Welcome Back, Basketball: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame’s basketball success is here to stay.

Welcome Back, Basketball: North Carolina Tar Heels

The defending champs lost tons of talent, but appear poised to compete with the nation’s best teams again this season.

Top five team, tons of talent. Ho-hum. Rock chalk. Jayhawk.

The Zags look to build on last year’s run. Do they have the talent to stay among the nation’s elite teams?

Low expectations, but a sky high ceiling for the Badgers this season.

Can the Wildcats be the best in the West?

The Spartans are back among the best in the nation and are real national title contenders.

The championship team is slowly fading away from Villanova. Can the Cats stay among the nation’s best programs?

Everyone’s favorite least favorite team is back atop the rankings.

Sifting through every detail to find the studs, sleepers, and stars.