Sixth Year Seniors

Exclusive Breaking News: Mikey admits Duke got screwed at Virginia. Purdue doubles down by losing to another academic superteam. Alabama is the new #1, just in time to travel to Knoxville. Oregon continues to fail at succeeding. Cheerleader shenanigans in the SWAC. And a wild finish in the Big Sky asks why can't the NBA do the same.

Purdue loses, but the voters don't care. Tennessee wins and sets basketball back 50 years. Texas is way beyond "Ewing Theory" timeframe. We dive deep into the small conferences, the bottom of the KenPom rankings, and what it takes to get Detroit into the post-season.

Billy Packer changed the way college basketball is analyzed. The Big 12 dominated the SEC as expected. Duquesne's UberEats Guy: Work or shoot? There's now proof Long Island can beat either Purdue or Tennessee. And we pick our top 16 seeds six weeks before Selection Sunday.

On an otherwise calm Sunday, Temple squeaks out a win over #1 Houston while shooting just 31 percent. Kansas State finally gets recognized after knocking off in-state rival Kansas. ACC-leading Clemson storm the court after beating Duke, but 2-7 Virginia Tech does not. Explain, please. And apparently there is a Sixth Year Seniors jinx, and SUI-Edwardsville was the victim. 

Purdue knocks off Michigan State to celebrate MLK Day. Coach Cal gets a little too personal after exposing Tennessee's offense. Kansas is catching its usual breaks in the Big 12. Xavier's ceiling is rising with Sean Miller back in town. All that and a look from West to East at nearly every college basketball conference.

Georgia dismantles TCU to retain its national college football title at the end of a lackluster bowl season. At least college basketball is in full swing to get us through the winter.

The Big 12 could have every team make the tournament. Duke has to wade through the ACC without Coach K. Can't forget Louisville and California, as much as we want. The WAC geography doesn't make sense, but the basketball does. The Atlantic 10 keeps expanding, but isn't getting better. Don't punish the Mountain West for last year's tourney record. The American East's new addition in Bryant could be an immediate contender.

Three Mortgage Plays to close out the bowl season, plus thoughts on both semi-finals and all the championship possibilities. And we take one more shot at the NCAA and its inept handling of the sport of college football.

From title contenders Purdue, Houston and Connecticut to teams trying to get out of the first-day play-in games, we review 16 of the 32 Division 1 college basketball conferences. Ohio Valley lost 16 of its last 17 champions, and might be looking at a March Madness play-in game. SWAC schools forged an agreement with the Pac-12, and now have marquee wins. Atlantic Sun's best teams aren't eligible for the NCAA tournament. The Southern and Sun Belt have at-large possibilities, and are must-watch mid-major conferences.

Looking back on the career and character of Mike Leach. Then we find a pair of bowl games worth cashing out your 401K and making the holidays merry.

Trying to find some feel-good stories in a week of Leach, Wahl and Beard. How about Army/Navy overtime excitement? Maybe a one-armed freshman at Northwestern State? Connecticut and Purdue newly atop the basketball rankings? We have you covered.

Get wild and weird with 41 bowls, 82 teams and far fewer restraints than the NCAA and ESPN have in putting together the college football bowl season. We end up with games like...--Alabama in the Sugar Bowl but not the "home" team--The Mack Brown Bowl--Fresno revenge with a healthy Jake Haener--John Rhys Plumlee plays QB against his old team--Liberty in Las Vegas and Utah State in New Orleans

The correct four teams are in the playoffs, even if USC would have done better by giving its spot in the Pac-12 title game to Washington because the Trojans had more important games ahead. The Pythagorean Theory should have been used to decide the Big 12 title game. Will Deion's success--and players--follow him to Colorado? And live updates from the North Carolina women's soccer title match.