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College Basketball Preview Summary And Updates
Over the past 12 weeks, we've released a number of conference previews for the upcoming 14-15 college basketball season. Here are a few updates on what's changed since that project began. Read more »
Looking To The 2015 NBA Draft: Centers
There should be a bumper crop of behemoths in the college game in 2015, who will look to make their mark in a sport traditionally dominate by guards. Read more »
Comparing The Conferences
The Pac-12 has been suffering through a long dark period. The Big Ten has been dominant (at least in the pre-conference schedule) for the last few years. Should we expect a change this year? Is the Pac-12’s slump over? Is the Big Ten’s boom about to come to an end? Read more »
2012 Big Ten Power Rankings
The Big Ten was incredibly close at the top, with a three-way tie in the standings and also in our statistical rankings. Read more »
Who Is Hot, Who Is Not
When it comes to February in college basketball, some teams get better, the rest get left in the rear view mirror. Here are the teams that are surging and falling over their past 10 games. Read more »
Top NCAA Coaches Of Past Five Years
There are a lot of complicated ways to evaluate college coaches, but in this edition we look at the coaches with the best per possession numbers over the last five years. Read more »
Big Ten Power Rankings (Jan. 9th)
With teams having played either three or four conference games, it is an opportune time for a Big Ten power rankings. Read more »
Freshmen Bring Hope
Teams that play a lot of freshmen are the most likely to improve as the season goes on, while those with a lot of experience are more likely to plateau. In this piece, we examine freshmen minutes for every major school in the country. Read more »
Ranking The Big Ten Recruiting Classes For 2012
Mitch McGary and Gary Harris are two of the most highly prized recruits to pick Big Ten schools in recent years. Read more »
12 Compelling Storylines From Exempt Events
Here are 12 under-the-radar reasons to watch the smaller November tournaments of the 11-12 NCAA Basketball season. Read more »
College Coaching Series Part 3
Part two showed that Jim Calhoun's teams have been the best in the nation at forcing missed shots over the last 9 years. But which coach has consistently taught the best defensive rebounding? Read more »
On The NCAA Tournament (Day 2)
Kyrie Irving's return, Gus Johnson's Mom, why Georgetown was Friday's biggest loser, plus Texas' expectations remain relatively stagnant. Read more »
Surprises And Flops, Part 1
Looking at the surprises and flops this season in the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-10 and Mountain West. Read more »
College Coaches On The Hot Seat
Is there an empirical model to predict when a coach will get fired? The short answer is no, but there is data to suggest who deserves scrutiny. Read more »
Conference Rankings (End Of Jan. Edition)
As we have commonly seen in recent seasons, the Big East has been the deepest conference in the country. Read more »