UCLA has the entire nation’s attention after its 2021 Final Four run, but the Bruins will have to go through the Ducks to capture the Pac 12 crown.
Read morePac-12 Tournament Preview 2021
Quack, Quack versus Fight On. Oregon and USC took home the Pac-12’s top-2 seeds this season - will one secure the auto-bid in Sin City this weekend?
Read more#34 Arizona State 2020-21 Preview
Bobby Hurley pounced on the quiet pandemic news cycle, making big waves with the acquisition of 5-star freshman Josh Christopher. Is this the year the Sun Devils finally string together a full season?
Read moreWest Region Preview: 2018-19 NCAA Tournament
This is the beginning of How the West was Won… Gonzaga owns the 1-seed but the Michigan Wolverines thrive in March. Can Nevada make up for a disappointing regular season? Can Murray State make it into the Second Round behind superstar Ja Morant? Will a potential Buffalo / Texas Tech matchup result in more bruises than a car accident?
Read moreFirst Four Previews 2019 - Wednesday Night
Night two in Dayton will feature the last two teams in the at-large field, St. John’s and Arizona State. While Bobby Hurley eyes a potential date with his former boss Nate Oats, the NC Central / North Dakota State winner will march on to play Zion and the big bad Blue Devils.
Read moreRoot's Ramblings - Thoughts from Feast Week, Part 1
Welcome to Root’s Ramblings, where Jim lazily makes up a gimmicky column name to give him an excuse to discuss multiple teams/games in brief (and in his briefs)…
Read moreFirst Four Preview - 2017-18 NCAA Tournament
Everyone's favorite part of the NCAA Tournament kicks off Tuesday night in Dayton, as the first half of the First Four whets our appetite for the real thing Thursday morning. We dive headfirst into each matchup and make picks on the spread and total, hoping to get the money train rolling early...
Read moreCollege Hoops All-Stars: The West
Our annual look at who would compose the West roster of a collegiate All-Star team...
Read morePower Rankings: Christmas Movie Addition
Christmas time means Christmas movies! Since we're a college basketball website, it also means power ranking college basketball teams.
Read moreScintillating Sun Devils
Arizona State is on an opening season tear - we dive deep into what makes the Sun Devils go go go.
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis (Mid-December Recap)
We're officially in the awkward downtime of the college basketball season anxiously awaiting conference action to ramp up, so what better time for another update on the best and worst teams against the spread so far this year...
Read morePac-12 2016-17 Tournament Preview
The Pac-12 is one of the most top-heavy leagues in all of college basketball with the mighty Oregon Ducks, Arizona Wildcats, and UCLA Bruins representing three of the top ten teams in the country, and all looking like Final Four contenders. The rest of the Pac-12 was not so great this year (looking at you Oregon State). For bubble teams like Cal and Utah, this is their chance to crack the Field of 68.
Read morePac 12 Preview 2016-17
Exciting freshmen Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball look to dominate the headlines alongside Player of the Year candidate Ivan Rabb. Oregon and Arizona are once again the class of the conference, while UCLA looks to get back to their winning ways in a deep Pac 12.
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