Jon Joseph

It's not as perfect a championship indicator as having a BCR Roster in college football but for the most part, men's basketball teams in the top 20 efficiency rankings in scoring and defense have won the title. All four of the Final 4 teams fit this bill. Efficiency metrics touted Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn all year. Now they're in the Final Four APNEWS.COM Duke, Houston, Florida and Auburn have posted elite efficiency numbers in making it a rare Final Four featuring only 1-seeds.

SI Sees 11-1 for OBD in 2025 with the loss at Penn State. This would equate to a return to the PO and possibly missing the B1G Champ Game in favor of TOSU vs. PSU. Oregon Ducks 2025 Football Schedule: Predicting Every Game WWW.SI.COM How many games will the Oregon Ducks win in 2025? The Ducks have an early test on the road against the Penn State Nittany Lions, while home games against Indian

Penn State defeated UConn 3-2 in OT to advance to its first Frozen 4 Final 4. Quite the accomplishment considering PSU went 0-8 in the first eight games of the B1G 2024-25 season. Penn State plays Boston University in a Frozen Four semifinal game. The hockey Final 4 games will be played in St. Louis. Men's Hockey Downs UConn In OT Thriller, Advances to First-Ever Frozen Four - Penn State - Official Athletics Website GOPSUSPORTS.COM

B1G Top 25 Team Rankings in the B1G and the Nation. Iowa - 6/20/ Illinois 5/11/ Penn State 4/9/ Ohio State 3/7 OBD - 2/6 USC - 1/1 Notably absent from the Top 25 are Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska, and UWho.

Yahoo ranks B1G recruiting at the end of March. Big Ten football 2026 team recruiting rankings for end of March SPORTS.YAHOO.COM We take a look at where each Big Ten football program is in the 247Sports Team Composite rankings at the end of March for the 2026 cycle.

Saturday Down South Weighs in on the First Final 4 Matchup of SEC Teams. 5 early thoughts on Auburn-Florida, AKA the most important SEC basketball game ever - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Auburn and Florida are playing in a historic Final Four showing for the SEC, so what's worth watching for in San Antonio?

CBS Grades the Elite 8. March Madness grades: Duke earns 'A-' before Final Four, Tennessee salvages a 'D' in Elite Eight report card - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Blue Devils and Auburn aced the report card for the eight teams who played in regional finals

Hey, Poncho! Iapani Laloulu 'finding his voice' in leadership role with new-look Oregon Ducks O-line DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks center Iapani Laloulu is stepping into a new leadership role on the new-look offensive line in spring football.

Thanks to 30 Duck for carrying the NCAA Tournament load. He has provided great insight and coverage and I hope he will continue to do so. The following information is from The Wilner Hotline ($ Wall.) The SEC secured 35 Units from this season's NCAA CBB Tournament, eclipsing the ACC record of 25 Units in 2016. Each Unit is worth $2M paid over six years. Units are awarded through the Elite 8, no extra Units are earned by teams making the Final 4 and the Champ Game. The total payout, $70M, means $4.4M for each of the SEC's 16 member institutions. This provides more money for NIL and positive recruiting material; especially when recruiting the Portal. Every SEC Tournament team had at least two starters from the Portal. Both Final Four Florida and Auburn start four transfers. More than 1,000 players have entered the portal since it opened on March 24, 2025. (In the middle of the Tournament which did not please Michigan State's Tom Izzo among other coaches.) Recruiting players from high school has taken a back seat to the recruiting of proven athletes whose NIL value is more easily determined. Portal recruiting and NIL seem to have spread the talent in college football but not in basketball. Five of the Elite 8 teams came from Dixie, as do all four of the Final 4. The B1G finished second with 21 Units earned. $42M, $2.33M for each conference member. But the B1G without a championship carries on from when Michigan State won it all in 2000. Four Number 1 seeds are in the Final 4 for the first time since 2018. Duke is a 4.5 favorite over Houston and Florida is a 2.5 favorite over Auburn. Who Knew? Duke's Cooper Flagg is not a transfer but a true frosh, who has a chance to be the Tournament's MVP. Cooper is from Newport, ... MAINE?😁

Thanks for the comment, Gat, and best of luck to your Gators in San Antonio. I'm not certain about the B1G wanting to enter Texas and Florida. If this is the case, FOX will do the pushing, not the B1G presidents. Of the four schools you mentioned, one is an AAU member institution, Miami. FSU is on the cusp of AAU membership. Texas Tech and TCU are not. This matters to the B1G poohbas. I don't believe Miami, a small private school without its own stadium is enticing to the B1G. Miami's portal activities in football and basketball have been suspect, including the 'theft' of a football player from Wisconsin. Miami is a good, not great TV draw. The only institution that would be immediately accretive is Notre Dame. So long as the ACC and the college football playoff folks give the Domers a scheduling life raft and the same voting power as a Power 4 conference, ND will stay independent in football. I believe come 2030, that all conferences will disburse media revenue on the number of eyeballs watching the games and success in the Moneyball sports. Also, come 2030, the B1G and the SEC may have entered into a scheduling alliance that would have Florida, Texas, and Texas A+M playing a B1G school OOC every season. This valuable inventory would reward both conferences without expansion diluting revenue. The B1G, the first Power Conference in line to negotiate a new media deal in 2029, is expected to score even bigger in its new media deal without expanding. If the B1G expands, I think Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, UVA, and possibly ASU, CU, and Kansas, all AAU members, would be in consideration before a school from Texas or Florida. And there is always the possibility of a football and basketball super conference with B1G and SEC teams and Notre Dame. BEAT AUBURN!

Let's Gloat in December, Not March. Oregon Football Recruiting: Enough with the doom and gloom AUTZENZOO.COM Veteran recruiting analyst Adam Gorney of Rivals projects the Ducks to land 12 of the Top 100 for 2026.

WRs from a Zoo POV. Looking at Oregon's potential starters at receiver: A deep dive AUTZENZOO.COM Who will be the guys at receiver for Oregon in 2025? The Ducks are sending its two leading receivers to the draft in April and will have plenty of new contribu

Here Come the Ones and I Say, It's All Right. There's form and then there is ... Imagine the 4-odds-on horses finishing in order in the Kentucky Derby. Me thinks that Duke will upset the upset the order next weekend. Who knew? Perhaps the best player in the Tourney is a freshman from Newport .... MAINE?

Lift Your Stein to OBD, Shout 'Till the Rafters Ring! 🍻 Will Stein discusses adapting Oregon Ducks offense around new QB in 2025 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator talks offensive adaptability with a new quarterback taking over in the 2025 college football season.

Like the Quarterfinals in CBB, One B1G Team Left in the Frozen Four. 2025 NCAA DI men's hockey tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores WWW.NCAA.COM Here's your guide to the 2025 NCAA DI men's hockey championship. From the selection show to the schedule of games and everything in-between through Frozen Four. Penn State plays U Conn today. 1 PM Pacific on ESPN2.

Will OBD Be Post-Spring Portal Picking? Will Oregon add more transfers following spring football? Our potential positions of need DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks may look to the transfer portal following the spring football season, and these are the positions they might focus on.

H Duck, some more on your excellent post. March Madness seed success: Men's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight has lowest seed total ever WWW.USATODAY.COM All four No. 1 seeds, three No. 2s and one No. 3 remain in the men's NCAA Tournament, proving this season was all about the top teams in the sport. I find it interesting that NIL and the portal seem to have leveled the playing field in college football and done the opposite in college basketball. Close to 1,000 CBB players are in the portal and the top G6 coaches are being gobbled up by Power conference teams.

Am I ready for 4 from Dixie? No. But if it happens will G. Sankey continue to push for tournament expansion? SEC having four Final Four teams possible with March Madness entering Elite Eight WWW.USATODAY.COM Entering the NCAA men's tournament Elite Eight, the SEC has the possibility of four teams in the Final Four after Auburn rallied past Michigan. FOX College Basketball Crown, begins on Monday, May 31, and concludes on April 6th, with all 16 teams staying and playing in Las Vegas. The CBC is not a threat to The Tournament at this point, but is a threat to the NIT. The CBC awards NIL payments directly to the athletes. The SEC is printing money in this season's NCAA Tournament but none of the money is going directly to the players. With the House Settlement to be decided in April, could FOX come up with enough money in direct to the 'student-athlete' payments and to the participating schools, to convince 32 top teams to play in the CBC? Vegas is one of the few places in the world to have the hotel rooms and the arenas to make this happen. GO SPARTY! REMEMBER THERMOPYLEA!

Hats Off to Mr. Old School, Tom Izzo. PO shares stop growing at the Elite 8, so four SEC teams, two B12 teams, one ACC, and one B1G team score big (SEC?) time. Current odds to reach the Final 4 have Ducke favored followed by Florida, Auburn, Houston, Alabama, Michigan State, Tennessee, and Texas Tech. Bama goes crazy from the 3-point line like it did vs. BYU, with 25 3-pointers made, and Duke could be in trouble. 👍

Johns Hopkins Men's and Women's Lacrosse is also B1G.

Deion did sign a nice extension with CU. However, the NCAA said 'NO' to a Spring game vs another school. Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders dealt dire blow to joint scrimmage WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Thus ends Deion's 10,001st 15-minutes-of-fame. 😉 Deion Sanders’ Colorado extension includes huge bonuses for Big 12 title, College Football Playoff run WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Coach Prime’s new $54 million deal at Colorado is loaded with massive incentives tied to wins, championships, and postseason success.

Tourney Sweet 16 Winners and Losers - Cal, Take a TO Baby! Men's NCAA Tournament 2025: Thursday's Sweet 16 Winners and Losers BLEACHERREPORT.COM

Five Who Will Be Missed. CFB and Roster Turnover Go Hand-in-Hand. The Replacements: The 5 biggest losses to graduation in Oregon football and the plan to account for them AUTZENZOO.COM A record 23 players from the 2024 Oregon squad worked out at Pro Day Tuesday, a group that went 13-1 and won the Big Ten Championship.

Gimme OBD's Top Returning FIVE! The Holdovers: Ranking the 5 most valuable returning starters for Oregon football AUTZENZOO.COM Oregon sent 23 seniors to Pro Day but the cupboard isn't bare. They've brought in the No. 5 recruiting class for 2025, on top of the No. 6 class in 2024, so the

More Love For Moore. College football expert weighs in on Oregon quarterback competition AUTZENZOO.COM In a Wednesday article national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman of Rivals breaks down the top quarterback battles at spring practice around the country, i