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The league is improved this season, with potentially eight teams in the men’s NCAA tournament, but its strength must translate to deep March Madness runs.
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The Blue Devils’ combination of reliable defense with an offense that can be devastatingly effective floundered at times, but at their highest level, it’s a Final Four recipe.
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Bubble teams across the country are stumbling into March, undercutting the NCAA’s push to expand the tournament field beyond 68.
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Arch Manning headlines a deep list of college stars who could form a much stronger 2027 draft class than the group entering the league this year.
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As administrators sound alarms about structural collapse, the bigger question lingers: Is this a broken system or simply an irrational one by design?
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Penn State and Clemson proved talent wasn’t the issue, the Power 2 arms race intensified and NFL teams quietly turned their eyes toward the 2027 QB class.
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Hours after the NCAA selection committee revealed its top 16 seeds, the Blue Devils responded with their ninth ranked victory that could reshape the top line.
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The NCAA selection committee also revealed its current top 16 teams about a month out from March Madness. Here are all the major moments on a monster Saturday.
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Instead of joining a traditional powerhouse, the projected top-three NBA draft pick chose the Cougars aiming for a program-defining season.
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The Tar Heels men’s basketball team is dealing with injuries to star players, while the school has administration chaos to deal with before deciding on the head coach’s future.
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With another rebuke from the courts, the NCAA’s patchwork enforcement model is wobbling and relying on intervention looks more like wishful thinking than a real plan.
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Texas quarterback Arch Manning leads the list after a stellar end to the 2025 season, while only one non-QB lands among our preseason contenders.
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From a deep crop of returning quarterbacks to a slew of title contenders with potential candidates, the race is packed with quality and could feature another surprise winner.
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Tide athletic director Greg Byrne will have to face his NCAA basketball committee peers who will decide how to view Alabama after an attempt to skirt the rules.
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Two unlikely title runs revealed a formula built on quarterback fit, discipline and winning the margins that still decide championships.
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There will be plenty of debate around the future of the College Football Playoff format and player eligibility, plus what you need to know for spring and summer workouts.
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As the NBA had an active week of deals, Sports Illustrated proposes a trade deadline in the college game for teams gearing up for March Madness.
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The Hoosiers again loaded up after their magical title run, while a handful of teams with new coaches struggled to make waves in the January window.
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The gold jacket will come, but the more urgent question is whether the Tar Heels coach can adapt to the realities of modern college football.
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Three Wildcats turnovers in the final 40 seconds gave No. 13 BYU a chance, but Brayden Burries’s emphatic block sealed the victory.
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