The eighth edition of Jim’s annual look at college hoops futures has arrived, just in time for the season!
Read moreThe Almanac: Year of the Big
We are thrilled to be launching THE ALMANAC in partnership with The Field of 68, Heat Check CBB and Verbal Commits! Check out details here (with pre-order link and discount code inside)
Read moreTop 40 Countdown: 2022-23 Preseason
Our one-stop hub for this year’s Top 40 countdown! Full listing of teams included, plus links to each daily tweet thread inside.
Read moreForecasting The Leap: How Good Are We At Predicting Team Jumps Into The Top 10?
The Creighton preseason hype train is rolling down the tracks, but the Bluejays were not even a top 25 team last year. How adept are we (preseason rankers) at predicting a leap into the nation’s elite for a team like Creighton?
Read moreFun with Finances 2.0: Basketball Budgets Revisited
Jim is BACK with his examination of college basketball budgets! Using data from the COVID-affected season of 2020-21, who are the biggest financial powerhouses in the college hoop landscape?
Read moreFinal Four Recap: Kansas vs. Villanova
The matinee undercard in this epic Final Four was all about Kansas. Sorry, Nova nation.
Read moreFinal Four Recap: UNC vs. Duke
Here’s Jim’s attempt at processing the insanity that was Duke and North Carolina on Saturday night. It lived up to everything we could have hoped for and then some, but in the end, the Tar Heels were the ones left standing.
Read moreFirst Round Game Previews: West Region
Gonzaga is once again the tournament’s top overall seed and slotted out west. Can the Bulldogs run through this region as they did in 2021? Or will Coach K’s last hurrah be the prevailing storyline?
Read moreFirst Round Game Previews: Midwest Region
Arguably the softest region, the Midwest is stacked with teams shouldering a billion question marks. Can Kansas roll through a seemingly easy draw?
Read moreFirst Round Game Previews: East Region
Baylor. Kentucky. Purdue. UCLA. There’s plenty of beasts in the East - can any giant killer derail one of these Goliaths?
Read moreFirst Round Game Previews: South Region
Gonzaga was dominant again, so a 31-3 Arizona squad got shipped to the South region. Kerr Kriisa’s ankle injury looms large, and the other high seeds here are no joke.
Read moreFirst Four Game Previews: Wednesday
Rutgers and Notre Dame, surprise inclusions? Maybe, but that doesn’t matter. They square off in Dayton on Wednesday night with a highly entertaining 16-seed undercard between Bryant and Wright State on tap, as well.
Read moreFirst Four Game Previews: Tuesday
Texas Southern and Texas A&M Corpus Christi square off for the honors to face Kansas in the Midwest Region. Indiana goes to toe-to-toe with Wyoming in a battle between the two final squads included in the NCAA Tournament.
Read moreMEAC 2021-22 Preview
The MEAC watched three teams exit this offseason, leaving a streamlined league competing for the precious NCAA Tournament bid. Powerhouses Norfolk State and North Carolina Central should be right back in the hunt, but Morgan State’s renaissance continues under Kevin Broadus…
Read moreQuick Peek At Futures - 2021-22
The people have been clamoring for it: that’s right, it’s the 7th annual Quick Peek at Futures! This one is not as quick, though, because Jim went a little nuts this offseason…
Read moreNEC 2021-22 Preview
The turbo-charged Bryant offense took the country by storm last year, but it was Mount St. Mary’s oversized, methodical style that earned the NEC’s auto-bid. Will one of those two reign in 2021-22? Plenty of challengers lurk if not…
Read moreBig Sky 2021-22 Preview
The Big Sky is loaded at the top with several strong contenders hoping to fill the vacancy left by Eastern Washington’s exodus. Will Southern Utah’s experience prevail over Montana’s developing roster and Weber State’s array of talent? Will another emerge to defeat all three?
Read moreIvy 2021-22 Preview
After a year hiatus, the Ivy is a mystery box. Every team has two classes of players we’ve never seen before, and the ones we are familiar with haven’t hooped in 20 months. Still, the top four looks like the top four once again…
Read moreSun Belt 2021-22 Preview
The Sun Belt loaded up with transfers and “extra year” super seniors, meaning the league should see a major resurgence from a relatively down 2020-21. Will the continuity of Georgia State prevail? Or can a transfer-heavy team like Louisiana or South Alabama take the crown?
Read moreAtlantic 10 2021-22 Preview
The Bonnies have the most stability at the top, but an impressive tier of squads are intent on getting the A10 multiple NCAA Tournament bids this season. Richmond, SLU, and Dayton lurk most, but can a dark horse emerge from the talented but mysterious group below them?
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