https://www.cbssports.com CBS Interactive Inc. en-us The latest sports news from CBSSports.com Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:36:14 +0000 https://sports.cbsimg.net/fly/images/cbssports/logo-digital.png https://www.cbssports.com https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/robbie-avila-saint-louis-judge-ruling-billikens-star-temporary-restraing-order/ A judge granted a temporary restraing order Friday for Avila to play just days before the season begins Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:49:23 +0000 Cameron Salerno 3479548e-794b-41ee-aea6-e2b51292023b https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/dale-brown-dies-lsu-all-time-winningest-basketball-coach/ Brown spent 25 seasons leading LSU's basketball program and racked up 448 career wins Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:50:02 +0000 Cameron Salerno b24872f3-a06b-4b7c-b14e-80803d67e65c https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-best-defenders-2026-27-preseason/ CBS Sports' in-depth look at the best defensive players in college basketball, who probably don't get enough love in the preseason. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:41:24 +0000 Isaac Trotter 0bc62f28-f91e-4498-a3c9-dae5e5b043db https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-exhibition-takeaways-duke-dominance-lousiville-auburn-alabama/ Here is what we've learned about Duke, Tennessee, Michigan State, UConn, Auburn, Alabama, Kansas and Louisville after a four-pack of exhibition games Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:19:50 +0000 Isaac Trotter 8ec4e046-3dc3-4193-b2fc-d1a82871b5e1 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/nil-arms-race-coaches-outperforming-roster-budgets-matt-painter-tj-otzelberger-nate-oats-fred-hoiberg/ Purdue's Matt Painter and Alabama's Nate Oats lead a group of high-major coaches routinely beating college basketball's biggest spenders on a fraction of the budget Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:45:07 +0000 David Cobb 47afa8c6-ec17-45f1-aa76-7422bb48a7cb https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/tommy-lloyd-arizona-ncaa-fifth-year-eligibility-cases-theory/ Arizona's coach offers a sharp perspective on why the NCAA is allowing eligibility battles to linger instead of leveling the playing field Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:53:29 +0000 Gary Parrish 7ad53d04-69a2-4b1a-9077-9d77ad78881b https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/nil-roster-spending-arms-race-unc-basketbal-duke-alabama/ CBS Sports contacted more than 100 sources to dive deep into what NIL looks like in college basketball this season Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:25:55 +0000 Cameron Salerno cc9953c7-5bd6-48f4-a5f6-f22e95a67989 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-top-100-and-1-players-2026-27/ Our annual talent rundown has every big name to know as we ready for the season's start in November Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:27:57 +0000 Cameron Salerno 255197c3-22f0-4536-a725-705d9e9db9b2 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bob-huggins-west-virginia-cincinnati-coach-progressive-cognitive-condition/ The family of the Hall of Fame college basketball coach said in a statement that the progressive cognitive condition is affecting his "daily life" Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:53:02 +0000 Cameron Salerno 93d43fc0-c093-49ae-ae55-6af118431bda https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-preseason-all-america-team-2026-27-jeremy-fears-thomas-haugh/ The preseason AP All-America team is headlined by five returning stars in college basketball Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:36:42 +0000 Cameron Salerno 081a0d33-2031-4634-9aee-9f55fc1c0c2b https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kansas-bill-self-retirement-rumors-big-12-media-days-2026-27-season/ Self is returning for his 24th season at Kansas after retirement rumors surrounded him last season Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:32:07 +0000 Cameron Salerno 02c0cf0d-d0fb-45db-bd97-87dfb1754f98 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/nil-roster-spending-value-tiers-ncaa-hoops-2026-27-season/ CBS Sports contacted more than 100 sources to discover how much each power-conference hoops program invested this season Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:29:34 +0000 Matt Norlander dff2dbaf-dcf2-4d6e-95bd-a8af7ef0dd08 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/lsu-basketball-roster-eligibility-will-wade-2026-27/ News broke on Tuesday that RJ Luis Jr. will not play for the Tigers this season, but LSU did get good news on the international front Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:02:42 +0000 Cameron Salerno ca75d36f-a42e-462f-ac86-14f1f34f17ed https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/rj-luis-ruled-ineligible-lsu-basketball-saliou-niang-brice-dessert-on-roster/ The most chaotic eligibility saga of college basketball this offseason — and perhaps ever — is gaining real clarity with November around the corner Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:02:40 +0000 Matt Norlander d706fd32-5d06-4d64-b3b5-c431463e4797 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/final-four-tiers-preseason-ap-top-25-duke-florida-uconn-illinois/ The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday. Which teams realistically have a chance to reach the Final Four in Detroit? Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:25:30 +0000 Cameron Salerno f1dbaa3b-ea86-4101-94ee-2c3491b4f369 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-kansas-in-top-25-and-1-trey-kaufman-renn/ The Purdue star signed with the Jayhawks, who move into the top five of the CBS Sports preseason rankings Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:01:42 +0000 Gary Parrish 5cb0f138-6b34-433a-ba1e-366674d50bc4 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-florida-preseason-coaches-poll-duke-illinois/ Florida, Duke and Illinois are the consensus top-three teams in, but the coaches tabbed Arizona, not UConn, for the fourth spot Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:28:59 +0000 Isaac Trotter eb27e261-7394-47b2-b6c7-c7ddf7621bef https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/indiana-shows-size-in-rout-of-north-carolina-quinn-ellis-stars-for-st-johns-lead-top-exhibition-takeaways/ Not all exhibitions are created equal, and the Hoosiers, Illinois, Cincinnati and Baylor all posted memorable first impressions Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:29:55 +0000 Isaac Trotter e5964339-68e2-40a9-96df-96ce55777f1c https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-poll-reactions-kansas-kentucky-overrated-underrated-preseason-college-basketball-rankings/ Here are teams ranked too high or too low in the first AP Top 25 poll before the 2026-27 season Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:15:38 +0000 Cameron Salerno a51ee28a-6641-431b-b71c-3335681674a0 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-poll-2026-27-college-basketball-rankings-florida-duke-illinois/ The Gators are the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2006. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:18:53 +0000 Cameron Salerno b4900b51-2e82-4a2d-9cd9-8bd07f50b250 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/trey-kaufman-renn-signs-with-kansas-sixth-year-of-eligibility-purdue/ Kaufman-Renn is seeking a sixth year of eligibility after playing his first five seasons at Purdue Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:21:55 +0000 Cameron Salerno 9b1689c6-baa5-42f2-b452-033b62f317a2 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-college-basketball-rankings-preseason-poll-florida-duke-illinois/ What we think the 2026-27 college basketball preseason AP Top 25 could look like when it is released on Monday Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:22:56 +0000 Cameron Salerno 42146039-2835-4673-9da7-0897473a4c52 https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2027-nba-mock-draft-tyran-stokes-jordan-smith-jr-stefan-joksimovic/ The last mock draft before the start of the 2026-27 NBA and college basketball season locks in the predictions before evaluations change and team needs evolve Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:29:54 +0000 Adam Finkelstein 43d1c7d9-afad-4105-bcd9-96aadf5c5dfc https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/sec-media-days-takeaways-florida-rueben-chinyelu-guarantees-national-title-lsu-will-wade/ The SEC seems poised to be the best league in college basketball — again. Here's a wide look at what emerged from Birmingham this week Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:40:25 +0000 Matt Norlander 80df5d30-ceba-4d1e-87c3-9d62593e6583 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/pat-kelsey-testifying-court-ncaa-louisville-basketball-players/ Louisville has two players — Seth Trimble and LJ Wells — seeking a fifth year of eligibility this season Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:32:08 +0000 Cameron Salerno c7c102b9-b4cc-49b4-bdde-35766688b1b8 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-27-cbs-sports-preseason-player-of-the-year-jeremy-fears-michigan-state/ Fears earns the top spot as voted on by CBS Sports writers, on-air talent and 247Sports experts Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:06:58 +0000 Matt Norlander dea612d4-e077-4311-af25-be8f912907ef https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-27-cbs-sports-preseason-all-freshman-team-tyran-stokes-joaquim-boumtje-boumtje/ This year's freshman class doesn't feature the no-doubt talent of last year, but includes a number of intriguing players ready to step into significant roles Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:01:29 +0000 Cameron Salerno badbd7bf-9e6b-45a9-8387-55dd88bcd1e1 https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/brewers-bash-champion-dodgers-to-brink-of-nlcs-sweep-cbs-sports-preseason-all-america-team-revealed/ Plus, A.J. Brown is one of several injured NFL stars would could return soon Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:54:44 +0000 Austin Nivison cf02457d-9d20-4b9a-910b-44982183090d https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-27-cbs-sports-preseason-all-america-teams-thomas-haugh-jeremy-fears-tyran-stokes/ Three teams, 15 players, the best ballers in college hoops to know before the season tips on Nov. 1 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:15:53 +0000 Gary Parrish 06e72446-7934-40b1-a265-14409bb0cf40 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/arizona-basketball-bryce-james-caleb-holt-shines-exhibition-game/ The youngest son of LeBron James redshirted during his freshman season with the Wildcats and is expected to be part of Arizona's rotation this season. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:45:04 +0000 Cameron Salerno 0d87d66f-dd18-471c-8dfc-872c1cb4b064 https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/acc-basketball-2026-27-preseason-poll-duke-virginia-clemson-miami/ Duke is the consensus favorite to win the ACC again this season after earning back-to-back No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:57:43 +0000 Cameron Salerno 566c0703-a2ef-4d88-85dc-854e92684c0a https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/will-wade-rj-luis-jr-lsu-roster-sec-media-days/ The former Big East Player of the Year still isn't listed on LSU's roster with the season less than a month away. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:21:24 +0000 Cameron Salerno 65a2c656-94a4-4f58-8d66-6ca76085693e https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/quinn-ellis-st-johns-point-guard-cleared-by-ncaa/ What to expect from the former EuroLeague point guard and how it affects St. John's outlook in 2026-27 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:13:38 +0000 Isaac Trotter 83ebc452-cbde-4cb9-8dbd-078ab854d8ca https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/lsu-will-wade-players-wont-attend-sec-media-day-birmingham-weather/ SEC Media Day from Birmingham begins on Tuesday, but LSU will not be in attendance Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:12:29 +0000 Cameron Salerno d7dc94ec-05dd-44c1-9dc7-0fa38284de8d https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/sec-basketball-preseason-poll-predictions-2026-27-overrated-underrated-alabama-lsu/ Florida is the favorite to win the SEC after earning back-to-back No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:04:07 +0000 Cameron Salerno 357994dd-39f9-495f-8104-e1e556013a9c https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-27-college-hoops-cinderellas-pac-12-mountain-west/ There are 32 leagues (again!) in college hoops. Here's our look at the teams, names and games to know in the 27 outside the power conferences Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:08:39 +0000 Matt Norlander a65829f1-cc9f-40d1-8348-94d32ebdb407