Michigan, Texas on rise in Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings for 2021-22
Comings and goings in the transfer portal have shaken up the Top 25 for next season in a signifiicant way.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
28-4, 2nd in American
- 11/25W 89-45
- 11/27W 68-58
- 11/2914W 64-53
- 12/5W 77-67
- 12/9CANC
- 12/12CANC
- 12/15PPD
- 12/20W 88-55
- 12/22W 76-50
- 12/26W 63-54
- 12/29L 65-64
- 1/3W 74-60
- 1/6W 70-63
- 1/9W 71-50
- 1/14PPD
- 1/17W 75-58
- 1/20W 86-59
- 1/23W 68-51
- 1/28W 83-60
- 1/31W 70-48
- 2/3L 82-73
- 2/6LDYW 112-46
- 2/10W 82-65
- 2/14PPD
- 2/17CANC
- 2/18L 68-63
- 2/21W 90-52
- 2/25W 81-57
- 2/28W 98-52
- 3/7W 67-64
- 3/12W 77-52
- 3/13W 76-74
- 3/14W 91-54
- 3/1915W 87-56
- 3/2110W 63-60
- 3/2711W 62-46
- 3/2912W 67-61
- 4/31L 78-59
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Baylor punches ticket to national title game with dominant win over Houston (1:26)
Men's 2021 national championship: Gonzaga-Baylor matchup is two years in the making
Gonzaga and Baylor are a combined 115-8 over the past two years. They'll meet for the national title on Monday night.
Gonzaga-UCLA OT thriller capped by miraculous buzzer-beater (1:11)
Drew pushes all right buttons as Baylor wins big
A strong surge against the Houston Cougars in the first half set the tone Saturday night, as Scott Drew's Baylor Bears earned their rightful spot in the national championship game in Indianapolis.
Bearing down: Baylor routs Houston 78-59 to reach title game
— Nearly two decades ago, Scott Drew decided to leave his comfort zone at tiny Valparaiso for the scandal-plagued basketball program at Baylor, explaining to his father that there was nowhere for the Bears to go but up.
Ranking the top 25 players in the 2021 Final Four
Gonzaga and Baylor both have a super duo in the top six players of our rankings, which also give some love to the top sixth men in Indianapolis.
'We don't necessarily have to go back to the way things always were': College basketball's post-pandemic future
A one-site NCAA tournament? Games scheduled on the fly? The end of handshake lines? Some necessities of the season of COVID-19 could be adopted full time.
Anonymous coaches scout the men's Final Four teams
What makes these Final Four teams click? We asked the coaches who faced them this season for insight.
Men's 2021 Final Four: Will anyone disrupt the Gonzaga-Baylor collision course?
In the most unusual NCAA tournament ever, college basketball's two 2020-21 mainstays will offer a dose of the familiar.
What ESPN's March Madness experts got right and wrong in Final Four picks
When March Madness begins, everyone's a college basketball aficionado. But ESPN has its own experts. Nobody picked UCLA or Houston, and most of the love was for Gonzaga and Baylor.
Can underdogs USC and UCLA give Gonzaga and Michigan trouble?
Houston and Baylor have punched their Final Four tickets. Will Tuesday be a good night for the 1-seeds or for their L.A.-based combatants?
Houston holds off Oregon State's comeback to reach first Final Four since 1984 (1:36)
Houston celebrates first Final Four since 1984 (0:27)
Grimes sinks big trey late as Houston advances to Final Four (0:16)
Houston tops Oregon State, reaches 1st Final Four since '84
— Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four for the first time in 37 years.
Reseeding the men's March Madness 2021 field for the Elite Eight
Here's how we stack three No. 1 seeds, a No. 2, a No. 3 and the three (perhaps underseeded?) underdogs still standing in the Elite Eight.
Who will join Saturday's winners in the men's NCAA tournament Elite Eight?
Half of the Elite Eight is set. Our panel discusses who is knocking on the Final Four door and who will survive and advance on Sunday.
Jarreau's dunk puts an exclamation point on Houston's win (0:21)
Houston's defense locks in, beats Syracuse 62-46 in NCAAs
— Quentin Grimes scored 14 points while Houston's defense locked down on surging Buddy Boeheim, helping the Cougars beat Syracuse 62-46 on Saturday night in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Grimes goes coast-to-coast for Houston bucket (0:24)
Gorham drops in tough and-1 for Houston (0:26)
Gresham pumped up after alley-oop for Houston (0:27)
Will the 'year of the underdog' continue in the Sweet 16?
The regional semifinals are full of double-digit seeds. How many Cinderellas will remain at the 2021 NCAA tournament ball?
Anonymous coaches make their predictions for the men's Sweet 16
Can anyone trip up the top seeds? Coaches we consulted say the answer to that question is a resounding yes.
2020-21 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 11-2 | - | 16-6 |
| Houston | 14-3 | +1 | 28-4 |
| Memphis | 11-4 | 1 | 20-8 |
| SMU | 7-4 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Cincinnati | 8-6 | 3.5 | 12-11 |
| UCF | 8-10 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| Tulsa | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| South Florida | 4-10 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Temple | 4-10 | 7.5 | 5-11 |
| Tulane | 4-12 | 8.5 | 10-13 |
| East Carolina | 2-10 | 8.5 | 8-11 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game76.170th
Rebounds Per Game40.515th
Assists Per Game13.9136th
Points Allowed58.2
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 6 | 3 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Armbrester | SF | Signed | 77 |
| Ja'Vier Francis | C | Signed | 77 |
| Ramon Walker | SF | Signed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 6 |
| Tournament Record | 33-27 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 22 |