With conference play approaching in men's college hoops, it brings to mind all those preseason league polls and which teams were expected to finish at the bottom. Here are 14 teams that defied those odds.

Arizona is still No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, but No. 2 Michigan is closing the gap.

There's also some imminent movement coming in the rankings after a noisy CBS Sports Classic on Saturday in which North Carolina held off Ohio State and Kentucky downed St. John's in dominant fashion. Kentucky entering the rankings and St. John's falling out is very much in play, and UNC is on the cusp of pushing into the top 10, too.

The grades are in for college basketball’s first semester, and plenty of players are earning A’s. Here’s a look at the national leaders in the major statistical categories halfway through the season.

Programs like the University of Connecticut, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Baylor University have been dominant in both men’s basketball and women’s basketball in the past. Staying updated on schedules, scores and rankings is essential for following each team’s progress throughout the season.

The start of the season hasn't been ideal for some teams, and the high preseason expectations have turned into doubt.

The NCAA banned three Division I college basketball players by permanently revoking their eligibility on Wednesday, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts. The NCAA ...

The NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men’s college basketball players on Friday as a result of three separate sports-betting cases that involved a power-conference school and allegations of players throwing games to lose by more points than the spread.

The NCAA Committee on Infractions released on Friday decisions regarding three Division I schools and six college basketball players in unconnected cases, each involving illegal gambling and/or game-manipulation activity. The players formerly played at ...

Villanova padded their résumé, Kentucky won with the help of notable program performances, UCF came back from down 14, Army won it in OT and more from Tuesday's college basketball action.