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We are approaching the halfway point of January, coming out of the holidays and straight into conference play. Things are starting to move relatively

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College Basketball Rankings: Top 25 as we enter week 11

By Jeff Goodman & Rob Dauster  We've hit week eight of the college basketball season, and the Holiday break and conference play is right around

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Temper tantrums are not hard to find during the holiday season. Children get out of routines, they're overstimulated, and tired. It happens. There

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College Basketball Roundup: Ed Cooley Loses His Cool, Duke Blows Big Lead, What a Shame

The college basketball National Player of the Year power ranking is fluid, yet eight of the top ten players from the week 5 power ranking remain the

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College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 7 Power Rankings

We are in week six of the college basketball season, and as we head toward the holidays, games are slowing down a little. Most programs across the

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College Basketball Week 6: Point guard impact power rankings

Written by Chase Kiddy -- With a month of college hoops now in the books, the NCAA basketball futures market at BetMGM is starting to take shape.

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Michigan Dominates Opening Month of College Basketball Futures At BetMGM

This year's college basketball Player of the Year race is going to be one for the record books.  There is, right now, a pretty clear frontrunner, but

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NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR POWER RANKINGS 2.0

The college basketball National Player of the Year power ranking is fluid, yet six of the top ten players from the week 3 power ranking remain the

Nov 3, 2025; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) dunks against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the first half at Crisler Center. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 5 Power Rankings

The National Player of the Year race is starting to heat up this season, and this year has the makings of a year where the push for the title of

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NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR POWER RANKINGS

The college basketball National Player of the Year power ranking is fluid, yet seven of the top ten players from the week 1 power ranking remain the

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College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 3 Power Ranking

We are only one week into the 2025-26 college basketball season, and already we have seen fireworks. Top-25 teams like Florida, Kansas, St. John's,

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College Basketball Rankings: Week 2 top 25 to open the 2025-26 season

The wait is over — college basketball is back. With exhibitions in the books and opening week upon us, here is my Top 25 ranking heading into Week 1

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College Basketball Rankings: Week 1 top 25 to open the 2025-26 season

The college basketball season has finally arrived, and that means it is time to start the conversation about the sport's biggest individual award -

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College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 1 Power Ranking

Purdue entered Friday night's exhibition vs. Kentucky as the No. 1 team in the country. However, it was all Kentucky once the game tipped off, with

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Purdue's Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn Share What Makes Kentucky Such a Tough Matchup

What a treat this is, preparing for a top-10 matchup inside Rupp Arena in late October. How often do we get to say Kentucky hosts the top-ranked team

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KSR's first look at the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers ahead of Kentucky's exhibition debut

There was a point during the offseason when Kentucky fans got excited by the idea of Braden Smith potentially entering the portal and joining the

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) practices Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. © Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Purdue Reporter Says Braden Smith 'Commands Games Better Than Anybody in College Basketball' Ahead of Kentucky Matchup

College basketball is two weeks out from tipping off the upcoming season for '25-'26. With that, the Associated Press announced their list this

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AP releases Men’s Preseason All-American Team for '25-'26

As expected, Purdue's Braden Smith has been voted the Big Ten's preseason player of the year, as voted on by media members.  Smith, a consensus

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Purdue's Braden Smith named Big Ten Preseason Player-of-the-Year

The Big Ten conference released its preseason men's basketball awards on Monday with Purdue point guard Braden Smith reclaiming his title as

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Big Ten preseason awards: Braden Smith named POTY

College basketball season is less than a month away. On Tuesday, the Big Ten released its preseason all-conference team, along with the preseason

Nov 15, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; The Big Ten conference logo on the court at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Preseason All-Big Ten Team, Player of the Year revealed

With the college basketball season approaching, there will be plenty debate over the top teams in the country early in the schedule, continuing

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Ranking the Top 100 players in college basketball ahead of 2025-26 season

WEST LAFAYETTE, In. -- A few days before Omer Mayer signed with Purdue, his phone buzzed. It was a WhatsApp from the Boilermakers returning senior

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Braden Smith taking ‘lil bro’ Omer Mayer under wing

WEST LAFAYETTE, In. -- Omer Mayer has long been searching for the right player comparison for himself. He’s looked at film from EuroLeague players.

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Purdue freshman Omer Mayer sees himself in Braden Smith

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – There were rumors, speculation that began around Braden Smith back in January of last season, that the then-junior point guard

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