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College basketball rankings: The Top 100 and 1 Players entering the 2025-26 season

UConn, Florida and Purdue have four players each in our annual preseason ranking of college basketball's Top 100 And 1 Players

Best of the Rest 2025-26 Preview: Top teams, players and storylines beyond college basketball's Power Five

Matt Norlander scans the landscape of 280-plus schools and 25 leagues to give you the what-to-know in mid-major hoops

College basketball rankings: Houston, Purdue, Kentucky, Duke and more headline 2025-26 Top 100 And 1 teams

You ready for the season? Not until you comb through Matt Norlander's annual, ultimate team ranking guide

2025-26 CBS Sports preseason individual awards: Purdue's Braden Smith earns Player of the Year honors

We hand out the preseason hardware for three must-see players who are among the most valuable in college hoops

Dan Hurley owns up to bad behavior during UConn's disappointing season, hints at changes: 'I'm not a victim'

After the most controversial season of his career, Hurley opens up to CBS Sports about necessary fixes to bring UConn back to the top

College basketball rankings: Michigan State, Auburn among teams in AP Top 25 who could miss NCAA Tournament

These teams are ranked in the preseason, but we're not convinced they will make the Big Dance

Sister Jean dies at 106: Legendary Loyola basketball chaplain and March Madness icon passes away

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt gained national attention during the men's team run to the 2018 Final Four

Candid Coaches: Which college basketball coach will be next to win their first NCAA Tournament title?

After Todd Golden won his first natty last season, who gets it done next, and does it come in 2026?

Candid Coaches: Which school made the best college basketball coaching hire in 2025?

There were 14 high-major job swaps this year and the Big Ten has three of the top six vote-getters in our poll

Candid Coaches: Who is the best X's and O's coach in college basketball right now?

Coaches told Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander that Matt Painter and Dan Hurley should top this list

United States golf remains disjointed as quarter century of European Ryder Cup dominance continues unabated

Europe has won nine of the last 12 Ryder Cups, and it's not tough to understand why

United States outclassed inside, outside the ropes as Europe eyes all-time dominant win at Ryder Cup 2025

The Americans been throttled and embarrassed by a European group that looks poised to make history

Candid Coaches: Who will be the best college basketball player in 2025-26?

This year's choice for top player set a record for highest percentage of votes received in our annual survey of coaches

Wagner coach Donald Copeland suspended as school investigates allegations of player abuse

The 41-year-old coach allegedly refused water breaks during practice, reportedly leading to hospitalization of a player

Candid Coaches: Who will be the best men's college basketball team this season?

In CBS Sports' annual survey of nearly 100 coaches across the sport, two schools rise above all others

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 15th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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