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FanHouse Terrific 12: A Few Surprises in Major Conferences Races

As the big six conferences approach the halfway point of their respective league schedules, virtually all of the races have a surprise team or more in the mix. Only the Pac-10 has broken true to expected form, as Stanford and UCLA have effectively gone to the head of the class alone. In the ACC, Georgia Tech and Miami...

No Pressure Here: Stanford Stifles UCLA

STANFORD, Calif. -- UCLA shouldn't feel so bad. No. 4 Stanford has made a few top-10 teams look bad at Maples Pavilion this year. Xavier was ranked No. 4 when Stanford beat it by 37 points in December. Connecticut, well, the Huskies were No. 1 when the Cardinal beat them by 12 two days later. No. 8 UCLA, hoping to prove...

Winning Streak on Line, UConn Steels for Fight at Stanford

If the pressure is all on top-ranked UConn in Thursday night's spotlight matchup with No. 9 Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., someone should tell the Huskies. The team with the 90-game winning streak, placing it on the line in a big way against a big, deep, experienced Cardinal team that just put a 37-point licking on the...

Stanford Looks Ready for UConn After Routing No. 4 Xavier

STANFORD, Calif. -- If Stanford has a been a team with an identity crisis, the Cardinal may have finally found that elusive identity: the team that can beat Connecticut. The Cardinal warmed up for Thursday night's showdown against the Huskies with an unexpectedly easy 89-52 win over No. 4 Xavier on Tuesday afternoon. A...

FanHouse Women's Basketball Terrific 12

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the FanHouse Terrific 12! Each Tuesday, FanHouse's Michelle Smith and Milton Kent will walk you through the best of the week gone by in women's college basketball, identifying the dozen best teams and performances, not just from the power leagues, but also from the mid-majors. We'll...