officially over in the MAAC. All 13 teams have finished their non-league slates, in addition to the two early December conference games they played. So where does the conference stand? It’s time for a reset of expectations, understanding, and everything else heading into the final 18 games of the season. Marist The […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 15-21
We’ve hit the holiday break for most teams around the county, but last week saw several peak performances as some were bringing non-conference play to a close and others were getting into the conference slate. This week’s five nominees for Women’s Player of the Week are the following: New Hampshire guard Eva DeChent, Richmond forward […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 15-21
Heading into the holiday break, we need your help to decide our men’s player of the week for Dec. 15-21 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week seven of the college basketball season. Jlynn Counter – Charleston Charleston has […]
Horizon League Dec. 15-21 recap and preview of the shortened holiday week
The past week in the Horizon League had plenty of fireworks leading into the holidays. As has been the case all season, fans were treated to some quality mid-major matchups, but more importantly, the league’s top teams went head-to-head, and there were a few more opportunities to pick high-majors. Due to some Corey Hadnot II […]
Hofstra rally spoils Tom Pecora’s emotional homecoming
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Quinnipiac Bobcats head coach Tom Pecora bemoaned his team’s inability to keep his former school off the glass, but his regrets went far deeper on Sunday. After spending 16 years at Hofstra (seven as an assistant coach and the next nine as a head coach, from 1994-2010), it had been almost as […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Utah St. retakes top spot, Nevada makes biggest jump
This week marks the third straight week that we have a different team ranked No. 1 in the men’s Other Top 25. Utah St. and Saint Louis trade places in the top two spots. The Aggies are up to 10-1 on the season and opened Mountain West play with a convincing 100-58 win over Colorado […]
The Women’s Other Top 25: North Dakota St., Colorado St. launch into top 10 as top six hold steady
While the top six of this week’s women’s Other Top 25 saw minimal shuffling, North Dakota St. and Colorado St. made their ways into the top 10. The Bison jumped all the way from No. 16 to eighth. The Rams elevated from 12th to No. 9. NDSU is 10-2 this season and has won its […]
Manhattan slips late against Furman, drops to 4-8
RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Sitting at 4-8 with one more game before conference play resumes isn’t where John Gallagher imagined his Manhattan Jaspers coming into the season. He said on Thursday that he was hoping for two more wins than what the team has right now. But the always-optimistic third-year head coach has been on the […]
Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: Saint Louis’ dominance is a welcomed sight
Though the Atlantic 10 slate was once again thin this week as we coast into the brief holiday break, the conference still somehow managed a down week. Davidson, Richmond, and St. Bonaventure are all slowing after fiery starts to the 2025-26 season, while struggles continue in Chicago. All of which has made Saint Louis’ persistent […]
New Mexico’s Youthful Renaissance Fueling Eric Olen Era
After one of the more storied NCAA Tournament runs in New Mexico basketball history last season under now Xavier head coach Richard Pitino, fans in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were not sure what the future would hold with a new head coach, who was to be hired by a new athletic director and paired alongside a […]
Checking in with the defending Horizon League champs
Nestled in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, the defending Horizon League champions, the Robert Morris Colonials, call Moon Township home. Nearly the entire 2024-25 roster, however, resides elsewhere. Head coach Andy Toole, after losing all but three players to graduation or the transfer portal, had to essentially create his 2025-26 team from scratch as he looks […]
Mercer Tops SoCon’s Latest Power Rankings — Dec. 18
The end of non-conference play is nearing, and we have a new team on top in the latest power rankings as we get closer to the end of non-conference play. By virtue of its effort this past Saturday in a loss at Clemson, the Mercer Bears have shot to the top of the league’s power […]
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 8-14
As we are in the midst of final exam time across the nation, several mid-major women’s basketball players aced their tests last week to be nominated for player of the week. This week’s list includes two players from the WAC as well as one from each of the WCC, Summit League, and America East. The […]
Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Dec. 8-14
We are now well into December of the college basketball season and we need your help to decide our men’s player of week for Dec. 8-14 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week six of the college basketball season. […]
Iona faces former coach Rick Pitino for first Madison Square Garden game since 2018, other MAAC Notes
NEW YORK — In the same way that New York City is the hub of American culture, it has long been the hub of American college basketball. Before Iona existed as an institution, the best college basketball teams in the country would come to Madison Square Garden to show off under the big city lights. […]
Horizon League watch guide for Dec. 15-21
High-major opportunities return this week for the Horizon League, but more importantly, arguably the league’s top-four teams go head-to-head on Tuesday night. Mixed into the madness of upset opportunities and matchups of the conference’s elites are a few more quality mid-major matchups. Check out some of the best games for the week. Note, there are […]
Recapping the Horizon League: Dec. 8-14
With just a few conference matchups mixed into the week’s slate, a handful of Horizon League teams had opportunities against mid-major opponents. With conference play approaching, every team is looking to establish itself and avoid bad losses. The conference as a whole avoided those bad losses, but a few teams likely left the week feeling […]
The Other Men’s Top 25: Saint Louis claims No. 1 spot for first time
For a third straight week, there is a different team atop the men’s Other Top 25 as Saint Louis gets the lead spot. SLU is 9-1 this season and has won three straight. It defeated San Francisco 85-75 on Saturday. The Billikens also have wins at Bradley, over Grand Canyon and against Santa Clara on […]
The Women’s Other Top 25: Top holds steady, movement further down
The top six spots in the women’s Other Top 25 remained the same this week, with Princeton holding the No. 1 spot for a second straight week. The Tigers improved to 10-1 by beating Rutgers 81-63 at home on Wednesday. They are 41st in BartTorvik and sit 14th in adjusted offensive efficiency. Richmond stayed at […]
Notable players that joined the A-10 this offseason
While a number of Atlantic 10 programs have had to stomach losing key players to the transfer portal this offseason, there have also been some notable roster additions across the conference that have already made an impact on their new squads a little over a month into play. Some transfers made their way to the […]
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