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By Sam Federman Miami Ohio MBB on Twitter You read that right. There has never been a college basketball team quite like this Miami (Ohio) group at this point in a season. After taking down Buffalo on the road last night, the Redhawks improved to 23-0 and 11-0 in the MAC as one of just two undefeated teams remaining in Division I men's college basketball this season. The other one is not quite like Miami, though. Arizona is a juggernaut. Its 22-0 record has come with wins over Florida, UConn,...

By Sam Federman North Dakota State MBB on Twitter We've spent a lot of air time this year talking about teams going on undefeated runs. The only two programs yet to lose a game this season are Arizona and Miami OH, and they'll be mentioned here, but there are also a bunch of other teams that haven't lost a conference game that deserve to be discussed. Here is a list of every team that is still undefeated in conference play. Arizona (8-0) The No. 1 team in America survived at BYU on Monday to...

By Sam Federman HuskerMBB on Twitter I saw 'em standing In that top five Just a keeping The streak alive Big Red and Blue went For a ride... And the story Will not die From the town of Lincoln, Nebraska With the younger Sandfort And Rienk Mast To the snowy hills of Ann Arbor They killed everything In their path I CAN say that I'm sorry for the things that I've wrote. That was bad. But No. 5 Nebraska takes on No. 2 Michigan in the first ever Top 5 AP matchup in the history of Cornhusker...

By Sam Federman BYU Athletics Happy Big Monday. For the first time this season, we have a Big Monday doubleheader on ESPN with an ACC game followed by a Big 12 game. Each of the next six Monday's will feature this arrangement, and many of the games are absolutely stacked. A few are not. Here are the rankings for ESPN's Big Monday doubleheaders this year. January 26 Yep. I'm starting us off with tonight. There's a strong chance that this is the only time we get the opportunity to see an...

By Sam Federman Alabama Athletics Charles Bediako has been granted a temporary restraining order by the Tuscaloosa County court giving him immediate eligibility to play for Alabama basketball, per Nick Kelly of AL.com . Bediako played for Alabama in 2021-22 and 2022-23 before declaring for, and staying in, the 2023 NBA Draft, where he went undrafted. He has since signed two-way and exhibit-10 NBA contracts with the Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets respectively. He sued the NCAA for his...

By Sam Federman HeelReport on YouTube North Carolina is 14-4 entering Wednesday's game against Notre Dame, two games better than last season's 12-6 start, but the Heels are in a crisis mode right now. Hubert Davis' team is 17th out of 18 teams in the ACC in defensive rating during conference play thanks to some of the worst three-point defense splits imaginable. Additionally, a few star guards have had their way with UNC. In the loss to SMU, Boopie Miller scored 27 points and had 12 assists....

By Sam Federman BoilerBall on Twitter At the beginning of the season, Jonathan and I looked at the top headlines coming into the season. Here's an update on how those storylines are trending now that we've played a month of games, and then, some new storylines. Florida's quest for back-to-back titles The Gators have not had the start to the season that they hoped for. The additions of Boogie Fland and Xaivian Lee have not adequately replaced the three superstars from last year's backcourt,...

By Sam Federman (This is not the Final Top 10, but the top 10 that was revealed in the countdown. Updates were made in the final days to the entire top 100.) Michigan (Big Ten) Dusty May will once again have one of the most dominant and explosive frontcourts in college basketball. Preseason All-American Yaxel Lendeborg pairs with Morez Johnson and Aday Mara to protect the rim as well as anybody in the country. Iowa State (Big 12) TJ Otzelberger's team would've been a one-seed (or in...

By Sam Federman Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten) Indiana is a team that I didn't realize how high I ended up being on. I love the offensive upside with Tucker DeVries and Reed Bailey in the frontcourt. Lamar Wilkerson brings even more scoring, while Tayton Conerway has the chops to be a Big Ten point guard. While Darian DeVries will get this team to fight, they will be really bad defensively, and it could cap their ceiling at something below this spot. Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC) Devin McGlockton...

By Sam Federman 40. Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12) Jerome Tang is finally done trying to replicate Markquis Nowell with another small guard. PJ Haggerty will provide an immediate floor at the point guard position with strong scoring. The Wildcats will be tougher in the backcourt, with Nate Johnson next to Haggerty, and also brought in international studs Andrej Kostic and Elias Rapieque to solidify a shaky wing group. 39. Marquette Golden Eagles (Big East) Chase Ross probably won’t turn into...

By Sam Federman Photo by Associated Press These are going to be shorter than usual, I'm going to try to keep it to a few key things about...

Photo by TCU Athletics By Sam Federman 70. Memphis Tigers (American) It’s September and Penny Hardaway is still scrambling to add pieces...

Photo by UNLV Athletics By Sam Federman 80. Villanova Wildcats (Big East) I’ve asked a lot of people this summer who they think...

By Sam Federman Photo by George Mason Athletics 90. Towson Tigers (CAA) Mid-major programs don’t often get the opportunity that Towson...

By Sam Federman Photo by: George Washington Men's Basketball on Twitter 100. Oregon State Beavers (WCC) Despite losing its top five...

By Sam Federman South Carolina Athletics Boston College Why they didn't make it: Earl Grant has finished with a median KenPom rank of 142...

By Sam Federman UHCougarMBK on Twitter While all of the hype in college basketball right now surrounds the transfer portal, championships...

By Sam Federman GatorMBK on X The great irony of Florida's national championship was that none of it would've happened had its former...

By Sam Federman NCAA Men's Final Four on Twitter As tonight's national championship game between Florida and Houston looms, with...

By Sam Federman Adrian Wooley on Twitter Monday was the first huge day of commitments out of the transfer portal. Here are a few that...

By Sam Federman and Jonathan Lidskin Welcome to the College Basketball Offseason. Once again, Sam and Jonathan have been hard at work on...

By Sam Federman Photo from HBCU Gameday Chicago State is set to hire Alcorn State head coach Landon Bussie as its next head coach, per...

By Sam Federman Getty Images NC State will hire McNeese head coach Will Wade when the Cowboys' season ends, multiple reports have...

By Sam Federman WVUHoops on X Indiana is targeting West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries to be the next man at the helm for the...