Sunday, November 19, 2023

Close, but no takedowns

Almost-upsets:


Cameron Brink lead No. 6 Stanford over Duke in OT, 82-79.


No. 20 Maryland held off Syracuse, 83-81.


No. 22 Creighton survived Nebraska, 79-74.


More results:


No. 2 Iowa 113, Drake 90


No. 8 UConn 62, Minnesota 44


No. 11 Texas 96, Louisiana Tech 44


No. 12 Florida State 80, South Alabama 45


No. 14 NC State 67, Rhode Island 58


No. 15 Tennessee 100, Troy 73


No. 18 Indiana 77, Lipscomb 44


No. 19 Louisville 77, Bucknell 44


No. 21 Baylor 81, Harvard 71


No. 23 Ole Miss 56, Arizona 47


No. 25 Oklahoma 82, Virginia 67


Middle Tennessee 71, DePaul 69


Stony Brook 68, Holy Cross 55


Michigan State 105, Evansville 49


Villanova 90, Temple 62


Georgia Tech 77, Kennesaw State 38


Alabama 63, Little Rock 39


TCU 88, Army 51


South Florida 56, North Florida 55


FGCU 59, Kentucky 48


Michigan 70, South Dakota 52


Kansas State 75, Wisconsin 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Hoosiers are lacking tough-minded defense.


What we learned about Mississippi State after today's win.


College player news:


Jocelyn Tate is making herself comfortable at Michigan State.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

Rockin' and shockin'

Today's results:


No. 4 Utah 101, Alaska Anchorage 57


No. 5 Colorado 84, SMU 69


No. 16 Notre Dame 79, Illinois 68


No. 17 North Carolina 68, Elon 39


No. 23 Ole Miss 67, Howard 54


Santa Clara dominated Oregon, 89-50.


Arizona 90, Memphis 67


Duquesne 56, Pitt 55


Cal Baptist 90, UTEP 87 (OT)


Washington 80, Seattle U 64


Michigan 63, Middle Tennessee 49


Gonzaga 80, Wyoming 64


South Dakota 83, DePaul 71


BYU 67, Wake Forest 44


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


LSU needs Angel Reese back, and she may need them more.


UConn must summon the village to pick up for injured Azzi Fudd.


College player news:


Sonia Citron will be out for about two weeks with a knee sprain.


Mikaylah Williams is just scratching the surface of her potential, Kim Mulkey says.


College coach news:


Former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw will have a statue of her unveiled Dec. 17.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

What is going on?

What is going on??? Day 11 of the season and the No. 2 team has fallen for the second time, and to an unranked opponent. No. 1 and No. 4, same fate...............


Upsets:


Kansas State stunned No. 2 Iowa, 65-58.


Green Bay took down No. 22 Creighton, 65-53.


Davidson upended Duke, 69-62.


More results (surprising and not):


No. 1 South Carolina 109, Clemson 40


No. 6 Stanford 86, Cal Poly 32


No. 8 UConn 80, No. 20 Maryland 48


No. 9 Virginia Tech 105, Houston Christian 36


No. 13 Ohio State 88, Boston College 66


No. 19 Louisville 111, Bellarmine 33


Purdue 72, Texas A&M 58


Alabama 70, South Florida 41


Penn State 69, St. John's 53


Georgia 77, Mercer 57


Oregon 64, Grand Canyon 56


Georgia Tech 78, Rice 75


Grambling 70, Arizona State 67


Michigan State 105, Detroit Mercy 44


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Notre Dame might have lost more than it won last night.


College player news:


Five freshmen who showed out in week one.


Azzi Fudd missed the Huskies' game tonight with a non-contact knee injury sustained in practice Tuesday.


College coach news:


The Gamecocks' victory tonight was home win No. 200 for Dawn Staley.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Intrigue abounds

Today's results:


No. 14 NC State 90, Elon 35


No. 16 Notre Dame 110, Northwestern 52


No. 17 North Carolina 62, Hampton 32


No. 23 Ole Miss 80, Temple 63


No. 25 Oklahoma 92, Alabama State 46


Seton Hall 82, Rutgers 63


Washington 81, Pacific 64


Mississippi State 87, New Orleans 26


Illinois 103, Saint Peter's 33


TCU 61, Incarnate Word 55


Marquette 92, IUPUI 58


Syracuse 80, Coppin State 47


Virginia 80, William & Mary 51


Vanderbilt 77, Western Kentucky 74


Gonzaga 83, North Florida 55


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Indiana's 32-point loss to Stanford was a wake-up call.


Kansas State is bracing for Iowa.


UConn is angry about last weekend's loss.


Wisconsin has their first 3-0 start since 2018.


College player news:


Sonia Citron was injured in Notre Dame's win tonight.


Mississippi State's Ramani Parker is out for the season.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Heat check

Upsets:


No. 21 Baylor upended No. 4 Utah, 84-77.


Maine 59, Rhode Island 48


Austin Peay 68, Kentucky 63


More results:


No. 7 LSU routed Kent State, 10979, behind a 42-point outburst from freshman Mikaylah Williams.....this freshman class!


No. 11 Texas 110, UT Arlington 64


No. 24 Washington State 61, Montana 49


UNLV 100, Utah Tech 67


Duke 66, Columbia 62


Michigan 80, Oakland 39


Wisconsin 66, South Dakota State 64


Arkansas 77, Little Rock 36


Arizona 79, San Diego 66


FGCU 81, FIU 48


The number of 100-point games this season continues to grow............


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Colorado is the NCAA's team of the week.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark is the AP national player of the week.


Wooden Award watch list.


Hennessey Luu-Brown is a steadying presence for Miami Ohio.


WNBA player news:


Lisa Leslie was a guest on The Daily Show last night.......great interview.

Monday, November 13, 2023

A day without upsets

Today's results:


No. 10 USC 93, Le Moyne 42.......freshman JuJu Watkins put up a career-high 35 points for the Trojans


No. 15 Tennessee 84, Memphis 74 (OT)


Penn State 91, Kansas 85


Cal 74, Cal Poly 60


Georgia 85, Georgia Southern 59


Texas Tech 61, Lamar 44


South Florida 83, Grambling 57


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Concerns were eased about Stanford after their destruction of Indiana.


College player news:


The most impressive freshmen in week one.


Minnesota is getting a glimpse of freshman center Ayianna Johnson's potential.

Top 25 poll has predictable upheaval

 Lots of shifting in this week's top 25:


1. South Carolina

2. Iowa

3. UCLA

4. Utah

5. Colorado

6. Stanford

7. LSU

8. UConn

9. Virginia Tech

10. USC

11. Texas

12. Florida State

13. Ohio State

14. NC State

15. Tennessee

16. Notre Dame

17. North Carolina

18. Indiana

19. Louisville

20. Maryland

21. Baylor

22. Creighton

23. Ole Miss

24. Washington State

25. Oklahoma

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Heavy-hitting week

Upsets:


No. 15 Stanford kicked No. 9 Indiana, 96-64.


NC State dethroned No. 2 UConn, 92-81. Saniya Rivers lead the way with 33 points.


So in the first seven days of the season, both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds go down.........the AP top 25 poll will look very different tomorrow


More results:


No. 1 LSU 109, Mississippi Valley State 47


No. 3 Iowa 94, UNI 53


No. 4 UCLA 113, Bellarmine 64


No. 6 South Carolina 114, No. 14 Maryland 76


No. 7 Ohio State 108, IUPUI 58


No. 10 Notre Dame 104, NJIT 57


No. 13 Texas 75, Liberty 57


No. 16 North Carolina 74, Davidson 70


No. 17 Louisville 81, DePaul 74


No. 20 Colorado 86, Oklahoma State 75


No. 24 Washington State 64, Idaho State 47


No. 25 Mississippi State 84, Jacksonville State 45


Michigan State 99, Wright State 55


Princeton 65, Middle Tennessee 60


Virginia 74, Campbell 49


Auburn 76, Rutgers 56


TCU 67, Rice 42


Texas A&M 74, North Texas 55


Drake 85, Iowa State 73


Oklahoma 103, Oral Roberts 74


Oregon State 63, Villanova 56


Gonzaga 91, Toledo 70


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Duke impressed against USA Basketball, despite their defeat.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark had a triple-double today (the 10th of her career), and became the Hawkeyes' all-time scoring leader.


Hannah Hidalgo is shining for the Irish.


College coach news:


A cloud hangs over Jackson State's season, as Tomekia Reed's contract is expiring at the end of March.


WNBA news:


In foraging forward, new Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon connects to the league's beginning.


Kahleah Copper has her eyes on Olympic gold.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Day 6

Upset:


Marquette took down No. 23 Illinois, 71-67.


More results:


Georgia Tech 91, Furman 56


West Virginia 71, Pitt 62


Kansas State 77, Little Rock 39


Kentucky 82, South Carolina Upstate 54


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed with goodies


College team news:


USC had plenty to celebrate last night in their win.


College player news:


Iowa State forward Izzi Zingaro is stepping away from the program for health-related reasons, leaving the Cyclones with 9 active players.


College coach news:


Bradley has suspended head coach Kate Popovec-Goss for the remainder of the nonconference season. Assistant coach Armelia Horton will fill in.