De'Vion Harmon scored 22 points as Oklahoma beat No. 9 Kansas 75-68 Saturday for its second victory this month over a top-10 opponent and the Jayhawks' first three-game losing streak since February 2013.
— De’Vion Harmon scored 22 points and Oklahoma beat No. 9 Kansas 75-68 Saturday for its second victory this month over a top-10 opponent.
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
No. 6 Kansas and Iowa State have postponed their game scheduled for Saturday because of positive COVID-19 tests and contract tracing in the Cyclones' program.
A federal appeals court upheld the convictions against three defendants at the center of a pay-for-play scheme to influence high-profile basketball recruits to attend Kansas, Louisville and NC State.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
— Cade Cunningham scored 18 points, and Oklahoma State held off a late rally to beat No. 6 Kansas 75-70 on Tuesday night.
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
— David McCormack hit the clinching short hook shot with 12.8 seconds to go, giving the Kansas big man 17 points, and the sixth-ranked Jayhawks edged short-handed Oklahoma 63-59 on Saturday.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Texas-West Virginia and other top games of the weekend.
— Not even Kansas coach Bill Self was going to look for something nitpick about the No. 6 Jayhawks after an impressive bounce-back game played without their senior starting point guard.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast with NCAA SVP of Basketball Dan Gavitt to discuss Indianapolis hosting the entire NCAA Tournament, the living and practice set-up for teams, family’s being allowed to attend, and the difference between a controlled environment and a bubble. Then, the guys get into their thoughts on a very down ACC, the top-four conferences, Drake’s 13-0 start and if it makes sense to play conference tournaments. Later, Texas head coach Shaka Smart stops by to talk about leaving the Bald Brotherhood, Jericho Sims as the unsung hero of his team, beating Kansas by a bunch at Phog Allen, the bench generating energy without fans and throwing pig guts in the locker room to send a message to his players.
Texas enters the top five for the first time since 2011, but Gonzaga maintains a tight hold on the No. 1 spot in the AP poll.
Courtney Ramey scored 18 points as No. 8 Texas matched the most lopsided win by an opponent in the history of Allen Fieldhouse with an 84-59 victory over No. 3 Kansas.
— 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.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing why they have no problem with the NCAA’s “Mask Madness,” the strength of the Big Ten, Iowa losing big games, their worry for Michigan State, Baylor and Gonzaga versus the field, and blue blood not flowing through the sport this year.
Iowa and Michigan State are struggling. Northwestern and Minnesota are ascending. Will the new Big Ten balance of power hold?
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 7-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Texas | 5-1 | 1.5 | 11-2 |
| Oklahoma | 5-3 | 2.5 | 9-4 |
| Texas Tech | 4-3 | 3 | 11-4 |
| Kansas | 4-4 | 3.5 | 10-5 |
| West Virginia | 3-3 | 3.5 | 10-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-4 | 4 | 9-4 |
| TCU | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-5 |
| Kansas State | 1-7 | 6.5 | 5-11 |
| Iowa State | 0-5 | 6 | 2-7 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 9 | 9 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Clemence | C | Signed | 87 |
| K.J. Adams | PF | Signed | 86 |
| Final Fours | 15 |
| Tournament Record | 108-47 |
| Championship Seasons | 1952, 1988, 2008 |
| Tournament Appearances | 48 |
