It is the first weekend of December, and basketball is in full swing. Gone are the 50 point wins against cupcakes, Feast Week has served as a litmus test as to who is real and who isn’t, and now we get into the bulk of what makes college basketball so great; conference play. The ACC, Big 10, and Pac 12 are under way, with lots … Continue reading College Basketball Picks Weekend 4

Feast Week did not disappoint, and after a chaotic week of tournament play, we are back on home courts with solidified matchups. This week is headlined by the Big 10/ACC Challenge, where teams in both conferences are in desperate need for a quality win. As always, all rankings come from our own Top 25 which was posted this morning. Standings 1. Ryan (27-14) 2. Dylan … Continue reading College Basketball Picks Weekday Four

Its Monday, which means the most anticipated weekly college basketball poll has been released. That’s right, here is our most recent edition of the Sideline Sports Top 25. Rank Composite Alex Ben Dylan Ryan 1 Duke Purdue Duke Duke Duke 2 Purdue Duke Purdue Purdue Gonzaga 3 Gonzaga Gonzaga Gonzaga Gonzaga Purdue 4 Baylor Baylor Baylor UCLA UCLA 5 UCLA Villanova Texas Baylor Villanova 6 … Continue reading Sideline Sports CBB Top 25 Week Four

The coronavirus pandemic has robbed the college basketball world of so much, the 2020 NCAA Tournament, fans in the arenas in the 2020-21 season, and now adds another offense to its rap sheet; this year the Maui Invitational will be held… Las Vegas, Nevada which actually has a decent population of Hawaiians. Don’t get me wrong, Sin City is lovely, but for very different reasons … Continue reading 2021 “Maui” Invitational Preview

In the first picks article of the year, I boldly claimed that after quitting a few weeks into the season last year, we would not skimp on any picks articles this year. We missed the second weekend of the year. Luckily for us, that slate wasn’t very good, and luckily for you, we’re making it up to you. We’re picking TWENTY games this week, all … Continue reading College Basketball Picks Weekday Three

The last time we were here, not much changed. Some ranked teams lost to ranked teams and some dropped because of upset scares. Oh baby is this week the opposite, we have tons of shakeup after a week of upsets, ranked vs ranked games, and more college basketball chaos. Lets get into our Top 25 Rank Composite Alex Ben Dylan Ryan 1 Gonzaga Gonzaga Gonzaga … Continue reading Sideline Sports CBB Top 25 Week Three

College basketball is in full swing after an outstanding opening week. Now we get into the craziness that makes the sport what it is, the Big 10 and Big East will face off in the Gavitt Tip Off Games, and soon after the early season tournaments will begin a March Madness like slate of games all day every day, with a great schedule ahead, we’re … Continue reading College Basketball Picks Weekday 2

The first week of the college basketball season has come and gone, and boy was it beautiful. We saw upsets, blowouts, and ranked battles that will be talked about for years to come. A week is a long time in this sport, and that means its time for a new set of rankings. (Ties sorted by alphabetical order, individual rankings do not do ties) Rank … Continue reading Sideline Sports CBB Top 25 Week One

As the legendary coach Jim Calhoun once said, “Do you want me to say I fucked up? I fucked up! Okay?” And I have to take that level of responsibility right now. I messed up yesterday, between the chaos of the first day of college basketball and being a full time student, I did not get our weekly picks out on time, and I apologize … Continue reading College Basketball Picks Week One