Week 13 of the college basketball season has already seen one big upset with No. 3 Iowa State falling at Arizona on Monday. Which teams could join the Cyclones on upset alert?
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How Auburn's win at LSU affects its KenPom ranking
Auburn basketball has been battling Duke for the top spot in the KenPom rankings for weeks. Following Wednesday's action, Auburn remains No. 2 in the KenPom. However, a new program has emerged to challenge Auburn and Duke for the No.
Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.
After another big victory against a highly ranked team, no team can match the season Auburn is having. It was also a big weekend for Houston.
Houston, whose 18-game league winning streak dating to last season is the second longest in Big 12 history, is allowing 55.6 points per game, 2.4 points fewer than the next best defensive team, Drake. Opponents are shooting a national-worst 36% from the field against the Cougars.
Despite Iowa State ’s 64-57 loss at then-unranked West Virginia, the Cyclones moved down just one spot. While Alabama, Florida and Tennessee stayed put, Michigan State (16-2) and Houston (14-3) made significant jumps.
Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. Alabama to a win over No. Mississippi State.
Alabama and Florida, which rallied to beat South Carolina early in the week before a resounding victory over Georgia. The big changes came elsewhere in the Top 25. Houston climbed one spot to No ...
Auburn’s freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford had just made two straight 3-pointers, both coming off the dribble, with the second one banking in off the backboard, a message from the basketball gods that Nov. 11, 2024, was going to be his night.
But make no mistake: Auburn has a firm grasp on top of the sport as we close in February, and the Tigers lead the top storylines from the past weekend of hoops. Remember when Houston started the ...
Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night.
Big games by former Oscar Smith, Lake Taylor, Warhill and Catholic standouts mark the night in college basketball.