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Kentucky? North Carolina? Which state reigns supreme in men's college hoops?
We're finally settling the debate: From Alaska to Wyoming, which region of the U.S. rules men's college basketball, according to NCAA tournament wins since 1985? (Yes, vacated wins are still wins.)


TOP HEADLINES

MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES

SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
Stay at a mid-major or leave for a Power 5 school? Why South Dakota State star Zeke Mayo stayed
Four of last season's All-Summit League first team transferred to Power 5s this summer. What kept the Jackrabbits star from leaving for a bigger stage too?

LOOKING AHEAD
Bracketology: Shaka Smart built Marquette from the ground up to a No. 1
The Golden Eagles join Big East partner and defending NCAA champion UConn as newcomers on the top line of this week's bracket, bumping Kansas and Tennessee in the process.

GOING UP ON A TUESDAY
MUST-SEE POSTER
McNeese scores with alley-oop off the backboard
Julian Larry drives through lane for a ferocious one-hand slam

HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS
SCNext Top 25: Updated boys' high school basketball rankings
We update the top 25 boys' high school basketball programs in the country for the 2023-24 season.

THE BEST TEAMS
Post-Feast Week Power Rankings: Purdue No. 1 again
Top teams fell (Kansas, Tennessee), others rose (Purdue, Baylor) and still others proved we shouldn't count them out (Villanova, Colorado State).

NCAAM
Chattanooga Mocs vs. Lipscomb Bisons: Full Highlights
Chattanooga Mocs vs. Lipscomb Bisons: Full Highlights

NCAAM
Sam Alexis denies Lipscomb Bisons with swat
Sam Alexis denies Lipscomb Bisons with swat
Top Headlines
- NCAA clears transfer Cisse to play for Ole Miss
- Gillispie takes medical leave at Tarleton State
- UConn beats UNH by 20 to claim NCAA record
- Purdue ascends to No. 1 after run to Maui crown
- Ex-Big 12 boss Bowlsby named interim AD at UNI
- Delaware joins C-USA in transition to FBS level
- The deans of men's college basketball
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Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Six D-I coaches are over 70, and with 3,000-plus wins they've seen it all
Rick Pitino, Jim Larrañaga, Fran Dunphy, Leonard Hamilton, Dan D'Antoni and Cliff Ellis are the deans of men's college basketball.
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When the Cornhuskers guard moved to the U.S., he couldn't speak English. Four years later, he's developed a community and the skills to pursue his basketball dreams.
Courtesy GW Athletics How Garrett Johnson returned to basketball
The George Washington star's basketball career was nearly cut short by a rare benign tumor. But he spent three years trying to get back onto the court -- and succeeding.