Matt Norlander

CBS Sports Senior Writer /

Top 68 storylines and things you need to know about the 2024-25 college basketball season

The questions, observations, predictions and other things to get excited about as the season tips off Monday

James Franklin may never be quite what Penn State fans hoped, but Nittany Lions still OK for new-look CFP

In previous years, Penn State's title chances would've been done. But a team as good as this one deserve a shot in the CFP

Expert picks for Final Four: Who will win the 2025 NCAA Tournament and more bold predictions for this season

CBS Sports experts provide their picks for the Final Four field and the national champion for 2024-25

United States of College Basketball: Ranking the best team in each state for the 2024-25 season

Where does your team rank compared to its in-state brethren? Our annual October master map for men's college basketball is back

Dribble Handoff: Arkansas, Michigan among 2025 NCAA Tournament teams who missed Big Dance last season

These are the teams we think will be dancing this season after not making the field of 68 last season

South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43 after complications during medical procedure

The rising star in coaching took Kennesaw State to its first NCAA Tournament and was building USF into a mid-major force

College basketball rankings: The Top 100 and 1 best players entering the 2024-25 season

From Duke, Kentucky and Alabama to Princeton, Saint Louis and beyond, here are the nation's top college basketball players

As UConn sustains Big East's credibility, the league looks to atone for last season's March Madness misses

The two-time reigning champs are again the pick to win the Big East as a proud conference looks to respond following three big NCAA snubs last year

Cooper Flagg hype sets tone for Jon Scheyer's most critical Duke season yet: An inside look at the Blue Devils

What to expect and what to know with how Duke is preparing Flagg and the team in what's a huge Year 3 for Scheyer: 'He's not Zion'

Virginia's Tony Bennett digs deeper after retirement news conference: 'I felt I was the one holding them back'

Bennett's retirement ceremony on Friday provided a surreal transitional moment for Virginia — and possibly college basketball

College basketball rankings: CBS Sports Top 100 And 1 best teams for the 2024-25 season

It's time for the biggest preview of 'em all: Matt Norlander's exhaustive ranking of the squads you need to know going into November

2024-25 CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Year: Alabama's Mark Sears beats out the bigs as hoops' top player

With a litany of weapons and proven stat track record, we're going with the guy who guided Alabama to its first Final Four to win NPOY

Best of the Rest preview, predictions: Top teams, players and coaches outside basketball's power conferences

Our college basketball preseason tour continues with a long evaluation of the best teams and ballers outside the high-major structure

Big East expert picks: 2024-25 preview, projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch

UConn again is the pick to win the league, as the Big East looks to atone for putting only three teams into the 2024 NCAAs

Dribble Handoff: Texas, Colorado among 2024 NCAA Tournament teams that won't make it back to Big Dance in 2025

These are the 2024 NCAA Tournament teams we're picking to miss the Big Dance this season

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 15th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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