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Coaches Poll, College Basketball Rankings 1980s: What are the greatest college basketball programs of all-time based on the Coaches Poll final rankings?

NEW YORK — The difference wasn’t Donovan Mitchell. It was Julius Randle.

AP Poll, college basketball rankings 2010s: What are the greatest programs of all-time based on the AP poll final rankings?

AP Poll, college basketball rankings 1980s: What are the greatest programs of all-time based on the AP poll final rankings?

PHILADELPHIA — Maddy Siegrist remembers being nervous.

NEW YORK — Brandon Slater’s birth name is James, and when he’s playing well, Villanova coach Kyle Neptune calls him “Jimmy.”

The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, 2000. Illinois hasn’t had a winning season since 2012-13.

Early success has been a common theme at these schools in 2022–23.

Dan Hurley made the short walk from his team’s hotel to the entrance of the XL Center and it was like walking back in time. Restaurants were full, fans in the window banging on the glass.

This Harvard mammalogist is here to tell you: There’s a fair chance your college mascot isn’t what you think it is.

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…