With the Louisville Cardinals cutting down the nets, the book was officially closed on the 2012-2013 college basketball season. Hoop junkies like myself are already looking ahead to next season so allow me to present to you my updated way too early 2012-2013 preseason Top 25 college basketball rankings. So here is my preliminary preseason Top 25 college basketball rankings … [Read more...] about UPDATED 2013-2014 preseason top 25 college basketball rankings
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Louisville basketball keeps DePaul ranked opponent losing streak alive
It wasn't always pretty but #9 Louisville basketball cruised to a 79-58 Big East road victory tonight extending a now 42-game losing streak against ranked opponents for DePaul. So much for the 8-0 start tonight by DePaul and the close, gritty first half that was anyone's ballgame for awhile. The Blue Demons' last win over a ranked-team was 84-76 over No. 17 Villanova on Jan. 3, … [Read more...] about Louisville basketball keeps DePaul ranked opponent losing streak alive
Notre Dame vs Louisville 5 OTs: instant classic
ESPN College GameDay picked the right game to feature this week as Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center gave us the game of the regular season. Notre Dame vs Louisville on Saturday night was a 5 OT masterpiece won by ND 104-101. This was reminiscent of the 6 OT Big East Tournament game between UConn and Syracuse. Contests like these make me sad that this is a soon to be defunct … [Read more...] about Notre Dame vs Louisville 5 OTs: instant classic
2012 Battle 4 Atlantis Preview and Predictions
The 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis college basketball tournament tips off Thursday and is STACKED with six top 25 teams including Final Four contenders Louisville, Duke, and Missouri. Too bad half the games are being shown on something called AXS TV while the others will be seen on NBC Sports Network (which isn't offered to me on DirecTV even though I upgraded to the sports tier … [Read more...] about 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis Preview and Predictions
#2 Louisville Cardinals: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #2 Louisville Cardinals: College Basketball 111 in 111