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  • Week 8 Top 16 Seeds

    Week 8 Top 16 Seeds

    1. Michigan – Buffalo
    2. Arizona – San Diego
    3. Duke – Greenville
    4. UConn – Philadelphia
    5. Iowa State – St. Louis
    6. Gonzaga – Portland
    7. Vanderbilt – St. Louis
    8. Purdue – Greenville
    9. Michigan State – Buffalo
    10. BYU – Portland
    11. Houston – Oklahoma City
    12. Nebraska – Oklahoma City
    13. Illinois – Philadelphia
    14. Kansas – Tampa Bay
    15. Alabama – Tampa Bay
    16. Louisville – San Diego
  • Week 7 Top 16 Seeds

    Week 7 Top 16 Seeds

    1. Michigan – Buffalo
    2. Arizona – San Diego
    3. Duke – Greenville
    4. Iowa State – St. Louis
    5. UConn – Philadelphia
    6. Gonzaga – Portland
    7. Michigan State – Buffalo
    8. Vanderbilt – St. Louis
    9. Purdue – Greenville
    10. BYU – Portland
    11. Houston – Oklahoma City
    12. Nebraska – Oklahoma City
    13. Louisville – Philadelphia
    14. Alabama – Tampa Bay
    15. Kansas – Tampa Bay
    16. North Carolina – San Diego
  • Week Six Top 16 Protected Seeds

    Week Six Top 16 Protected Seeds

    1. Michigan – Buffalo
    2. Duke – Greenville
    3. Arizona – San Diego
    4. Iowa State – St. Louis
    5. Vanderbilt – St. Louis
    6. UConn – Philadelphia
    7. Gonzaga – Portland
    8. Purdue – Buffalo
    9. Michigan State – Philadelphia
    10. BYU – Portland
    11. Alabama – Greenville
    12. Houston – Oklahoma City
    13. Illinois – Oklahoma City
    14. Louisville – Tampa Bay
    15. Kansas – Tampa Bay
    16. North Carolina – San Diego
  • NET Rankings are Out: Updated Top 16 Protected Seeds

    NET Rankings are Out: Updated Top 16 Protected Seeds

    1. Michigan – Buffalo
    2. Purdue – St. Louis
    3. Arizona – San Diego
    4. Duke – Greenville
    5. UConn – Philadelphia
    6. Iowa State – St. Louis
    7. Vanderbilt – Greenville
    8. Michigan State – Buffalo
    9. Gonzaga – Portland
    10. Houston – Oklahoma City
    11. Louisville – Philadelphia
    12. Alabama – Tampa Bay
    13. BYU – Portland
    14. Tennessee – Tampa Bay
    15. Kansas – Oklahoma City
    16. Indiana – San Diego

  • Friday Feast Week Schedule

    Friday Feast Week Schedule

    Paradise Jam
    Green Bay vs Yale 11:30am ESPN+
    Umass vs Charleston 2:00pm ESPN+
    Iona vs Akron 4:30pm ESPN+
    Evansville vs Oregon State 7:00pm ESPN+

    Charleston Classic (Low Country)
    Utah State vs Tulane 12:00pm ESPN2
    Davidson vs Boston College 2:30pm ESPN2

    Charleston Classic (Palmetto)
    West Virginia vs Clemson 5:30pm ESPN2
    Georgia vs Xavier 8:00pm ESPN2

    Greenbrier Tip Off (Mountain)
    South Carolina vs Butler 1:00pm CBSSN
    Virgina vs Northwestern 4:00pm CBSSN

    Bad Boy Mowers Series
    Wisconsin vs BYU 3:00pm Peacock

    Hall of Fame Classic
    New Mexico vs Mississippi State 6:00pm Peacock
    Championship Game – Nebraska vs Kansas State 8:30pm Peacock

    Baha Mar
    Memphis vs Wake Forest 6:00pm CBSSN
    Championship Game – Purdue vs Texas Tech 8:30pm CBSSN

    Standalone Game
    Louisville vs Cincinnati 5:30pm ESPNU

  • Best Non-Conference Games in 2025-26 Pt. 1

    Best Non-Conference Games in 2025-26 Pt. 1

    Week 1: Opening Week 

    Monday November 3rd – Florida vs Arizona 

    Tuesday November 4th – Texas @ Duke 

    Friday November 7th – Kansas @ North Carolina 

    Saturday November 8th – Alabama @ St. John’s 

    Saturday November 8th – Arkansas @ Michigan State 

    Saturday November 8th Oklahoma @ Gonzaga 

    Sunday November 9th – Marquette vs Indiana

    Sunday November 9th – Washington @ Baylor 

  • Mountain West Prediction

    Mountain West Prediction

    San Diego State 5-6 seed 

    Boise State 8-9 seed 

    Utah State – bubble

    Grand Canyon – bubble 

    UNLV 

    Colorado State 

    New Mexico 

    Nevada

    Wyoming 

    San Jose State 

    Fresno State

    Air Force 

  • ACC Coaches Ranked

    ACC Coaches Ranked

    1. Jon Scheyer 
    2. Pat Kelsey 
    3. Brad Brownell 
    4. Andy Enfield 
    5. Steve Forbes 
    6. Hubert Davis 
    7. Jeff Capel 
    8. Mike Young 
    9. Kyle Smith 
    10. Micah Shrewsberry 
    11. Mark Madsen 
    12. Red Autry 
    13. Damon Stoudamire 
    14. Earl Grant 

    New coaches not ranked: Ryan Odom, Will Wade, Jai Lucas, Luke Loucks 

  • All-ACC First Team

    All-ACC First Team

    G Mikel Brown Jr.
    G Ryan Conwell
    G Boopie Miller 
    F Cameron Boozer – POY 
    F Darrion Williams 

  • ACC Prediction

    ACC Prediction

    Duke 1-2 seed 

    Louisville 3-4 seed 

    NC State 6-7 seed 

    Virginia 8-9 seed 

    North Carolina 8-9 seed 

    SMU – bubble 

    Clemson – bubble 

    Miami

    Virginia Tech

    Notre Dame 

    Syracuse  

    Pittsburgh 

    Wake Forest 

    Georgia Tech 

    Cal 

    Florida State

    Stanford 

    Boston College