College basketball rankings: Miami, UCLA leap in CBS Sports’ Top 25 And 1; TCU, Tennessee tumble
The grueling season of college basketball is divided into three aspects. Non-conference play is the first goal. Sunday’s regular season finals marked the end of the second stanza. It’s time for the third segment: the post-season game. CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 Daily Ranking reflect the progressive grind to March Madness.
In March, many teams are moving in the right direction. UCLA put the finishing touches on the Pac-12 Championship on Saturday. Miami earned a piece of the ACC crown with a big win over Pitt. One banner is fun, but putting up a second banner is the most important task.
“I think in college right now the whole key is to have good high schoolers like Isaiah Wong who stayed here for four years to lead us to this championship or Jordan Miller who moved on to be part of the Elite Eight. and now part of the ACC championship or Norchad Omier and Nigel Pak, who came in and made a huge impact,” said Miami coach Jim Larranaga. “The guy I singled out in the dressing room picked the perfect time to be our top scorer, Wooga Poplar was just great on both ends of the floor today.”
Here’s a look at CBS Sports college basketball columnist Gary. Updated by Parrish Top 25 & 1 after a wild Saturday.
Game winner Jamala Sheda helped Houston defeat Memphis to win the season. Houston matched his program record with 29 regular season wins and finished with a brilliant 17-1 record in the AAC game. Shed and Tramon Mark finished with 16 points. Marcus Sasser (13 points) and Jaras Walker (10 points, 7 rebounds) both scored in double figures, but 14 losses won’t make Calvin Sampson very happy. Houston is essentially locked in the #1 seed, with the Cougars targeting a Final Four spot.
UCLA showed off his veteran poise and courage as he rallied from the 15-4 hole to dominate Arizona 82-73. The Bruins proved who really is the best team in the Pac-12. Jaime Jaques had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tiger Campbell scored 21 points. But all eyes are on the condition of Jaylen Clark, who was wearing boots after the game. Clark, one of college basketball’s best defensemen, is the third best player at UCLA.
The physical nature of Texas completely pushed Kansas out of what he wanted to do. Kansas hit just 38.9% of 2s and 31.8% of 3s in a 75–59 loss.
Alabama hasn’t been moving in the right direction lately, but the SEC hasn’t been able to take advantage of it. The tide turned on Saturday when Alabama moved to Texas A&M. It’s hard not to assume that Alabama was heavily affected by the murder charge punishable by Darius Miles.
“I thought our efforts were worthy,” Alabama coach Nate Oates said. “We had too many turnovers, we couldn’t shoot, too many defensive mistakes. They came ready to play. It was a great game for the fans. .”
Purdue isn’t playing its best basketball right now, but the Boilermakers still found a way to win a heavy top ten by three games.
6. Texas
Tyrese Hunter shows up at just the right time. Hunter has scored at least 13 points in four straight games. He is one of the main players behind a potential Final Four entry for Texas.
7. Marquette
Even the defense of St. John could not contain Tyler Kolek. The consistent point guard Marquette had 18 points, 10 assists and just one loss in the 96-94 win.
8. Kansas State
Kansas State should still feel very good ahead of a potential deep run in March following Saturday’s loss to the rising West Virginia club. Keyonte Johnson scored 24 points on 10-of-21 shooting.
9. Baylor
Iowa State completely outplayed Baylor. The Bears need to find at least some stability, but in the Big 12 it is difficult to do so.
10. Gonzaga
Julian Strouter has covered the ball since late January. The 6ft 7in, 205lb wing has a chance to carry the Zags for a round or two in the Grand Dance.
11. Yukonn
You don’t want to play UConn right now. Jordan Hawkins, Adama Sanogo and the Huskies have won five in a row and are the hottest team in the Big East ahead of a brilliant conference tournament.
12. Arizona
Arizona has had a phenomenal season, but after losing three of its last six games, it will enter the postseason with a bad taste in its mouth. Arizona finished a full four games behind UCLA in the Pac-12 standings.
13. San Diego State
Jadon LeDie came off the bench with 21 points, eight rebounds and two strikes in SDSU’s 67-50 win over Wyoming. The Aztec defense is in March form.
14. St Mary
The semi-finals of the West Coast Conference have been determined and will take place on Monday. The Gaels get their third date with Team BYU, who have fought St. Mary’s twice this season until the wire.
15. Miami
Saturday’s 78-76 win over Pitt helped Miami win a share of the ACC regular season championship. Wooga Poplar (18 points) and Jordan Miller (17 points) continue to show why Miami is more than just an Isaiah Wong-Norchad Omier-Nijel Pack show.
16. Xavier
Sean Miller hinted that Xavier might get reinforcements soon. Influential big man Zack Fremantle hasn’t played since late January, but Xavier could use the Big East to bring the scorer back with 15.2 points per game into the rotation.
17. Texas A&M
Wade Taylor IV added to his ever-growing legacy by scoring 28 points in Aggie’s monster victory over Alabama. Texas A&M is showing their best basketball at the right time.
18. Indiana
Indiana won’t have Xavier Johnson for the rest of the season, but that could be a good thing. Indiana found something with Jalen Hood-Scyfino, and Johnson’s return could throw things off. And if Johnson can get rejected and come back next year, the Hoosiers could be in business.
19. Tennessee
Tennessee showed a ton of resilience battling Auburn and Zakai Ziegler pulled out with an injury at the end of the season. But it is clear that the Oxen are compromised on both sides without the threat of an attack.
20. Virginia
The ACC is not very good, but Virginia deserves credit for getting the banner. Virginia still hasn’t reached the peak we saw back in November.
21. Duke
John Scheier’s 1st year work at Duke was quite impressive. Duke beat UNC on Saturday with 22 points and 13 rebounds from star rookie Kyle Filipowski.
22. Missouri
Mizzou coach Dennis Gates believes…
Source: 247sports.com
