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Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley fayobserver. Without a replacement and so many questions surrounding the program, this is as high as we can go right now. They should be ranked for the first time in two years next season. It went last fall and has been to two NCAA tournaments in the past three decades. But with five-star recruits Dylan Harper and Airious Bailey coming in, the Scarlet Knights may finally have what it takes to make a run in the Big Ten.
Rick Pitino nearly made the NCAA tournament last season, and he was bashing his players near the end. Dalton Knecht is gone, which hurts Tennessee a lot. But Zakai Zeigler is coming off a tremendous season, and several other players could step up to try and fill the gap that Knecht is leaving.
The Cougars had a great start in their first season in the Big Head coach Mark Pope will bring back several starters, and they could be even better if either Jaxson Robinson or Spencer Johnson come back for another season. If Gonzaga slips, the Gaels will be right there ready to take the conference for a third consecutive time. Can duke beat purdue The Hurricanes were, well, not great last season.
The Bruins have landed two great portal players in Skyy Clark and Kobe Johnson, and they have three starters coming back. For now, this feels like a good starting point for them in the rankings. The Flyers have been solid for years now in the A Plus they still have Koby Brea available. It could take a portal player or two, but the Flyers should be capable of making a second straight NCAA tournament next spring.
Clingan could be a top-five pick in June. The Huskies are the first team since Florida in and to win consecutive Final Fours. Are you ready to speculate. College basketball is in for an eventful offseason. UConn picked up its sixth national championship win on Monday night, and became the first program to win back-to-back titles since Our final mock draft projects four quarterbacks in the first five picks, but the Cardinals at No.
The Thunder snuck out a narrow win over the Pelicans to kick off their playoff series on Sunday night. The Colorado Rockies thought they had a walk-off win over the Seattle Mariners, but a home run was taken away by a fan interference call. It's Reddick's first win of the season and it came as McDowell crashed from the lead on the final lap.
Shohei Ohtani keeps dominating. Colton Cowser threw Craig Kimbrel's nd save ball, which tied him with Billy Wagner for seventhth on the career saves list, into the fountain. The Lakers have now lost nine straight games to the Nuggets. The year-old labeled "mentally fragile" by many delivered the upset for the ages.
Josh Naylor knows how to celebrate a home run. We think. The Red Sox were already mourning the loss of Tim Wakefield from that team. Sterling said he was tired after 64 years at the mic. Selected edition. Sign in.