Five Very Deep Forward Sleepers - Fantasy Basketball

Well just like that, NBA Media Day has come and gone in the blink of an eye, and while there was drama (cc. Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving), seeing Russell Westbrook in a Lakers' jersey just felt official. If Media Day signaled one thing, it's this: The NBA regular season is fast approaching. And with […]

March Madness Bubble Report for Thursday, March 11

March Madness is approaching fast, and bracketologists around the nation are scrambling to perfect their predictions and project what field of teams the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will choose on Sunday, March 14, 2021. One of the most prominent metrics that the Selection Committee uses in determining the bracket is the NCAA's NET ranking. The […]

March Madness Bubble Report for Monday, March 8

March Madness is approaching fast, and bracketologists around the nation are scrambling to perfect their predictions and project what field of teams the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will choose on Sunday, March 14, 2021. One of the most prominent metrics that the Selection Committee uses in determining the bracket is the NCAA's NET ranking. The […]

March Madness Bubble Report for Monday, March 1

March Madness is approaching fast, and bracketologists around the nation are scrambling to perfect their predictions and project what field of teams the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will choose on Sunday, March 14, 2021. One of the most prominent metrics that the Selection Committee uses in determining the bracket is the NCAA's NET ranking. The […]

March Madness Bubble Report for Monday, February 22

March Madness is approaching fast, and bracketologists around the nation are scrambling to perfect their predictions and project what field of teams the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will choose on Sunday, March 14, 2021. One of the most prominent metrics that the Selection Committee uses in determining the bracket is the NCAA's NET ranking. The […]

Kevin Durant Staying With Warriors

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has agreed to terms that will keep him with the team, at least for one more year. The deal, which includes a player option for 2019-2020, would pay the former MVP $30 million this upcoming season and possibly $31.5 million the following year. Durant was productive and flourished as […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (02/14/18)

Old habits die hard. Actually, we don't like to make changes to our rankings for change's sake. So while the conventional pollsters were quick to drop certain teams--and boost others--based on the result of a single game, we're don't generally have such knee-jerk reactions. Because, when we've had them, we've ended up looking bad for […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (02/07/18)

  We get bored easily. It's one of our many flaws. It leads to a lot of channel-surfing, and a lot of unfinished business. And so, we were a bit concerned as we put together our Top 10 for this week. There are not a lot of changes, at least at the top, and that […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (01/31/18)

We've all heard the quotes from players, coaches and media types alike. You know, the ones that begin, "Good teams..." "Good teams win close games." "Good teams win when they aren't playing well." "Good teams capitalize on mistakes." Well, it goes without saying that the programs in our top 10 are "good teams." So here […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (01/24/18)

Here's a little "inside baseball"--er, inside basketball?--for you. We're struggling to come with a "lead"--journalist speak for intro--to this week's Top 10. What? You don't read these paragraphs we slave over every week? Good. Here are the Rotoballer college hoops rankings as of January 24, 2018 (won-loss records in parentheses).   NCAA College Basketball (CBB) […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (01/17/18)

We doubt Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. cared much about college basketball--not that that tarnishes his legacy with us in any way. But as the nation observed his life and legacy this week, we saw a number of games that provided evidence of the sport's appeal for the rest of us--and that led to some […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (01/10/18)

Most people like to say, "We told you so," when others make an error in judgement. But we're not most people. Why? Because we put our thoughts out there every week, and most of the time we're wrong. Or some of the time anyway. Where will we err this week? Here are the Rotoballer college […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (01/04/18)

Normally, we would welcome the change a New Year brings--and we were particularly looking forward to ringing in 2018. Let's just say 2017 could have ended better for a few of us here at Rotoballer College Sports HQ. And so, we found ourselves thinking, "It's time for some things to end and others to begin." […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (12/27/17)

First, it was exams. Then, it was the winter break. Now, we're sure the Trump administration will do something to disrupt the college basketball schedule--and thus our schedule. Actually, that was just a lame attempt to up our Google search traffic. Our rankings aren't lame, however. At least we hope not. Here are the Rotoballer […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (12/20/17)

There's an old saying, "A day late and a dollar short." Consider us both. Yes, we usually do our rankings on Tuesdays but, as another saying goes, "Life got in the way." So here we are. Thinking: It's never too late to share our thoughts on the current college basketball landscape. Or: "Better late than never." […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (12/12/17)

As a fan, we love upsets. Who doesn't want to see David beat Goliath? Or the glass slipper fit Cinderella? Sports writers, that's who. Upsets mean more work for us. Last-minute comebacks lead to 11th-hour rewrites. Your friendly neighborhood sports reporter is the only one leaving the building unhappy following an "instant-classic" win. We know: […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (12/5/17)

We can hear Mick's words in our heads as we write this, "When the days get shorter and the nights get long..." No, the Stones' tune "She's So Cold" isn't about December--not exactly--but the line does carry a certain weight now that, well, the days are getting shorter and the nights longer, not only for […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (11/29/17)

Thanksgiving does more than simply raise our body weight and cholesterol levels. Holiday weekend tournaments also shape much of the rankings for the rest of the season--separating the contenders from the pretenders throughout college basketball. So, where do we stand after the first slate of big games this season? Here are Rotoballer's college hoops rankings, […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (11/15/17)

Suddenly, it's college basketball season. Here we are, still with football on the brain, and we find ourselves already two or three games into the hoops season. What to do? Well, get down to business for one thing. So, here are our first CBB rankings for the 2017-18 season, as of November 15, 2017 (won-loss […]

Final Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (4/4/17)

If you're like us, you spend much of March focusing on the winners and losers in the NCAA Tournament. Or heck, even the NIT. But, to be sure, the real winners in college basketball are those players chosen in the NBA Draft. With that in mind, for our final rankings of the 2016-17 season, we'll […]

West Region Overview: Tournament Picks & Bracket Predictions

How will the west be won? This March, it will be all about beating some of the hottest teams in the country--and we see perhaps the hottest, Arizona, as unbeatable. At least in the regional. Here we'll be taking a look at the West Region. Check out coverage of each region here as well. I'm here to […]

East Region Overview: Tournament Picks & Bracket Predictions

Who will be the beasts of the east? We surprised even ourselves here. Here we'll be taking a look at the East Region, and how we see the bracket happing up. Check out coverage of each region here as well. I'm here to tell you some teams that I believe in - this should help you make the right tournament bracket […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (3/6/17)

It's almost tournament time. In our final rankings of the regular season, you won't see much change from last week. But change surely will come. That's our only prediction. Here are our CBB rankings for the week of March 6th (won-loss records in parentheses).   NCAA College Basketball (CBB) Rankings 1. Kansas, (28-3) The Jayhawks […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (2/27/17)

Beware the Ides of March... Or, if you're Gonzaga, late-February. The bloom officially fell off the 'Zags rose, courtesy of BYU. So who's left? Here are our CBB rankings for the week of February 27th (won-loss records in parentheses).   NCAA College Basketball (CBB) Rankings 1. Kansas, (26-3) As you know, we've always liked the […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (2/20/17)

There is no "I" in team. But, as "Leon" in those old beer commercials once pointed out, to Joe Buck, "There ain't no 'we' neither." (Look it up on Youtube.) Still, the collective at Gonzaga may be proving "Leon" wrong. They certainly are proving a lot of others wrong, as they keep on winning. Here […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (2/13/17)

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we're going to try to show the love this week. No negativity here. Just the positives, please. Like the exchanging of cards in grade school, when all the kids make out Valentines for all their classmates--even the dorks--we're just gonna ladle out the mush. So, with that in mind, […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (2/6/17)

We're not Sports Illustrated. We don't hold ourselves in such high esteem. But we have our own SI "cover jinx" here at RotoBaller College Hoops headquarters (we have our own home theater system, too, but don't tell the rest of the staff). It seems that every time we pick a new No. 1 (Baylor this […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (1/30/17)

We can't win for losing. Just when we think we have the college hoops landscape all figured out, teams start dropping like flies. UCLA dropped two in a row. So did Kentucky. Several other teams suffered upset loses on the road, including North Carolina. So who survives in our rankings? Here are our CBB rankings […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (1/23/17)

Will Gonzaga go undefeated? Will the pollsters praise the Big 12 and give Kansas and Baylor their due? Will Villanova win it all--again? These aren't questions we can answer in January, but we can tell you our thoughts on the top teams as of now. Here are our CBB rankings for the week of January […]

Fantasy College Basketball CBB Rankings: NCAA Top 10 (1/16/17)

Like the late great Dr. King, we have a dream--although it is far less ambitious (or important). Really, we just want to get my Top 10 done on time. Here are our CBB rankings for the week of January 16th (won-loss records in parentheses). NCAA College Basketball (CBB) Rankings 1. Kansas, (16-1) The Associated Press still has […]