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David Cobb

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Why you shouldn't expect the NCAA Tournament selection committee to punish Alabama for playing Charles Bediako

Bediako played five games for the Crimson Tide before being ruled ineligible. What impact will that unusual midseason stint have on Alabama's NCAA Tournament resume and the rest of the SEC?

Bracketology Bubble Watch: Miami gets huge victory vs. North Carolina, can Virginia Tech follow suit?

Here's a look ahead at Wednesday's biggest games involving the NCAA Tournament bubble

Bracketology: Purdue rises to a No. 2 seed, Illinois falls in projected NCAA Tournament seeding

Two overtime games in the Big Ten brought a shakeup in the CBS Sports Bracketology model

Bracketology: Michigan overtakes Arizona for No. 1 overall seed following Wildcats' loss at Kansas

Monday night's top-10 showdown between Arizona and Kansas altered the Bracketology outlook

Rick Pitino's win vs. Xavier, son Richard, gives him 904 as he passes Roy Williams for third on all-time list

St. John's edges Xavier as Rick Pitino picked up a landmark victory Monday against his son Richard

Bracketology: Illinois' loss to Michigan State continues revolving door for final No. 1 seed

Houston's late-night win at BYU was rewarded by the CBS Sports Bracketology model

College basketball scores, winners and losers: North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama rally to win rivalry games

Hotly contested and dramatic in-state rivalries set the tone for a big Saturday in college hoops

Bracketology: Illinois jumps UConn for final No. 1 spot, Arizona's edge for top overall seed remains slim

Diving in on why the race for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament -- including No. 1 overall -- is so tight

Bracketology bubble watch: Inside the NCAA Tournament cases for Indiana, Missouri and other at-large hopefuls

Last four in? First four out? Here's the breakdown of what's on the line this weekend for college basketball's bubble teams

Bracketology: Big East down to three teams in new 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket forecast as Seton Hall slides

A poor stretch for the Pirates has left the Big East's overall profile lagging

Oklahoma State survives an AJ Dybantsa explosion to upset No. 16 BYU, earn key win for NCAA Tournament hopes

The Cowboys secured a much-needed marquee victory over BYU with major Bracketology implications

Gonzaga stunned as 22.5-point favorite: How loss to Portland has delayed effect on Zags' NCAA Tournament seed

Portland had never beaten a team ranked inside the top seven of the AP poll until Wednesday night

Bracketology: Can unbeaten Miami (Ohio) make the NCAA Tournament if it doesn't win the MAC Tournament?

The Redhawks are 23-0, but their spot in the Big Dance is far from secure

Charles Bediako returns to Alabama: Judge who is Crimson Tide booster recused from case

What you need to know about Bediako's eligibility case after a judge's temporary restraining order allowed him to play

Pounded by the portal: Teams hit hardest by departing transfers who are starring at new schools in 2025-26

You could field a good team comprised solely of the outbound transfers from the 'ghost roster' of these schools

David has covered college basketball and football for CBS Sports since January 2020. He previously covered the Memphis Grizzlies for the Commercial Appeal and University of Tennessee athletics for the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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