The Illinois College Basketball Rankings are a weekly feature this season on The Catch and Shoot where nine writers who cover college basketball in Illinois will rank the 13 Division I programs in the state. Voters: Jesse Kramer (The Catch and Shoot), Tom Fornelli (The Champaign…
College basketball’s opening day is finally here. It should be a great weekend, so here are 11 games you should look out for. 1. Colorado @ Baylor, Friday at 10 p.m. ET Colorado checked in at No. 20 in The Catch and Shoot’s preseason rankings,…
By Jesse Kramer The Big East survived realignment, but it now has a very different look. Longtime Big East members Georgetown, Villanova. St. John’s, Providence, and Seton Hall, as well as Marquette and DePaul, remain. But, there are three new faces in Creighton, Butler, and…
By Jesse Kramer Earlier in the weekend, I looked at Villanova’s at-large chances after the Wildcats upset Louisvlle and Syracuse. But now, there is another Big East team that is beginning to make a case for the NCAA tournament—St. John’s. The Red Storm failed to…
