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Sean Miller and Texas are both hungry to break through. Can they reach the Final Four and a national championship ...

Plus: Is that Auburn-Bethune-Cookman score real?

It's awesome, baby! Dick Vitale will call Texas-Duke on Tuesday and hopes to be a regular presence this season.

It feels unlikely that anyone else will break into the top three, but who else in the 2026 class could make an NBA impact?

As the season is about to start, Purdue is the favorite to win the national championship, with Houston, Duke and Kentucky following.

Jim Root gives his best advice on which teams are undervalued from a betting perspective ahead of the NCAA men's basketball season.

Offseason roster-building was a success. Now, the team-building is ongoing for a Michigan men's basketball team with soaring expectations.

There's only one matchup of ranked teams on the first night of the college basketball season -- a night that should be more of a spectacle.

Houston's final play of last season still haunts Emanuel Sharp -- but now the Cougars want to make their comeback.

Who did our staff pick for the Final Four, most interesting player and what teams will make the tournament after missing it last season?