Final four liveblog: Michigan vs. Syracuse
Michigan takes on Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday night at 8:49 p.m., with a spot in the NCAA national title game on the line. Follow along as Geoff Robinson provides live updates
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AP Top 25 Basketball ballot: Week of Dec. 18
This week, there wasn’t very much movement in the top spots, with only a handful of ranked teams falling this week. Xavier, with a slew of suspensions because of last week’s brawl with Cincy, lost to Oral Roberts. I still like North Carolina at No. 2 and Ohio State at No. 3 because UNC lost … Continue Reading →
AP Top 25 Ballot: Week of Dec. 12
With Indiana’s thrilling win over No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Ohio State’s loss without All-America Jared Sullinger (back spasms), the top of the rankings took a hit. But, it’s only superficial. I only dropped Kentucky to No. 5, partly because Assembly Hall is a tough place to play and it took a last-second 3-pointer … Continue Reading →
Rod Beard's AP Top 25 basketball ballot
There was a lot of movement in the top 25 this week, which made it one of the toughest weeks this season to assemble my ballot. How do you gauge No. 1 Kentucky’s win over No. 5 North Carolina? It’s a one-point game at Lexington that came down to the last possession. It’s certainly not … Continue Reading →