Kentucky and Louisville both found their way onto the prestige list of teams.
I say this is a coaches' tournament.
After talking to head coaches, assistant coaches, former coaches, TV analysts, an agent and others with knowledge of IU basketball, I don’t have a favorite, a clubhouse leader or a coach I’m ready to recommend Pitino-style.
The NCAA Tournament begins in 22 days.
The drum has been banging persistently since early December when 16 teams from the Southeastern Conference thundered into the SEC/ACC men's basketball Challenge and emerged with 14 victories.
With his team tracking toward missing the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, multiple media outlets are reporting that Indiana University men's basketball coach Mike Woodson will retire at the conclusion of the Hoosiers' season.
On Tuesday night, as his team cruised to a 54-31 halftime lead against Kentucky, Ole Miss coach Chris Beard credited the Rebels' success to his beloved mentor, another coach.
The calendar has flipped to February, and we're reduced to two teams that are unbeaten in league play in the five power conferences.
We've reached the point in the college basketball season where we hit several annual milestones.
I expect five, and maybe six, SEC teams to be ranked in the top 10 when the men’s Associated Press college basketball poll is released Monday afternoon.