1. College Basketball Conference Power Rankings at Week 15

    It is officially unsafe to be a team in the Top 10 of the college basketball polls this season. This marked the fifth consecutive week where the nation’s top-ranked squad was ...

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  2. Ohio State Basketball: 10 Things We Learned from the Loss to Indiana

    After a heartbreaking loss to Michigan earlier in the week, Ohio State had its back against the wall in the big Ten race coming into Sunday's matchup with No. 1 Indiana. So much for that...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 4,025 reads 41 comments

  3. Kansas Basketball: Suddenly Jayhawks Facing More Questions Than Answers

    In most cases when the Kansas basketball team loses a midweek contest at the beginning of February it would be wise to not overreact...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 5,657 reads 17 comments

  4. Ohio State Basketball: 10 Things We Learned from Buckeyes' Loss to Michigan

    Tuesday night’s overtime thriller between Ohio State and Michigan was an unbelievably entertaining and high-quality basketball game. Credit the Buckeyes for hanging tough in a raucous atmosphere...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 4,483 reads 19 comments

  5. Michigan Edges Ohio State in OT Thriller

    What a game. After falling to Ohio State in the first matchup in Columbus, Michigan held serve on its home floor in the rematch to the tune of 76-74 in overtime. Aaron Craft was rejected (albeit with a little contact) by Tim Hardaway Jr...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 3,494 reads 32 comments

  6. College Basketball Conference Power Rankings at Week 14

    The past week of college basketball featured perhaps the best game on paper of the season (Indiana vs. Michigan) and another slew of upsets that knocked off top-ranked teams. Saturday alone saw eight Top 25 squads fall...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 3,327 reads 2 comments

  7. Ohio State Basketball: Midseason Report Card for the Buckeyes

    It may seem like just yesterday that Aaron Craft and his teammates were wiping up condensation from an aircraft carrier before a cancelled season opener against Marquette, but Ohio State’s Big Ten campaign is already half over...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 4 months ago 2,177 reads 8 comments

  8. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Keys to Getting B1G Sweep over Michigan

    It has been somewhat of an up-and-down season for the Ohio State basketball team. Despite the scoring prowess of Deshaun Thomas and the defensive tenacity of Aaron Craft, the Buckeyes ...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,182 reads 22 comments

  9. 25 Pathetic Attempts at Defense

    Yes, the rules to many of the sports that we enjoy as spectators have been tailored to benefit the offense. Whether you agree with it or not, the main idea is that more points equals more entertainment which ultimately equals more eyeballs...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,842 reads 2 comments

  10. Ohio State Basketball: 10 Things We Learned from the Buckeye Win over Wisconsin

    The Ohio State basketball team did exactly what needs to be done to remain a factor in the Big Ten race on Tuesday night—defend home court against the other quality squads...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 3,781 reads 19 comments

  11. Ohio State Basketball: Where Aaron Craft Ranks Among All-Time Buckeye Defenders

    To those who weren ’t aware of the situation, it was just a typical Tuesday night home game in January for the Ohio State basketball team...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,707 reads 0 comments

  12. College Basketball Conference Power Rankings at Week 13

    Another week has come and gone in college basketball, which can mean only one thing—a handful of the nation’s top-ranked teams lost again. This week No. 1 Duke, No. 3 Syracuse, No...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,471 reads 0 comments

  13. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Keys to Beating Wisconsin in B1G Game

    We learned one thing about Ohio State’s basketball team on Saturday—it is capable of winning without Deshaun Thomas carrying the brunt of the scoring load...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,740 reads 4 comments

  14. Duke Bounces Back with Big ACC Win over Maryland

    Nothing like a little good-old home cooking to cure what ails you. The Duke basketball team, coming off of an embarrassing beatdown at the hands of Miami, dished out a little hurt of its own to the tune of 84-64 Saturday afternoon...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 3,216 reads 12 comments

  15. Ohio State Basketball: The Case for Deshaun Thomas as B1G Player of the Year

    There may not be a more intriguing conference race in the country than the one taking place in the Big Ten...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 855 reads 4 comments

  16. Ohio State Basketball: 5 Red Flags from the Win over Iowa

    Virtually every sports fan knows the old cliché—a win is a win. Well, that saying applies perfectly to the Ohio State basketball team’s effort Tuesday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 1,986 reads 3 comments

  17. Ohio State Basketball: Predicting Outcomes for Buckeyes' Toughest Tests Left

    It’s been a somewhat disillusioning season for Ohio State basketball fans thus far. The Buckeyes have efficiently taken care of lesser foes but are a measly 1-4 against ranked opponents (at the time of the game)...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,781 reads 6 comments

  18. College Basketball Conference Power Rankings at Week 12

    What a week of college basketball. Another No. 1 went down, an incredible buzzer beater marked the end of the showdown between the most-major of the mid-majors and tense conference battles littered the sport’s landscape...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 1,783 reads 5 comments

  19. Ohio State Basketball: Is Overdependence on Deshaun Thomas a Concern?

    Saturday marked another opportunity for Ohio State’s basketball team to pick up a marquee victory over a Top 25 team. Saturday marked another opportunity where Ohio State turned in an excellent defensive performance...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 1,783 reads 29 comments

  20. Ohio State vs. Michigan State: Why Road Win Is Critical for Buckeyes

    Michigan’s basketball team found something out about Ohio State last Sunday—a champion doesn ’t give up its crown very easily...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 1,758 reads 2 comments

  21. Why Has Friday Night Become Such a Wasteland for College Basketball?

    Here is the Friday slate for college basketball this week: Stony Brook vs. Vermont, Jacksonville vs. North Florida and Fairfield vs. Iona. And here is the slate for the following Friday: St...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 378 reads 3 comments

  22. Ohio State Basketball: Ranking the Biggest Potholes in Bid for Big Ten Title

    Welcome back to the party that is the Big Ten title race, Ohio State. After being left for dead following a shellacking at Illinois, the Buckeyes bounced back last week with two impressive victories...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 1,819 reads 8 comments

  23. 5 NCAA Basketball Programs That Need to Open the Vault to Hire Brad Stevens

    Brad Stevens has been to more Final Fours in his five-plus seasons as a young head coach than the majority of college basketball programs have in their entire histories...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,900 reads 28 comments

  24. College Basketball Conference Power Rankings at Week 11

    Suffice to say, this past week was not a good time to be undefeated. Just ask Arizona, Wyoming, Duke and Michigan. All four squads received their first blemish at the hands of fellow conference rivals, which somewhat muddles this exercise...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 2,690 reads 9 comments

  25. Ohio State Basketball: Report Card Grades for the Win over Michigan

    Apparently gravity took the day off Sunday in Columbus, because Trey Burke’s go-ahead three-point attempt with 17 seconds remaining was three-fourths of the way down before rimming ...

    Scott Polacek Written by Scott Polacek about 5 months ago 3,522 reads 4 comments