Kansas made its return to the latest Coaches Poll after a successful Feast Week that saw the Jayhawks go 3-0 in Players Era. Kansas landed at No. 21 after earning double-digit wins against Notre Dame and Syracuse before capping things off with a top-25 triumph over No. 13 Tennessee .

The partnership between TNT Sports and ESPN is bringing a pair of basketball icons together. Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale will pair up to call two college basketball games this season — one in the regular season and one in the NCAA tournament. ESPN announced the news Monday.

1. Among the 15 seasons in the data set, Michigan’s current rating is highest at this point in the season, and Purdue’s is the second-highest. Simply by the numbers, you could argue Michigan and Purdue are performing better than any team of the last 15 seasons.

Michigan has jumped to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. Rival Michigan State and Iowa State have both climbed into the top 10.

The three most recent national championships are represented in the second game of this year's Jimmy V doubleheader in New York (BYU meets Clemson, a key game for the Tigers, in the opener). Give a small edge to UConn in its Madison Square Garden home away from home.

The release said Vitale and TNT’s Charles Barkley will announce the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Kentucky Wildcats on Dec. 13 on ESPN. They will join forces again in March for a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament on truTV as part of TNT and CBS’ coverage of the tournament.

A dominant performance in Las Vegas during the week of Thanksgiving has Michigan rising in the Sports men's basketball poll.

The NCAA released its first NET rankings of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Where do the Boilermakers stand after a 7-0 start to the year?