12:15 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Texas has climbed to its highest perch in nearly a decade. Mark Few’s Bulldogs earned 63 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s latest Top 25, while Scott Drew’s Bears earned the other vote. Gonzaga and Baylor
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12:23 PM ET Villanova is again pausing all men’s basketball activities due to COVID-19 issues within the program, and the Wildcats’ next three games have been postponed. The Wildcats were scheduled to play at DePaul on Tuesday, vs. Marquette on Friday and at Xavier on Jan. 13; all three games have been postponed. Villanova had
11:38 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced Monday that this year’s 67 men’s basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana. Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium as well as at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena at
10:10 AM ET The NCAA released its first NET rankings on Monday, with Gonzaga sitting at No. 1 and typical powerhouses Duke and Kentucky ranked outside the top 100. The first run of the rankings have been released earlier in the season the last two years, but with the delayed start to the season and
7:00 AM ET Is it really Gonzaga vs. the field? Gonzaga, Baylor and everyone else? That has been the conversation since Gonzaga began running roughshod over the rest of the country on Thanksgiving. The Zags haven’t slowed down since, while Baylor has looked dominant in its biggest games of the season. Had I written this
9:28 PM ET Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson, the co-Player of the Year in the Ivy League last season, committed to Notre Dame on Sunday night, he told ESPN. Atkinson will graduate this spring and be eligible immediately for the Fighting Irish next season. “I felt I would fit in great and have a great
2:42 PM ET Houston guard Caleb Mills is stepping away from the program for personal reasons and will not play in Sunday’s road game against SMU. The school announced Sunday that there is no timetable for the 6-foot-3 Mills’ return. “Caleb, our coaching staff and his family have agreed that he needs time to refresh
11:56 AM ET Northern Illinois parted ways with men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery on Sunday amid the Huskies’ 1-7 start, the school announced. The Huskies have struggled this season, with their lone victory coming over winless Chicago State at home. Associate head coach Lamar Chapman will take over as the interim head coach for the
10:36 PM ET Before Kentucky snapped a six-game losing streak with a 78-73 double-overtime victory at Mississippi State on Saturday, Wildcats coach John Calipari said he told his staff he hoped Dontaie Allen — an in-state product who had logged just 19 minutes and scored seven points combined before the win — would help the
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — John Tonje scored 11 points, and his four-point play with 12.3 seconds left helped carry Colorado State to a 70-67 win over San Diego State on Saturday after the Rams overcame a 26-point deficit. It is the largest comeback win in Division I men’s basketball this
7:40 PM ET UCLA senior Chris Smith will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee during the Bruins’ win over Utah on Thursday, the school announced Saturday. “After speaking with our team doctors and medical staff, I’m confident that Chris will make a quick and full recovery,”
3:02 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Courtney Ramey scored 18 points to lead five Texas players in double-figures scoring, and No. 8 Longhorns routed third-ranked Kansas 84-59 on Saturday to match the most lopsided win by an opponent in the history of Allen Fieldhouse. Andrew Jones added 14 points, Matt Coleman III had
1:07 PM ET Associated Press PROVO, Utah — Former BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose has been hospitalized after a stroke. The school said the 63-year-old Rose was stricken Thursday and has been stabilized. “The Rose family expressed appreciation for the love and support they have received,” the school said in a statement Saturday. Rose
10:02 PM ET No. 20 Duke‘s matchup against No. 18 Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday, which the Blue Devils had been set to play without coach Mike Krzyzewski, has been postponed, the ACC announced Friday night. The postponement is due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Florida State program, as well as contact
10:02 PM ET Mike Krzyzewski will miss No. 20 Duke‘s matchup against No. 18 Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Friday night. The team said Krzyzewski did not travel to Florida with the Blue Devils and would be sidelined “to observe
9:19 PM ET Associated Press Saturday’s scheduled men’s basketball game between No. 23 Virginia and No. 24 Virginia Tech has been postponed because a Cavaliers staffer has tested positive for COVID-19. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the postponement on Friday, saying the positive test led to quarantining and contact tracing within the Virginia program. This
11:07 AM ET West Virginia sophomore Oscar Tshiebwe is stepping away from the Mountaineers’ program due to personal reasons, the school announced Friday morning. “Oscar has our full support, and we certainly wish him the best during this time,” coach Bob Huggins said. There had been rumors of a possible transfer for Tshiebwe, and while
7:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Even in a college basketball season of unprecedented uncertainty, the degree of mystery that still enshrouds the SEC stands out as exceptional. Is Tennessee truly a