Category: Basketball

North Carolina Tar Heels #19 Preseason NCAA Basketball ACC, 18-11 After 18 seasons and three national championships with the Tar Heels, head coach Roy Williams decided it was time to step down following a first-round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament that concluded a two-year mark of 32-30. He is succeeded by long-time Tar Heel assistant coach and former player Hubert Davis, who takes over the following nine years on Williams’ staff. Davis inherits […]

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Men’s Basketball Preseason Duke Blue Devils #9  ACC, 13-11 For the first time since 1980, someone other than the legendary Mike Krzyzewski will be leading the Duke basketball program following the 2021-2022 season. He has delivered 11 Final Four appearances and five national championships during his 41 season tenure, and with John Scheyer waiting in the wings, Coach K will give it one more try to add a sixth title to his resume. Although Duke […]

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#8 Baylor Bears NCAA Men’s Basketball Associated Press Poll Bears – Big 12, 28-2 The defending national champions were ranked just behind Gonzaga for most of the season after matching them win for a win until suffering two losses in their final six games to fall to third in the polls entering the NCAA Tournament. The Bears’ loss to Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament dropped them from many brackets, but they were dominant […]

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Associated Press #4 NCAA Men’s Basketball Villanova Wildcats Big East, 18-7 It was a disappointing 2020-2021 season for a team that began the season ranked third in the country, and despite an upset overtime loss to Virginia Tech in their third game, they ran off nine consecutive victories to return to their preseason spot but ended up fading down the stretch, losing to the eventual national champions in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament. […]

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AP Poll Top Spot is NCAA Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball Gonzaga – West Coast Conference, 20-21 record 31-1 Last season Gonzaga opened their season with victories over four ranked opponents in their first seven games but didn’t face another one until the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs have a similar schedule in their upcoming slate, playing four teams in the top 14 with three of those in the top ten in their […]

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Top 25 NCAA Basketball Associated Press Action247 Insider The preseason AP top 25 has a familiar name in the lead position, with Gonzaga continuing their string with the number one ranking, which they held throughout their 2020-2021 season, which came up just one victory short of becoming the first team since Indiana in 1976 to complete a campaign with an unblemished record and a national championship. Instead, the Bulldogs were defeated 86-70 by Baylor in […]

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