Arizona sits comfortably at 23-0, the unanimous darling of the AP Poll. But beneath the pristine record lies a statistical fragility that should terrify Tucson. Is the Committee crowning a champion or fattening a lamb for March?
It used to be a layover. Now, it's the destination. With the 2026 tournament looming, the BYU Cougars aren't just a Cinderella story—they are a fully operational NBA factory parked in the Wasatch Mountains.
While the world watches Duke's Cameron Boozer crush backboards, a quiet revolution is brewing in Knoxville and Champaign. Here is why the real bracket-busters are barely old enough to vote.
They started 16-0, toppled Purdue, and electrified the Big 12. But after a rude awakening in Lawrence, the real question emerges: Is T.J. Otzelberger's squad built for a banner or just a brilliant winter?
They lost their beloved coach to Kentucky and faced a rebuild in the toughest conference in America. Instead, BYU hired an NBA mastermind, landed a Russian lottery pick, and turned the Marriott Center into a laboratory for modern basketball. Here is how the Cougars pulled off the season's biggest plot twist.
Arizona tightens its grip, Vanderbilt remains the unbeaten anomaly, and the reigning champions are barely clinging to the Top 20. But does this list actually predict anything, or is it just a participation trophy for January wins?
