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Penn State Latest - Some Facts, Some Humor by Michael Dinga
1/17/2025 Olympic sprint champion Wilma Rudolph (look her up, kids) once said, "Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do...
College Hoops Updates - in Jokes - by Dave Barend
1/17/2025 During a recent Michigan home game, 27 vehicles were vandalized. Sadly there were no witnesses. But multiple people reported...
Insights on D2 For You - with Laughs Courtesy of Paul Nardizzi
1/15/2025 Hi ya fans. I hate to boast, but I made the call on the top team in Division 2 losing, and a mere hours later it happened....
Pitt Hoops - with Humor by Mark Maradei
1/15/2025 All good things must come to an end…or do they? In the case of the University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball team they were...
Virginia Basketball Updates - with Kevin Watson's Wit
1/15/2025 "Go West, young man" This is a phrase often attributed to American author Horace Greeley. It was the belief in manifest...
Richmond Women's Hoops - Spider Bites and Bits by Joe Cunningham
1/15/2025 The Spiders extended their winning streak to 4 as they trounced the Barend Bonnies 98-60. Rumor has it the starters were still...
Syracuse Updates - in Joke form by Rich Tucker
1/15/2025 To think, I laughed when, before the season, the Louisville fans insisted their team was back. Well, the Orange are certainly...
Domination Rankings - D1 Men
We at College Basketball Times have decided to take our somewhat successful Domination Rankings concept (ranking together all categories:...
St. Bonaventure Women Hoops Updates - with Humor by Heidi Cabral
1/15/2025 The Lady Bonnie's were afraid of the Spiders and allowed The Richmond Spiders to crawl all over them.  Four Spiders were in...
THE DOMINATION RANKINGS
Definition of Domination Rankings : the ranking of all categories of college basketball - women, men, wheelchair, D1, D2, D3, NAIA, JUCO...
Notre Dame Women - Updates with the Wit of Rick Condon
1/12/2025 So with apologies to real poets everywhere, but in keeping my promise (threat?) from last week; the Irish weekly recap in the...
Richmond Men's Latest - with Laughs - by Joe Cunningham
1/15/2025 The Spiders  fell to 7-11 which would be a good thing if they were playing craps at the casino, but alas, they were on a...
Iowa State Update - Humor and Haar
1/12/2025 The Cyclones won their tenth straight game this past Tuesday night 82-59 over Utah moving their record to 13-1 and 3-0 in Big...
PC - the Latest and Laughs by Mike Rusconi
1/12/2025 Providence won their two games this week.  Seven words I did not expect to be typing. The first W came via a blow out 84-65...
Illinois Latest - Facts and Funnies From Mike Hurley
1/12/2025 Flopping is defined by Google’s online dictionary as “ the action of deliberately falling or stumbling in order to give the...
FGCU Updates with Laughs by Trey Allwood
1/12/2025 This is my fault. Saturday, January 4th, the Eagles lost their winning streak, being beaten by the Royals 92-83. This was also...
St. Bona Latest - Facts and Florenz
1/11/2025 The Bonnies dropped both A10 games this week, Wednesday in St. Louis by a 74-69 margin, and then on a 3-point buzzer beater in...
BC Updates - Facts and Laughs From Sadie Barend
1/13/2025 Boston College lost to Syracuse on Saturday evening, but fortunately Conte Forum was nearly sold out, well to Syracuse fans. So...
Colgate Basketball Updates and more - by Marty Johnson
1/12/2025 Colgate returns to their winning ways, taking two recent Patriot League games. The first was against Lehigh, and the second...
Davidson Men - Updates and More by Whit Henry
1/11/2025 Davidson vs The Doubters - Round 9 I hate ham. Passionately. I’m pretty sure everyone secretly does. It’s excruciatingly bland,...
TCU Men’s Updates - with a Few Laughs from Mason deLisser
1/11/2025 As it turns out, the end of my last update contained some wicked foreshadowing. Contrary to what I believed would happen,...
Notre Dame Updates - and Some Levity from Rick Condon
1/12/2025 Notre Dame wrapped up a two game swing in the state of North Carolina with an 86-78 loss to No. 4 Duke on Saturday as their...
Florida Gulf Coast Women - Recaps and Laughs Thanks to Trey Allwood
1/12/2025 UMMM HELLO NUMBER 1 IN THE LEAGUE? This winning streak will go down in history. After 3 consecutive wins on the 4th, 9th and...
UK Latest and Laughs - Brought to You by Kevin Florenz
1/12/2025 In a nod to the GREAT Charley Daniels, Mark Pope and the ‘Cats went down to Georgia, lookin' for a win to steal, quickly found...
Dayton Recaps with Humor - By Steve Miller
1/11/2025 Great week for Dayton Flyer fans. Both their college football teams advanced to a national championship. That will split Ohio...
Penn Women Latest - with Laughs by David Yas
1/11/2025 Penn fell to Ivy League foe Columbia 74-59 including a second half collapse where the Quakers were outscored 46-30. The Penn PR...
Norfolk State Latest - with a Little Laughs by Matthew Cooper
1/12/2025 Going into the Hornet's nest, the Spartans approached the game with a mindset of business as usual. Despite their defensive...
Duke Update - with Laughs - by Robb Hellwig
1/12/2025 This week was the Cooper Flagg highlight reel at Duke. On Tuesday night, Flagg notched another double-double, scoring 19,...
SUNY Old Westbury Women - Updates with a Little Humor by Andrew Connell
1/12/2025 The SUNY Old Westbury Panthers lost to both Manhattanville University 110-23 and Mount Saint Vincent 82-22. The Panthers will...
CAA: Full Conference Update - and Chuckles by Steve Hiegel
1/12/2025 Campbell sits at 2-1 in conference play after a victory at Hampton this past Thursday evening 1/9. The Fighting Camels have...
Georgetown Update - Some Info and Some Giggles - by Matthew Cooper
1/13/2025 The Hoyas faced a challenging test at Fiserv Forum, taking on the #7 team in the country, the Marquette Golden Eagles. Entering...
SEC Women Update with a Bit of Humor from Ava DiCecca
1/11/2025 This week, Tennessee waved goodbye to their undefeated record after losses to Oklahoma and LSU. Both teams just managed to...
Atlantic 10 Basketball Updates with Some Laughs from Colin Bish
You would think a Flyer would hold the advantage over a Minuteman, since planes weren’t a thing in the 1700s. Though taking flight would...
Davidson Women Update with "Whit"
1/12/2025 I trudge through the snow-covered empty streets. Iris  by the Goo-Goo Dolls plays as I sit in the local coffee shop. A...
Florida Updates - Lots of Facts with a Little Funny by Tyler Brodie
1/11/2025 With Florida's perfect season ending last week, it was only fitting the Gators would end the final undefeated streak in...
Penn Men Updates and Laughs - Courtesy of David Yas
1/11/2025 Pennathletics.com  reported that "The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team jumps into Ivy League play this weekend,...
South Carolina Women Updates - with the Comedic Stylings of Ally Montgomery
1/5/2025 The South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team secured a win in the SEC opener with a final score of 83-49 against Miss…. ...
Nova Southeastern Basketball - Updates And More by Ally Montgomery
1/5/2025 Nova Southeastern men’s team secured a win against Eckard with a final score of 113-74. Nova had 7 players score in the double...
Latest UVM Update (Facts and Funny) by Clayton Trutor
1/3/2025 UVM (7-7): The Catamounts head down to New Hampshire tomorrow to give the Wildcats a beating. The season hasn't started so great...
Wazzu Hoops - with Humor by Shawn O'Neal
12/22/2024 Washington State’s new coach David Riley might not win West Coast Conference Coach of the Year — though he might — but will...
College Wheelchair Hoops Updates - with a Little Comedy from Luke Hutchinson.
12/21/2024 Four men's teams played a tournament at Auburn this weekend to finish out the semester. Auburn had a strong weekend with...
Marietta Men's Update (Facts and Funny) by Mark Hoover
12/12/2024 Marietta Men’s and Women’s teams have started the year on a strong note as both come into this weekend’s action with identical...
Domination Rankings "All Divisions" - 1/24-3/24
Domination Rankings - Week of March 14, 2024 1. Rock Valley College Golden Eagles  - Women’s NJCAA -D2 (32-0 - AMOV 35.92) - 52.42 The...
Syracuse Women - Updates with Humor by Rich Tucker
11/23/24 The women's basketball team went to the dogs last week, losing at home to the Albany Great Danes. Even worse, head coach Felisha...
Albany Update- Some Facts and Some Funny
The University at Albany men’s basketball program opened its 2024-25 season on Monday, November 4, with a 67-59 loss at Army’s Christl...
10 Reasons to Watch Fairfield Women's Basketball in 2024-2025
1) Can the Stags give an encore? Fairfield racked up the most remarkable season in program history. They won 31 games, 29 in a row, the...
With Coach Giacchi, Winning is Coming to St. Joesph's (Brooklyn)
St. Joseph’s University (Brooklyn) could not even field a women’s basketball team when Head Coach Joe Giacchi took over in April 2023....
Beyond Blake Griffin: Oklahoma City is a Surprising Hub of Basketball Talent
When basketball fans think of Oklahoma City, they, of course, think of the hometown Thunder and the franchise’s fresh out-of-the-box...
Build a Better Bracket with Kevin Florenz
While I am sure this is akin to Captain Obvious, the NCAA, University Members, and Media Partners have been long tenured advocates of...
Mr. Sports Travel Finds Former College Hoopers Thriving In Asia and Oceania
What are the chances this sports travel basketball columnist from San Diego would find a pair of former San Digo Aztecs thriving a world...
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