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College Basketball's Top 25 Coaches

In an effort to talk about something college basketball-related other than scandals in the summer, let's talk best current coaches. We'll attempt to order the top 25 current coaches in the nation. This is about the present and the future, not the distant past. What a guy did in the mid-90s doesn't matter near as much as...

Nation's Best Coaching in Big Ten

In 2008, the Big Ten sent only four teams to the NCAA tournament. None reached the Elite Eight The Big Ten toiled down with mid-majors in conference RPI and were nationally maligned as the "Average 11." This past season, however, the league enjoyed a resurgence. It ranked only behind the ACC in conference RPI. Seven...

Worst Job in College Hoops: Kentucky Fried Chaos

BOSTON -- Tubby Smith is much too dignified to laugh out loud, or LOL in the text-message age. But for all the abuse he took at Kentucky during a decade that was absolutely dreadful -- a national championship, a 263-83 record, an NCAA tournament appearance every season, just horrendous stuff -- who could blame him if he...

No NCAA for Northwestern -- As Usual

The Northwestern Wildcats started the year as the only team in a BCS conference to have never made an NCAA tournament. After Thursday afternoon's loss to Minnesota, they will end the year in the same spot.As for Minnesota, their ticket should be punched. They are now 22-9, with an RPI hovering around 40. If the Gophers...

Bubble Wrap: The Crowded Big Ten

First of all, allow us a moment to give Penn State some credit. They had never won 10 Big Ten games in one season until they garnered their tenth of 2009 Thursday night. They apparently have a flair for the dramatic, as they trailed by six with under two minutes left. A Stanley Pringle three, a huge offensive board --...

TubbySmith News From the Web

02/23/12 DeLand column: Sometimes, it's a pile; sometimes, it's... Source: St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud MN Theres an old joke that revolves around a relentlessly optimistic youngster, one who is so irrepressibly upbeat all the time that his parents are worried that hes not equipped to handle the inevitable disappointments and disillusionment of the real world.
02/21/12 Minnesota (SID): Gophers Host Michigan State Wednesday... Source: The Mid-Majority Minnesota is back at Williams Arena to face the #6 ranked Michigan State Spartans. â¢
02/21/12 Tubby Smith Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith on the bench during an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
02/21/12 Blue bow ties Source: UDaily - Univ of Delaware - Newark DE University of Delaware men's basketball head coach MontÃ© Ross and the Blue Hen coaching staff will be wearing blue bow ties during Saturday's home game against Northeastern to participate in the ON THE LINE national prostate cancer education and awareness campaign.
02/21/12 COLUMN: '20-win Tubby' not getting it done with... Source: Mesabi Daily News - Virginia MN Tubby Smith was supposed to be a major coup for the University of Minnesota.