Lance Jones

UConn is favored, but Purdue has been on a mission all season long. Which one cuts down the nets Monday?

The Final Four features just one McDonald's All-American but several three- and four-star recruits who have stuck around and developed.

"They're like the Golden State Warriors." Coaches who've faced UConn, Alabama, Purdue and NC State give their scouting reports for Saturday.

Matt Painter and the Boilermakers made all the right chess moves, and now they're going to the Final Four.

The Boilermakers lost to a No. 16 seed last year. We had all access with them as they started their next tournament run.

Wisconsin closed the regular season 3-8 over its last 11 but now looks like the team that reached No. 6 in the AP poll earlier in the year.

Plus: One number to know for each of our top 16, RJ Davis and Dalton Knecht stay red hot and a reason for pause on UConn's repeat hopes.

With a little more than a month before Selection Sunday, a pecking order has emerged. UConn and Purdue are on the first tier; then what?

Purdue reclaims the top spot, Marquette is on the rise and a SoCon team gets the 16th spot in our weekly look at college hoops' top teams.

Duke and Michigan State were the top vote-getters in the preseason. Now, we've got some new ideas.

Auburn continues to rise, while Dayton makes its first appearance in the power 16.

Two Mountain West teams check in our top 16, as Purdue remains on top.

The Boilermakers' backcourt took the blame for the Fairleigh Dickinson loss. But they were the reason Purdue won another huge game Saturday.

How does the Big East look compared to preseason expectations? Which transfer is succeeding the most? The Shot Takers return for more.

UConn over Kansas, even though the Jayhawks beat the Huskies last week? Hear us out ...

Zach Edey was predictably dominant. But now the Boilermakers have more ways to play than just throwing the 7-foot-4 center the ball.