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LOS ANGELES — UCLA and USC won’t be making the trip to Houston, but the Final Four won’t be short on intrigue. Can the hometown Cougars cut down the nets for the first time in school history? Can Alabama and the murder investigation hovering over this year’s tournament be removed…

The Big Dance is finally here—check out how things stack up in the wild, wild West.

The Bulldogs forward is eighth on the West Coast Conference’s all-time scoring list.

It might be a Boilermakers-or-bust scenario for a league that likes to call itself the best in the country. Perhaps dominant star Zach Edey will end the emptiness of that rhetoric.

Zach Edey is the favorite at the moment, but he has a number of contenders chasing him.

Saturday delivered a packed slate of games between some of the sport’s elite men’s teams that could have a far-reaching impact come March.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington men’s basketball team believed they were closing the gap on No. 18 Gonzaga considering the scoring margin in their past two matchups — both Bulldog wins — was an average of 4 1/2 points and the games were decided in the final minutes.

Is UConn the nation’s best team? Plus, why Gonzaga’s title hopes may already be doomed.

Our best predictions for what to expect across college basketball this season

Plus, one big question facing Gonzaga and more observations from college basketball’s opening week.

CORONADO, Calif. — Michigan State was in position to make a massive statement just days into the season.