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The expanded bracket adds four teams and reshapes the selection and scheduling picture, prompting unresolved questions about byes, sites and the regular season.
Wade's return to Baton Rouge begins with a blowout as he pledges to build a championship-caliber program after a controversial exit four years ago.
ESPN traces how LSU's handling of Wade's return has put transfer and eligibility rules under renewed scrutiny ahead of the season.
The Southland Conference preseason last-place pick upset the Sooners in the opener, drawing a postgame apology from Moser.
Thomas Haugh's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried the top-ranked Gators past the Hurricanes on opening night.
The Bruins' win over the Wildcats reshuffled early rankings as college basketball's opening slate produced a marquee upset.
The Wildcats add a towering center who is the eighth-ranked prospect in the 2027 class.
Rick Pitino secures his top-rated pledge since taking over the Red Storm, boosting the program's 2027 class.
No. 16 Michigan opened its title defense with a win as Mike Boynton made his head-coaching debut for the program.
Watkins' first game back after injury anchors the takeaways from the women's season openers.
The Big Ten takes the No. 1 slot in ESPN's women's conference rankings, with the SEC close behind.
Early title odds install Duke and Florida atop the men's market and South Carolina ahead of UConn and USC in the women's market.
The preseason list spans freshman phenoms, transfer stars and returning veterans expected to define the 2026-27 season.
The list arrives as the women's season tips off and follows JuJu Watkins' high-profile return.
ESPN's tracking of the power conferences weighs which league is best positioned to produce the 2027 national champion.
The Tigers opened with a lopsided win as Pettiford led the way.
The Broncos opened their season with a comfortable nonconference win.
The new men's coach inherits a program whose stated goal is a tournament berth, with questions about how quickly that can happen.
The Illini meet the Quakers again after their tournament meeting, with a prediction piece also previewing the game.
The multi-team event landscape shifts as programs rework their nonconference schedules.
Kansas, Tennessee and USC sit at the center of another dispute between human voters and analytics models in early rankings.
The Wildcats enter the season aiming for a tournament appearance.
The Jayhawks' case for a tournament berth rests on a retooled roster heading into the season.
Yahoo lays out expectations for the Orange as the women's season begins.
The Lions begin their campaign with a home test against a Queens program coming off a tournament appearance.
A social-media-famous student manager brings his following to the LSU program.
The season's first night produced a set of statistical curiosities and standout performances.
NCAA.com revisits tournament highlights from Will Smith, Gabe Perreault and Ryan Leonard at Boston College.
NCAA.com walks through the inaugural playoff rankings of the season.