The Charleston Classic begins today as well. Like the Puerto Rico Tip-off, it has a bit of separation between the headliner (Baylor) and the rest of the field. However, Isaiah Austin’s status is up in the air, and his absence would make the Bears slightly more beatable. Also, keep an eye on Colorado’s Andre Roberson. […]

The Puerto Rico Tip-off starts today (it’s probably already underway by the time you read this) and the primary reason to pay attention is to witness the first test(s) for N.C. State. There’s not much depth to this field – certainly Tennessee and Oklahoma State have potential, but nobody considers them top five teams – […]

Most appealing game (according to FanMatchTM): Wisconsin at Florida. There was little suspense in this one, save for a 10-0 Wisconsin run midway through the first half. The Gators rolled to a 74-56 [63 poss] win behind Erik Murphy’s perfect 10-for-10 from the field. As a team they made 20-of-30 two-point attempts. For the first […]

Most appealing games (according to FanMatchTM): 1. Duke vs. Kentucky. It appears we’re in round two of Kentucky’s O > Kentucky’s D, despite the Wildcats having an elite shot blocker. Duke made 21-of-41 twos, and committed turnovers on just 12 percent of its possessions to get the 75-68 win in a 65-possession game. Ryan Harrow […]

Most appealing game (according to FanMatchTM): Davidson at New Mexico. The Lobos prevailed in an entertaining game, 86-81. I want to like Davidson, but their defense was rather sketchy. Maybe they were slow because of the altitude and the time difference, or maybe they’re just slow. The Wildcats are already running offense like it’s March, […]

Most appealing game (according to FanMatchTM): Syracuse vs. San Diego State. The Orange won a predictably low scoring game, 62-49. The boat games are a bit similar to the exhibitions when a D-I team loses. There’s probably something we can take away from this game, but the combination of sun and wind makes long-range shooting […]

Most appealing game (according to FanMatchTM): Princeton at Buffalo. This is what passed for appeal yesterday and it was reasonably interesting after an ugly start. The Tigers picked up a 57-53 road win despite Javon McCrea’s 22 points, which in this game felt like 35. Will Barrett’s three-pointer with 11 seconds left was the dagger. […]

[I know what you’re thinking – “Like there aren’t enough daily recap columns, Ken?” Yes, it’s another daily recap column. But this will cover some different ground from the other fine efforts out there, as it will be a bit more science-y I guess you could say. Trust me, it’ll grow on you. Just give […]

Like Topps used to issue the Topps Traded baseball card set at midseason to account for updates and omissions in its original release, I need to issue an update to the preseason ratings I issued last week. The only correction I have right now is that I included Brandyn Curry in the Harvard projection. (In […]

As I would do in previous seasons in the printed version of College Basketball Prospectus, I want to document a few of the perceived outliers in my preseason ratings for handy reference later in the season. This season, I’m including a breakdown of how much sleep I’ve recently lost over each team. 1. Kentucky: The […]