After a year of dominance at home and placing as many as 10 teams in a would-be NCAA Tournament, what can the Big Ten do for an encore?
Read moreBig 12 2020-21 Preview
The vaunted Big-12 is extra potent this season, home to four legitimate national title contenders and 2021’s can’t miss prospect, Cade Cunningham. Can Baylor dethrone the Jayhawks after fumbling away last year’s Big-12 regular season crown? Or will another dark horse (cc: Texas Tech, West Virginia, Texas) emerge from the pack?
Read moreTop 100 Players 2020-21
It’s time for our third annual swing at ranking the 100 best players in the sport for 2020-21 (or to stir the pot - you decide). We Looking forward to the friendly feedback…
Read moreACC 2020-21 Preview
A down year for the ACC in 2019-20 was somewhat covered up by the NCAA Tournament’s cancellation; the conference was at risk of receiving only four bids. Can the once-proud league restore its supremacy in the college hoops world?
Read more#1 Gonzaga 2020-21 Preview
Mark Few enters 2020-21 with the best recruit in program history (Jalen Suggs) and arguably the best roster he’s ever had, too. Could this be the Zags squad that breaks through and wins Few a national title?
Read more#3 Kansas 2020-21 Preview
Order has been restored. The Jayhawks returned to their rightful place atop the Big-12 throne last season, but Baylor, Texas Tech, West Virginia and Texas are plotting their own coups in 2021.
Read more#4 Duke 2020-21 Preview
Another year, another loaded freshman class for Coach K and Duke. This Blue Devils team returns several veterans (and adds an Ivy League grad transfer), giving this roster a potentially deadly combination of experience and talent.
Read more#5 Baylor 2020-21 Preview
Baylor was on a rocket ship to the moon, but a late season skid fumbled away the Big-12 title belt to Kansas. Can the Bears put it all together in a 2021 revenge tour?
Read more#7 Virginia 2020-21 Preview
Despite a sometimes appalling offense, Virginia continued its run of massive ACC success last year. Can the addition of Sam Hauser - plus some positive shooting regression - boost the Cavs back into the nation’s elite?
Read more#8 Texas Tech 2020-21 Preview
The Big-12 is as unforgiving as ever, but Chris Beard and the boys won’t shy away from the challenge. A scintillating sophomore class and a star-studded pack of newcomers headline Beard’s war chest.
Read more#10 West Virginia 2020-21 Preview
Bob Huggins boasts another ultra-deep rotation that could go as many as 12-deep. The Big-12 is a bloodbath, but can the ‘Eers challenge the presumed favorites?
Read more#13 Wisconsin 2020-21 Preview
Following a scorching February that led to a share of the Big Ten title, is Wisconsin the Big Ten favorite? Can the Badgers sustain that torrid performance, or was it more of a flash in the pan?
Read more#14 North Carolina 2020-21 Preview
Flush the nightmares of last season down the toilet, Tar Heel fans. Roy Williams responded by snaring his best recruiting class in years, and UNC may have the best frontcourt in the country. Will the guards and wings raise the level from that disastrous campaign a year ago?
Read more#15 Louisville 2020-21 Preview
Heavily leveraged on grad transfers and sophomore breakouts, Chris Mack and Louisville are a wild card entering this season. We’re mostly bullish on the Cardinals, but there’s some risk here…
Read more#16 Illinois 2020-21 Preview
Following a major shift in defensive philosophy, Brad Underwood finally turned things around in Champaign. With another strong crop of newcomers coming in, can he maintain the momentum?
Read more#17 Iowa 2020-21 Preview
With a surefire preseason All-American in Luka Garza and a veteran sharpshooter returning from injury in Jordan Bohannon, Iowa’s offensive ceiling is quite high. So why is the Weave lower on the Hawkeyes than everyone else? Can they defend well enough to make us look silly?
Read more#18 Michigan State 2020-21 Preview
Program legend Cassius Winston has sailed off into the sunset, meaning the backcourt at Michigan State is in a state of transition. Tom Izzo has recruited well in recent years, though, so will the Spartans remain near the top of the Big Ten pecking order?
Read more#19 Oregon 2020-21 Preview
Dana Altman continues to gobble up transfers like a fly-catching frog, but how high can the Ducks fly without longtime commander-in-chief Payton Pritchard steering the ship?
Read more#20 Florida State 2020-21 Preview
The Seminoles lose multiple underclassmen to the NBA Draft, but Leonard Hamilton has moved the Florida State program into the “perennial contender” category, meaning the ‘Noles aren’t going anywhere…
Read more#22 Texas 2020-21 Preview
Shaka’s hoarding a ranch of talent this year, but the Big-12’s heavy hitters are as stout as ever. Can the Horns barge their way into the league’s upper echelon?
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