Big 12 expert picks: 2025-26 preview, projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch

I don’t know if the Big 12 will be college basketball’s best conference this season (because that label could still belong to the SEC or even go to the Big Ten). As... Read more »

Butler hires Gordon Hayward as executive basketball adviser: Former NBA All-Star joins alma mater

Getty Images Gordon Hayward is the latest NBA standout joining his alma mater in a front office sort of role, with Butler announcing that it hired the former star forward as executive... Read more »

Arkansas’ John Calipari says he would retire before becoming ‘transactional’ in NIL, transfer portal era

This season marks 34 years on the college basketball sidelines for Arkansas coach John Calipari. With other old-guard coaches backing out of the sport by the year, those unable or unwilling to... Read more »

Dodgers go up 2-0 in NLCS on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s gem; NBA’s Top 100; Pete Prisco’s NFL Power Rankings

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday... Read more »

Ranking the top 10 frontcourts in college basketball: Florida, Purdue boast best post players in the nation

The most formidable contenders in college basketball entering the 2025-26 season also have first-rate frontcourts in the sport. And that is no coincidence. Roster construction to build a juggernaut can take different... Read more »

College basketball rankings: Michigan State, Auburn among teams in AP Top 25 who could miss NCAA Tournament

In every college basketball season since 2012, at least one team that began the season ranked in the AP Top 25 has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. In the past three... Read more »

Former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, Robbie Hummel join CBS Sports’ college basketball coverage as analysts

Imagn Images CBS Sports is adding to its deep roster of announcers with the additions of former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and former Purdue player Robbie Hummel. Pearl and Hummel will both... Read more »

Ranking the top 10 backcourts in college basketball: Alabama, Kentucky, Florida have top guards

Florida in 2025. UConn in both 2024 and 2023. Kansas in 2022. Baylor in 2021. Each men’s college basketball champion the last five years — and for much of the last two... Read more »

ACC predicted order of finish: Duke picked to win, UNC overrated, NC State underrated in preseason poll

The ACC released its preseason predicted order of finish on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 college basketball season.Duke was picked to win the conference in the annual preseason poll, while NC State forward Darrion... Read more »

College basketball rankings: Each AP Top 25 team’s strengths, weaknesses and depth chart entering 2025-26

The return of the AP Top 25 is a kind reminder that basketball season is here. Clearly, the top objective for college basketball scribes throughout the country is to outperform the football... Read more »