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The Hoosiers stayed hot in their 86-70 win over the Buckeyes on Saturday.

Creighton, up-and-down since earning a No. 8 ranking in the AP Preseason Top 25, has now won four straight after upsetting No. 13 Xavier.

It's a full day of college hoops on FOX featuring Arizona, Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois and more. Here are the top plays!

Titus and Tate touched on Georgetown's memorable win over DePaul, Dajuan Wagner Jr. and his family, and more in their final show at FOX Sports.

Following their third straight SEC victory, the Tennessee Volunteers made a big jump in Mike DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament bracket projections.

Indiana senior Trayce Jackson-Davis is on a historic tear, playing the best basketball of his career at just the right time.

Xavier heads to Storrs, Connecticut to take on UConn in a Big East battle Wednesday on FS1. Here are the top plays!

Bronny James and a quartet of Kentucky signees highlight the rosters for the 46th annual McDonald's All American Game.

After winning 11 of their last 12 games, including a victory over Kansas, the Kansas State Wildcats made a big jump in Mike DeCourcy's bracket forecast.

LeBron James said that Bronny James is intrigued by playing at Oregon, who are one of a handful of programs on his shortlist.

A college basketball season filled with upsets continued on Sunday, when No. 1 Houston was knocked off by unranked Temple, 56-55.

Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds as No. 3 Purdue held off a furious second-half charge from Maryland for a 58-55 victory on Sunday.

NC State guard Terquavion Smith, a projected first-round NBA Draft pick, was released from a hospital after X-Rays were negative for fractures.

Armando Bacot passed Tyler Hansbrough for UNC's career rebounding record in an 80-69 victory over NC State on Saturday night.

Butler heads to Hartford, Connecticut to take on UConn in a Big East battle Sunday on FOX. Here are the top plays!

Iowa State heads to Columbus to take on Ohio State in a Big Ten battle on FOX. Here are the top plays!

The ACC is wide open, with a surprise contender sitting atop the conference standings. Andy Katz separates the top conference races into tiers.

Following a memorable overtime win against Kansas this past week, Kansas State is on the rise in Mike DeCourcy's latest bracket forecast.

Both Texas and Virginia made big jumps in Mike DeCourcy's latest bracket forecast, while a pair of blue bloods sit squarely on the bubble.

Houston moved up to the top-seed line in Mike DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament bracket forecast, while UConn dropped to a 3-seed. Get the latest here.

Following an impressive win over Creighton, the UConn Huskies are back on the No. 1-seed line. Here is Mike DeCourcy's latest bracket forecast.

Interim head coach Rodney Terry has a chance to be the permanent choice to replace Chris Beard at Texas, but the competition will be fierce.

For a third straight week, John Fanta has a new team atop his weekly power rankings: Houston. See how the rest of his list shakes out.

Washington State ended No. 5 Arizona’s 28-game home winning streak with a 74-61 upset victory on Saturday.

Zach Edey is the favorite to be this year's Naismith Men's College Player of the Year, but Azuolas Tubelis and Jalen Wilson aren't far behind.

After the fall of Chris Beard, Texas faces an extremely critical hire, and it will be among the most coveted jobs in America.

After Purdue and UConn endured recent upsets, Andy Katz and John Fanta break down who can win it all in a wide-open field.

New Year's weekend chaos gives us a shake up in John Fanta's weekly power rankings: UConn and Arkansas are falling, Baylor drops off the list, and Xavier joins the party.

Zach Freemantle had 16 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Xavier handed No. 2 UConn its first loss of the season, 83-73, on Saturday.

UConn, Purdue, Arizona and Kansas held onto their spots in the latest men's NCAA Tournament projections.

Andy Katz breaks down the teams that have been flying under the radar so far this season (though not for long!) and separates them into four tiers.

North Carolina, which was No. 1 in the AP's preseason Top 25 poll, is an eight-seed in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy's projections after stumbling to a 9-4 record.

Purdue remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a third straight week, while North Carolina returned to the rankings.

What should we make of this past week? Well, those teams that took the entire week off did it right. Here's our fresh Top 15.

Surprise! Purdue, UConn, Mississippi State, New Mexico and Utah State remain unbeaten. Can they keep it up?

The Pac-12 has two Final Four-caliber teams in UCLA and Arizona. See where John Fanta places them in his latest power rankings.

Geno Auriemma missed No. 9 UConn’s game against Florida State on Sunday as he wasn’t feeling well after the team’s shootaround.

FOX Sports college basketball analyst Andy Katz offers up his freshmen of the year tiers, highlighted by a standout forward from Alabama.

What teams have surprised so far? Which players have impressed the most? Find out in our early season report card from Andy Katz and John Fanta.

Don't look now, but UConn is playing the best basketball in the nation. John Fanta breaks down his latest power rankings.

The charge against Chris Beard is a third-degree felony in Texas, with a possible punishment of two to 10 years in prison.

It was a wild week of college basketball, including a controversial finish that showed one replay rule should be changed. Andy Katz breaks it down.

Andy Katz takes a look at college basketball's player of the year candidates through the first month of the season.

Michigan point guard Jaelin Llewellyn is out for the rest of the season with an injured knee and is expected to have surgery next month.

What's the deal with UNC and Gonzaga? And just how far can Purdue rise up? John Fanta dives in with his latest power rankings.

Juwan Howard and his players expressed optimism after Michigan's narrow loss to No. 3 Virginia, but the trend of late-game collapses continued.

Holiday week revealed much about the college hoops landscape. Who has work to do? Who is better than we thought? Andy Katz breaks it down.

Kentucky drops out, Virginia rises, and the Big Ten rules in John Fanta's Power Rankings. Check out his Top 15, his Player of the Week, and more!

Michigan State was underrated, Houston is stacked and Texas is a contender. All this and more in Andy Katz's weekly college hoops notebook.

Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas and Duke held center stage on Tuesday night, setting up the season with a six-hour college basketball party.

Although your favorite team may or may not still be dancing, the NCAA Tournament continues on, with Sweet 16 games running through the weekend.

In case you've ever looked at an NCAA Tournament bracket and wondered, "Where the heck is that school located?," we have just the quiz for you.

It’s tournament time, which, for college basketball fans, is the best time of the year.

Here’s your chance to show off by picking the winners of college basketball games, with a chance to win big prizes, including $1,000,000!

The UCF men's basketball team get ready for three straight home games against conference opponents.

UCF basketball player CJ Walker is recovering following a jet ski accident during which his cousin died.

(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)INDIANAPOLIS – Florida State barely reveled in its return to the Sweet 16 — exactly as Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton wanted. 4 seed Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado 71-53 Monday night and advance to the regional semifinal for the third straight NCAA Tournament. AdColorado trimmed its deficit to a point on a 3-pointer by Schwartz, but Florida State quickly answered with a thunderous alley-oop dunk by Sardaar Calhoun. Minutes later, Balsa Koprivica dunked, was fouled and made the free throw to put Florida State up nine. Florida State remained in control, stretching its lead to 19 points.

Florida State defeated UNC-Greensboro 64-54. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles will play against the No. 5 seed Colorado Buffaloes at 7:45 p.m. on Monday in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Florida State shot 69 percent from inside the arc in the win. The winner of the Florida State vs. Colorado game will play against the winner from the Michigan vs. LSU game in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oral Roberts upended the South Region with its 75-72 overtime win over Ohio State on Friday, earning a second-round game on Sunday against No. Few expected to see a close battle between Oral Roberts and Ohio State, much less the Golden Eagles becoming the ninth 15 seed to win a tournament game. The last win by a 15 seed came in 2016, when Middle Tennessee State beat Michigan State. Oral Roberts (17-10) won its first NCAA Tournament game since 1974 against Louisville. The Mean Green advanced with their first NCAA Tournament win, 78-69 over No.

[TRENDING: Fire destroys former US Rep’s home | FDLE: Principal rigged homecoming votes | Can employer make you get vaccine?] AdUF is the only SEC team to make every NCAA Tournament since 2017The Gators earned a No. In Florida’s last game, the Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Gators in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. In Virginia Tech’s last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Hokies in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. The winner of the Florida vs. Virginia Tech game will play against the winner of the Ohio State vs.

Here’s your chance to show your sports prowess -- or luck -- in picking college basketball games, with a chance to win big prizes, including $1,000,000 (if you choose every game correctly). Matchups for the News 6 Bracket Challenge will become official on Selection Sunday, March 14, and the games begin next week. [MORE: National prizes available | Sports page | News 6 TV listings]To be eligible, you must make your picks before the tip-off of each game. You will be competing (for fun, of course) against News 6 sports anchors Jamie Seh and Ryan Welch and other News 6 anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Unable to see the bracket?

ORLANDO, Fla. – The University Central Florida basketball game against Tulane has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues, the team announced on Twitter. [TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Could $600 checks grow into $2,000 payments? | Fla. child porn suspect had hidden bunker]The Knights announced the team will play later this week, UCF’s next game is on Saturday. The team has not announced a date for the game to be made up. UCF will play against South Florida at 7 p.m. on Jan. 2.

University of Florida men’s basketball player Keyontae Johnson is in a medically induced coma following his collapse on the court during a game Saturday, USA Today reported. Johnson’s grandfather, Larry DeJarnett, told USA Today that doctors hoped to try and bring him out of the coma Monday, according to the report. | Pilot killed in Fla. gyroscope crash]UF was playing rival Florida State University when the incident happened. Johnson, the Southeastern Conference’s preseason player of the year, collapsed coming out of a timeout and needed emergency medical attention Saturday. Johnson was taken back to Gainesville Monday, according to the report.

ORLANDO, Fla. – ESPN won’t hold college basketball tournaments in a Florida bubble next month. In a statement Monday, ESPN Events said it had “set out to create a protected environment” in Orlando for teams set to compete in events it operates. Those plans changed due to “certain challenges surrounding testing protocols," leading to the decision to resume those events during the 2021-22 season. ESPN Events lists 10 college basketball tournaments and doubleheaders on its website originally scheduled for the upcoming season, including the Champions Classic that annually features Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State as well as the Preseason NIT, the Jimmy V Classic and the Orlando Invitational. The NCAA delayed the start of the season to Nov. 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic, though scheduling remains unsettled with less than a month to go.

All rights reserved)ORLANDO, Fla. – March Madness games will be played in Orlando in 2023. In addition to the March Madness games, the Orlando area will host 17 other NCAA Championships from 2022-26. (GO Sports)The Orlando area will host 17 other NCAA Championships from 2022-26. (GO Sports)The Orlando area will host 17 other NCAA Championships from 2022-26. This only reinforces how the Orlando area is one of the nation’s premier sports destinations,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said.

But while the world is sad over Thompson’s passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Rome’s producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the show’s schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldn’t work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Rome’s radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompson’s assistant relayed to him. “Let me tell you something, if you’re ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,” Thompson told Schwartz.

With one unexpected sentence, Emoni Bates set the basketball world and Twitter on fire Monday afternoon. 1 high school basketball player in the Class of 2022, set off a national reaction of various emotions. Bates played his first two years of high school at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School. Another feeling was elation, particularly for fans of Michigan State basketball, who were understandably jumping for joy over Bates choosing to play for their school/team. pic.twitter.com/WdrG7R5tpc — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 29, 2020Why Emoni Bates is a big dealMany pundits have called Bates the best basketball prodigy to come out of high school since LeBron James.