Saturday, January 31, 2026

Full-throttle action

Upset:


Oregon handed No. 16 Maryland their fourth straight loss, 68-61.


More results:


No. 19 Princeton 72, Columbia 61


Iowa State 65, UCF 52


BYU 77, Utah 65


South Dakota 73, South Dakota State 54


Fairfield 60, Sacred Heart 43


UNLV 64, Colorado State 51


Gonzaga 81, Washington State 75


Oregon State 75, San Francisco 53


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


What does the Tennessee-UConn rivalry mean to women's basketball? Let Kim Caldwell tell you.


College player news:


Aaliyah Chavez and Aaliyah Crump are ready for the Red River Rivalry.


WNBA news:


Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter is being sued by a minority partner for allegedly 'self-dealing' to devalue other shares.

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Upset-ful

Upsets:


USC knocked off No. 8 Iowa, 81-69.


Mississippi State toppled No. 15 Tennessee, 77-62.


No. 24 Alabama dethroned No. 23 Georgia, 68-53.


More results:


No. 3 South Carolina 81, Auburn 51


No. 4 Texas 88, Florida 68


No. 6 LSU 92, Arkansas 70


No. 7 Louisville 84, Stanford 66


No. 9 Michigan 95, Indiana 67


No. 10 Oklahoma 85, Texas A&M 58


No. 11 Ohio State 81, Wisconsin 58


No. 12 TCU 79, Kansas 77


No. 13 Michigan State 86, Purdue 65


No. 20 Duke 74, Miami 58


Virginia 109, Wake Forest 103 (3OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Arizona State experienced a thrilling new environment in their first in-state rivalry game last night.


College player news:


How Gabriela Jaquez's breakout season and vocal leadership are powering UCLA's title hopes.


West Virginia is leaning on Kierra Wheeler's experience during Big 12 play.


College coach news:


How a lifelong passion helped Kellie Harper return to coaching.


WNBA news:


Portland Fire legend Jackie Stiles is excited for the team's return.


Aaliyah Edwards is "adulting."

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Themes and dreams

Upsets:


No. 25 Washington edged No. 16 Maryland in 2OT, 83-80.


Iowa State took down No. 21 Texas Tech, 84-70.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 97, Xavier 39


No. 2 UCLA 80, Illinois 67


Oregon 74, Rutgers 53


Oklahoma State 67, BYU 51


Arizona State 68, Arizona 61


Nebraska 89, Northwestern 73


Minnesota 87, Penn State 66


Creighton 81, St. John's 51


New Mexico 68, UNLV 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College coach news:


Jeff Walz on what has powered Louisville's winning streak.


Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack says sustaining the team's current level of success may not be possible without more money for players.


WNBA news:


The Portland Fire revealed their uniform design.

Interesting shifts in this week's AP top 25 poll

This week's top 25 poll:


1. UConn

2. UCLA

3. South Carolina

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Louisville

8. Iowa

9. Michigan

10. Oklahoma

11. Ohio State

12. TCU

13. Michigan State

14. Baylor

15. Tennessee

16. Maryland

17. Ole Miss

18. Kentucky

19. Princeton

20. Duke

21. Texas Tech

22. West Virginia

23. Georgia

24. Alabama

25. Washington

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Separating the wheat from the chaff

Today's results:


No. 2 South Carolina 103, No. 5 Vanderbilt 74


No. 3 UCLA 80, Northwestern 46


No. 7 Michigan 73, USC 67


No. 10 Iowa 91, No. 12 Ohio State 70


No. 16 Oklahoma 72, Auburn 65


No. 23 Alabama 85, Mississippi State 78


Clemson 65, Notre Dame 58


Kansas 83, Kansas State 61


North Carolina 77, Syracuse 71 (OT)


Cal 78, Stanford 71


Purdue 80, Indiana 69


Colorado 79, Oklahoma State 65


Georgia Tech 80, Florida State 69


Missouri 81, Texas A&M 70


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Hawkeyes are contenders again, with a different winning formula.....they have revealed their path forward after the Taylor McCabe injury.


College player news:


Why Geno Auriemma embraces chaos in freshman Blanca Quinonez.


College coach news:


Kim Barnes Arico is the winningest basketball coach in Michigan history.


WNBA news:


Breanna Stewart held up an "Abolish ICE" sign prior to today's Unrivaled game.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

As the snow falls

Upset:


Georgia unseated No. 11 Kentucky, 72-67.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 92, Seton Hall 52


No. 8 Louisville 85, Boston College 56


No. 9 TCU 67, UCF 50


No. 19 Texas Tech 77, Utah 49


No. 20 Princeton 58, Brown 49


No. 21 Duke 95, Pitt 41


No. 22 West Virginia 91, BYU 77


No. 24 Nebraska 81, Illinois 75


NC State 78, Virginia 76 (OT)


Iowa State 90, Arizona 65


Oregon 89, Penn State 59


Cincinnati 66, Arizona 64


UNLV 62, Nevada 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College coach news:


Lindsay Gottlieb says her struggling Trojans are "right there," despite their recent losses.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Down they go

Upsets:


No. 16 Oklahoma knocked off No. 2 South Carolina in OT, 94-82.


No. 17 Tennessee upended No. 11 Kentucky, 60-58.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 83, Georgetown 42


No. 5 Vanderbilt 81, Auburn 53


No. 6 LSU 98, Texas A&M 54


No. 7 Michigan 94, Rutgers 60


No. 10 Iowa 85, No. 15 Maryland 78 (OT)


No. 12 Ohio State 81, Indiana 67


No. 13 Michigan State 74, USC 6 8


No. 18 Ole Miss 82, Missouri 61


Notre Dame 74, Miami 66


Virginia Tech 71, Clemson 68


Virginia 84, Pitt 46


Georgia 76, Arkansas 66


North Carolina 54, Georgia Tech 46


Oregon State 92, Gonzaga 87 (OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Some SEC teams are playing during their byes, but Texas isn't one of them.


College player news:


Hannah Hidalgo broke two more records tonight.


The latest on ACL tears in female players.


College coach news:


Kim Barnes Arico's return to New Jersey this week was bittersweet without her dad.


Shea Ralph is excited for her Storrs return as the Commodores and Huskies schedule a series.


Stephanie Norman's leadership and experience have helped Arizona State to their hot start.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Iowa State, Notre Dame out, Duke and West Virginia into AP top 25 poll

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UConn

2. South Carolina

3. UCLA

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Michigan

8. Louisville

9. TCU

10. Iowa

11. Kentucky

12. Ohio State

13. Michigan State

14. Baylor

15. Maryland

16. Oklahoma

17. Tennessee

18. Ole Miss

19. Texas Tech

20. Princeton

21. Duke

22. West Virginia

23. Alabama

24. Nebraska

25. Washington

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Another upsetting Sunday

Upsets:


Mississippi State stopped No. 7 Kentucky, 71-59.


Georgia dominated No. 16 Ole Miss, 82-59.


Oklahoma State dismantled No. 19 Iowa State, 86-58.


More results:


No. 2 South Carolina 90, Coppin State 48


No. 3 UCLA 97, No. 12 Maryland 67


No. 4 Texas 80, Texas A&M 35


No. 6 LSU 91, No. 13 Oklahoma 72


No. 9 Louisville 88, NC State 80 (OT)


No. 11 Iowa 75, No. 15 Michigan State 58


No. 20 Tennessee 70, No. 21 Alabama 59


No. 25 Illinois 74, Northwestern 71


North Carolina 82, Florida State 55


Washington 67, Minnesota 54


Duke 93, Georgia Tech 46


Wisconsin 94, Oregon 92 (2OT)


USC 83, Purdue 57


Syracuse 69, Stanford 58


Florida 89, Missouri 71


UCF 74, Colorado 68


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


UNLV is comfortable with having competition for the Mountain West title.


College coach news:


Krista Gerlich is looking for a strong response from Texas Tech after they incurred their first loss.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

A blistering evening

Upset:


Auburn toppled No. 21 Alabama, 58-54.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 99, Villanova 60


No. 2 South Carolina 68, No. 4 Texas 65


No. 5 Vanderbilt 89, Mississippi State 84


No. 7 Kentucky 94, Florida 89


No. 8 Michigan 85, No. 25 Illinois 69


No. 9 Louisville 79, No. 23 Notre Dame 66


No. 11 Iowa 74, Oregon 66


No. 12 Maryland 62, USC 55


No. 15 Michigan State 73, No. 20 Nebraska 71


Syracuse 90, Cal 87 (3OT)


Stanford 77, Boston College 52


NC State 95, Wake Forest 77


North Carolina 73, Miami 62


Missouri 94, Arkansas 69


Duke 65, Virginia 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


UCLA is dominating Big Ten play.


Iowa State is approaching rock bottom.


College coach news:


Michele Woods-Baxter is enjoying her role as interim South Florida coach.

Turn that AP top 25 poll upside down

So many changes in this week's AP top 25 poll:

 

1. UConn

2. South Carolina

3. UCLA

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Kentucky

8. Michigan

9. Louisville

10. TCU

11. Iowa

12. Maryland

13. Oklahoma

14. Ohio State

15. Michigan State

16. Ole Miss

17. Texas Tech

18. Baylor

19. Iowa State

20. Tennessee

21. Alabama

22. Princeton

23. Notre Dame

24. Nebraska

25. Illinios

Sunday, January 11, 2026

The carnage is real

Upsets:


No. 12 LSU toppled No. 2 Texas, 70-65......it was the first loss of the season for the Longhorns.


No. 6 Kentucky stopped No. 5 Oklahoma, 63-57.


West Virginia knocked off No. 11 Iowa State, 83-70.


No. 19 Ohio State took down No. 8 Maryland, 89-76.


Minnesota edged No. 21 USC, 63-62.


Notre Dame thrashed No. 22 North Carolina, 73-50.


Purdue upended No. 23 Washington in OT, 78-72.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 95, Creighton 54


No. 3 South Carolina 65, Georgia 43


No. 4 UCLA 83, No. 25 Nebraska 61


No. 7 Vanderbilt 91, Texas A&M 51


No. 9 Michigan 86, Wisconsin 60


No. 10 Louisville 86, Pitt 46


No. 13 TCU 77, Arizona State 46


No. 14 Iowa 56, Indiana 53


No. 15 Michigan State 85, Oregon 81


No. 16 Baylor 79, Kansas 64


No. 18 Ole Miss 93, Mississippi State 68


No. 20 Tennessee 85, Arkansas 50


Duke 67, Stanford 60


Oklahoma State 63, Colorado 56


Syracuse 79, Virginia 60


Miami 89, Florida State 73


Illinois 92, Penn State 76


Auburn 60, Florida 50


NC State 91, SMU 54


All scores


Only one game tomorrow


College team news:


LSU's title hopes begin and end with Flau'jae Johnson.


Minnesota's win today ended a 36-game slide against ranked opponents.


The Irish celebrated their 2001 National Championship today.

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Short on news, long on scores

Today's results:


No. 17 Texas Tech 71, Cincinnati 60


No. 24 Princeton 76, Yale 50


Utah 80, Kansas State 73


BYU 79, Houston 64......the Cougars had just six available players today


Columbia 58, Harvard 55


South Florida 90, Memphis 81


UNLV 82, Wyoming 53


Oregon State 68, Seattle U 38


UCF 58, Arizona 55


Gonzaga 69, Portland 55


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Lots and lots of hoops news

Upsets:


No. 18 Ole Miss surprised No. 5 Oklahoma, 74-69.


Alabama took down No. 6 Kentucky, 64-51.


More results:


No. 2 Texas 97, Auburn 36


No. 3 South Carolina 93, Arkansas 58


No. 7 Vanderbilt 99, Missouri 68


No. 8 Maryland 88, Rutgers 41


No. 9 Michigan 105, Penn State 65


No. 10 Louisville 77, Miami 68


No. 12 LSU 80, Georgia 59


No. 15 Michigan State 82, No. 23 Washington 67


No. 16 Baylor 56, Colorado 52


No. 20 Tennessee 90, Mississippi State 80


No. 25 Nebraska 78, Indiana 73


Stanford 55, Wake Forest 43


Clemson 75, NC State 65


Texas A&M 74, Florida 66


Virginia 61, Georgia Tech 59


Notre Dame 94, Boston College 60


Duke 78, Cal 74


Virginia Tech 77, Syracuse 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


How the Crimson Tide's loss to the Gamecocks last week lead to a top 10 win this week.


College player news:


How Nunu Agara is powering Stanford's rebound.


UConn's newcomers are reaching new heights at the mid-point of the season.


WNBA news:


The CBA won't be extended past tomorrow, but players and the league will continue negotiating.


Q&A with Nneka Ogwumike and Napheesa Collier on the standstill.


Sabrina Ionescu won't play in Unrivaled's second season due to an injury sustained during WNBA season.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Beep beep

Upset:


Cincinnati stunned No. 11 Iowa State, 71-63.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 88, St. John's 43


No. 13 TCU 69, Oklahoma State 61


No. 17 Texas Tech 71, West Virginia 66


No. 19 Ohio State 78, Illinois 69


Utah 62, Kansas 59


Kansas State 71, Houston 62


Arizona State 68, UCF 45


UNLV 69, Utah State 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Mara Braun is trying to rediscover her form for Minnesota.


Watch list news:


The Wooden Award mid-season watch list.....one that yours truly votes on.


WNBA news:


Two days until the CBA deadline, and the WNBA still hasn't countered the latest offer from players.

Oh, so much shaking in the AP top 25 poll

You knew this week's poll would be like this:


1. UConn

2. Texas

3. South Carolina

4. UCLA

5. Oklahoma

6. Kentucky

7. Vanderbilt

8. Maryland

9. Michigan

10. Louisville

11. Iowa State

12. LSU

13. TCU

14. Iowa

15. Michigan State

16. Baylor

17. Texas Tech

18. Ole Miss

19. Ohio State

20. Tennessee

21. USC

22. North Carolina

23. Washington

24. Princeton

25. Nebraska

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Fire and ice

What a wild four days of upsets to begin 2026. We didn't see an AP top 25 poll last week, due to the holiday, so tomorrow's should look nothing like the one from week eight. Brace yourselves!


Upsets:


No. 12 Vanderbilt knocked down No. 5 LSU, 65-61.


No. 22 Baylor picked off No. 10 Iowa State, 72-70, handing the Cyclones their first loss of the season.


Stanford dethroned No. 16 North Carolina, 77-71.


Duke downed No. 18 Notre Dame, 82-68.


More results:


No. 2 Texas 67, No. 15 Ole Miss 64


No. 3 South Carolina 74, Florida 63


No. 7 Maryland 82, Indiana 67


No. 8 Oklahoma 95, Mississippi State 47


No. 11 Kentucky 74, Missouri 52


No. 13 Louisville 85, Virginia Tech 60


No. 19 Ohio State 71, Rutgers 49


No. 20 Nebraska 78, Purdue 62


No. 23 Tennessee 73, Auburn 56


No. 24 Michigan State 81, Illinois 75


West Virginia 60, Kansas State 58


NC State 71, Cal 60


Kansas 83, UCF 68


Virginia 91, Florida State 87 (2OT)


Georgia 64, Texas A&M 56 (OT)


Alabama 77, Arkansas 48


Santa Clara 77, Gonzaga 73


Clemson 70, Miami 55


Wisconsin 74, Penn State 73


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Longhorns are off to their best start since their 1986 Championship season.


College coach news:


Cardinals coach Jeff Walz won his 500th career game tonight.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

More Pepto, please

Upsets:


Utah toppled No. 8 TCU, 87-77 in OT. It was their first loss of the season.


BYU upended unbeaten Arizona State, 71-62.


That leaves just five undefeated teams: Texas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, UConn and Vanderbilt


More results:


No. 1 UConn 84, Seton Hall 48


No. 4 UCLA 80, No. 17 USC 46


No. 21 Texas Tech 80, Arizona 49


No. 25 Princeton 74, Pennsylvania 68


Oklahoma State 83, Houston 52


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule

Thursday, January 1, 2026

What a way to start the new year

Upsets! Count 'em:


Georgia Tech shocked No. 18 Notre Dame in OT, 95-90.


Illinois dethroned No. 7 Maryland, 73-70.......their 11th dub in a row.


Washington took down No. 6 Michigan, 64-52.


No. 11 Kentucky knocked off No. 5 LSU, 80-78.


With four undefeated teams taking their first loss today, only seven unbeatens remain: Arizona State, Texas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, UConn, TCU and Vanderbilt.


More results:


No. 2 Texas 89, Missouri 71


No. 3 South Carolina 83, Alabama 57


No. 8 Oklahoma 72, Texas A&M 50


No. 12 Vanderbilt 88, Arkansas 71


No. 13 Louisville 91, SMU 58


No. 14 Iowa 86, No. 20 Nebraska 76


No. 15 Ole Miss 79, Georgia 62


No. 16 North Carolina 71, Cal 55


No. 23 Tennessee 76, Florida 65


No. 24 Michigan State 80, Indiana 60


West Virginia 79, Kansas 72


NC State 74, Stanford 46


Mississippi State 75, Auburn 53


Duke 100, Boston College 49


Oregon 87, Northwestern 54


Miami 75, Virginia Tech 67 (OT)


Syracuse 82, Florida State 72


Villanova 74, Creighton 64


Wisconsin 70, Rutgers 63


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


WNBA news:


Napheesa Collier will have surgery on both ankles, and will be out 4-6 months, missing the Unrivaled League season.