Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Turned up Tuesday

Today's results:


No. 8 Colorado 95, UT Arlington 74


No. 12 Ohio State 85, Ohio 45


No. 21 Washington State 69, South Dakota State 64


DePaul 68, Green Bay 64


Georgetown 61, Colgate 40


Davidson 81, Dayton 53


Georgia Tech 73, Mercer 60


Villanova 68, Penn 62


Texas Tech 93, Sam Houston 60


Rutgers 98, La Salle 67


TCU 77, Abilene Christian 60


Washington 55, Montana State 50


Nebraska 108, UNC Wilmington 35


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed with goodies


College team news:


South Carolina and UCLA head to Connecticut as part of a Hall of Fame triple-header showcase this Sunday.


Xavier has postponed a second game due to lack of available players.


College player news:


How UCLA's "mind gym" helped Lauren Betts rebuild her confidence.


Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen find gratitude in growing together to form a tough low-post combo.


Greta Kampschroeder is finding her role from behind the arc at Michigan.


The Muhl sisters will face off tomorrow night.


Kailey Woolston is already making a name at BYU.


NCAA news:


NCAA president Charlie Baker calls for a new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes.

Monday, December 4, 2023

No lack of action on any day

Upset:


West Virginia knocked off No. 25 Penn State, 83-65.


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Commitment to defense has lead to a perfect start for Washington.


The Huskies will need more than one star player to turn around another injury-riddled season.


College player news:


Utah standout Gianna Kneepkens broke several bones in her foot in Saturday's game, and will miss the rest of the season.


Why Paige Bueckers struggled in UConn's loss to Texas.

Five new entries in this week's AP top 25 poll

All those upsets mean big changes in this week's AP top 25 poll:


1. South Carolina

2. UCLA

3. NC State

4. Iowa

5. Texas

6. USC

7. LSU

8. Colorado

9. Stanford

10. Baylor

11. Utah

12. Ohio State

13. Kansas State

14. Notre Dame

15. Virginia Tech

16. Indiana

17. UConn

18. Louisville

19. Marquette

20. Florida State

21. Washington State

22. Creighton

23. Gonzaga

24. North Carolina

25. Penn State


The NCAA's first net rankings of the season are interesting.


This is the lowest ranking for UConn in 30 years.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Sunday wildness

Upsets:


Gonzaga stunned No. 3 Stanford, 96-78.


Chattanooga rallied past No. 21 Mississippi State, 59-53.


Rhode Island upended No. 25 Princeton, 60-58.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 77, Duke 61


No. 2 UCLA 81, Arkansas 66


No. 5 NC State 79, Illinois State 61


No. 6 USC 89, San Diego 58


No. 10 Texas 80, No. 11 UConn 68


No. 13 Baylor 71, Oregon 51


No. 15 Florida State 76, Kent State 49


No. 16 Ohio State 78, No. 20 Tennessee 58


No. 17 Indiana 72, Stetson 34


No. 22 Louisville 80, North Carolina A&T, 40


No. 23 Marquette 87, Penn 52


Texas A&M 63, Kansas 52


Maryland 86, George Mason 77


Old Dominion 55, FGCU 42


Virginia 94, La Salle 73


Columbia 77, Villanova 75


Butler 59, Wisconsin 51


Kentucky 73, Tennessee Tech 67


Georgia 85, Furman 55


Michigan State 89, Miami Ohio 44


Oklahoma 78, Wyoming 62


UCF 42, Campbell 41


Belmont 71, Middle Tennessee 57


Georgetown 82, Northwestern 58


So Stanford, Tennessee and UConn all lose on the same day for the first time in almost 20 years.....things are a-changing...........


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Colorado has returned to national prominence, but the Buffs still have boxes left to check.


College player news:


Indiana University's Jewish organizations hosted a "blue-out" at today's game, to support Israelite Yarden Garzon.


College coach news:


Kellie Harper aims to raise cancer awareness after the deaths of Nikki McCray and Tasha Butts.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Lots to process in preconference play

Upsets:


Southern Miss toppled No. 19 Ole Miss, 61-59.


Marshall 91, Florida 88


More results:


No. 4 Iowa 99, Bowling Green 65


No. 7 Colorado 74, Air Force 58


No. 12 Utah 87, BYU 68


Minnesota downed Drake in 2OT, 94-88.....they are 7-1.


West Virginia 90, St. Bonaventure 50


UNLV 72, Arizona 53.....it's the Rebels' first Power 5 win since 2018.


Cal 74, Saint Mary's 69


Nebraska 80, Georgia Tech 72


Oregon State 76, Western Kentucky 52


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


A wave of talent has carried USC and UCLA into the national spotlight.


Xavier had to cancel its game against Arizona State today due to lack of available players.


College coach news:


Beneath Kim Mulkey's image is a serious coach with a deft touch.


How Geno Auriemma is processing his team's latest wave of injuries.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

A dynamite night

Upsets:


Arkansas took down No. 15 Florida State, 71-58.


Portland pounded Oregon, 91-60. It's their biggest win over a Pac-12 opponent in program history.


Quinnipiac squeezed by Rhode Island, 61-59.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 65, No. 24 North Carolina 58


No. 7 LSU 82, No. 9 Virginia Tech 64......Angel Reese went back into the starting lineup for the Tigers


No. 13 Baylor 85, SMU 61


No. 17 Indiana 67, Maine 59


Duke 72, Georgia 65 (OT)


Virginia 87, Missouri 81


Texas A&M 81, Wake Forest 57


Michigan State 102, DePaul 64


Kentucky 83, Boston College 81


Syracuse 79, Alabama 73


Auburn 83, Clemson 53


Villanova 67, Richmond 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Gamecocks have hit the road.


College player news:


It's a circus atmosphere whenever Caitlin Clark plays, and she's savoring every moment.


Maine came out to celebrate one of its own, and Mackenzie Holmes put on a show.


How JuJu Watkins' historic start ranks among USC greats, and potential NCAA records.


Sophomore forward Zennia Thomas has been suspended indefinitely at Kentucky.


College coach news:


With tonight's dub, Kim Mulkey is the fastest coach - women or men - to 700 wins.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

On- and off-court drama

Upsets:


Miami upended short-handed No. 21 Mississippi State, 74-68.


No. 22 Louisville toppled No. 19 Ole Miss, 74-68.


More results:


No. 5 NC State 70, Vanderbilt 62


No. 10 Texas 112, Oral Roberts 74


No. 18 Notre Dame came from 16 behind to down No. 20 Tennessee, 74-69.


No. 23 Marquette 88, Memphis 59


No. 25 Princeton 75, Seton Hall 71 (2OT)


Gonzaga 82, Eastern Washington 80


Florida 68, Georgia Tech 58


Middle Tennessee 70, Houston 45


Oregon State 79, Weber State 53


Maryland 114, Niagara 44


Fairfield 66, Sacred Heart 61


Minnesota 74, Norfolk State 43


UNLV 85, Northern Arizona 69


Nebraska 77, Florida Atlantic 53


Michigan 103, SIUE 59


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule includes lots more ACC-SEC Challenge action


College team news:


Today's win should have staying power for the Irish.


College player news:


Mackenzie Holmes means a lot to Hoosier fans and Maine natives, alike.


Holmes brings Indiana to her home state.


Angel Reese will be back with LSU for tomorrow's game.


On the flip side, Kateri Poole is not with the Tigers.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Routs and things

Today's results:


Utah 100, Caroll 44


Colorado 85, Boston University 55


USC 85, Cal Poly 44......JuJu Watkins scored 30 points - her fourth so far this season (a Trojan record)


Wyoming 86, BYU 74


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed.......No. 22 Louisville at No. 19 Ole Miss and No. 18 Notre Dame at No. 20 Tennessee, just to name a few highlights


College player news:


Sophie Hart is making a difference for Minnesota after transferring.