2025-26 College Basketball Thread

[I Should Coco]

UW Huskies finish off their meh season with a loss to Wisconsin in the B1G tourney. But their one-and-done freshman, Hannes Steinbach, closed it out in style with 25 points,16 rebounds, 3 blocked shots vs. the Badgers. The guy averaged a double-double this season (18.3 points, 11.6 rebounds a game).

 

[DanOregon]

Third-tier college basketball tournament not taking place this year

The "circumstances" being, nobody wants to pay to play in a tournament anymore. They play FOR pay.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Third-tier college basketball tournament not taking place this year

The "circumstances" being, nobody wants to pay to play in a tournament anymore. They play FOR pay.

Awwwww, there goes Gardner-Webb’s shot.

And Green Bay’s!

 

[dixiehack]

RIP Big XII techno-floor. You were good enough to show The Client.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

So it was ****ty, but good enough for the entire women's tournament and the first 3 days of the men's tournament.

But once we get down to the games that matter, it's worth fixing.

Got it.

 

[dixiehack]

So it was ****ty, but good enough for the entire women's tournament and the first 3 days of the men's tournament.

But once we get down to the games that matter, it's worth fixing.

Got it.

More like they couldn’t bull**** any further once Texas Tech’s point guard slipped and couldn’t finish the game.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

RIP Big XII techno-floor. You were good enough to show The Client.

It's OK. Fans of "Saturday Night Fever" can now get in a bidding war on eBay.

 

[Cosmo]

Excited to settle in to watch a bunch of games today now that I'm home and took the day off to recalibrate, do chores, etc.

Today's big 'uns:
* Ohio State-Michigan ... The Buckeyes are probably in but can lock it down by beating their rivals.
* George Washington-Saint Louis ... Billikens are most certainly in, but an early tourney loss opens the door for a bid thief from the A-10.
* Seton Hall-St. John's ... Pretty much a must win for the Pirates.
* Duquesne-VCU ... I think the Rams are in, probably going to Dayton, but they cannot afford a misstep early in the tournament. Must-win territory tonight.
* New Mexico-San Diego State ... Late-night loser leaves town game.

 

[Roscablo]

Excited to settle in to watch a bunch of games today now that I'm home and took the day off to recalibrate, do chores, etc.

Today's big 'uns:
* Ohio State-Michigan ... The Buckeyes are probably in but can lock it down by beating their rivals.
* George Washington-Saint Louis ... Billikens are most certainly in, but an early tourney loss opens the door for a bid thief from the A-10.
* Seton Hall-St. John's ... Pretty much a must win for the Pirates.
* Duquesne-VCU ... I think the Rams are in, probably going to Dayton, but they cannot afford a misstep early in the tournament. Must-win territory tonight.
* New Mexico-San Diego State ... Late-night loser leaves town game.

New Mexico-San Diego State is interesting because I think both are more alive for an at-large than many give them credit for. Especially with the terrible bubble and a few teams already flaming out. The winner honestly could be in, unless the bracket is already set.

 

[dixiehack]

Saint Louis producing a Taco Bell shart to kick off the A10 quarterfinals.

 

[Cosmo]

I don't see any world where the A-10 gets three in. If SLU loses, that means a couple of things for VCU. The Rams lose the one opponent that beat them twice this year. That's good. But that also means the Rams probably have to win the tournament, because any loss to anyone other than the Billikens would be a bad one.

 

[brn623cl]

Pitt seems to be staying the course.

 

[brn623cl]

Pitt seems to be staying the course.

Or as updated, staying on the cheap.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Good luck even filling the arena halfway to watch that team next year

 

[rtse11]

Maybe they could play at the Palumbo Center.
Or Chatham.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I honestly believe at this point that they have no interest in being competitive in sports. They'll just take the ACC television welfare check and be the Polish/German version of Boston College, although even BC managed to fire its coach this week. That decade where they made the Big East title game seven out of eight years and were the hottest ticket in town for a decade feels like 100 years ago.

 

[Pickleballgolds]

So it was ****ty, but good enough for the entire women's tournament and the first 3 days of the men's tournament.

But once we get down to the games that matter, it's worth fixing.

Got it.

Maybe the Big 12 can ship the floor to some school in Africa like they do with the losing Super Bowl team’s apparel.

 

[DanOregon]

Awwwww, there goes Gardner-Webb’s shot.

And Green Bay’s!

I imagine a few teams have already accepted the Fox Sports tourney, and I think having Gottlieb coaching the Phoenix might get them in. He's done a decent job this year after last season's garbage fire.