Tennessee Volunteers

Bracketology begins the off season projections with a familiar name at the top. Duke, led by generational recruit Cooper Flagg, starts our 2024-25 bracket cycle on top.

After winning a second straight national championship, UConn finishes the season ranked first in the AP poll. Purdue finished second while Houston and Alabama were tied for third.

Connecticut's Donovan Clingan climbs back up the draft board as one of the most dominant defensive centers in college basketball.

UConn's Donovan Clingan is a larger-than-life 7-foot-2 post menace. His journey is shaped and fueled by tragedy, including the death of his mother six years ago.

Purdue's Zach Edey and Tennessee's Dalton Knecht were among Wooden Award five finalists and 10 Wooden All-American team selections announced Tuesday.

The Huskies have run roughshod over college basketball for two straight seasons. Their next stage will be the Final Four.

The Final Four is set with NC State upsetting Duke and Purdue beating Tennessee.

Zach Edey (40 points, 16 rebounds) outdueled Dalton Knecht (37 points) to send Purdue into the Final Four with a hard-fought 72-66 win over Tennessee.

— By the time all the scrapping and scratching and diving on the floor was over, it felt like a shame that both those teams, and both those players, weren’t moving onto the Final Four.

Zakai Zeigler throws a lob to Dalton Knecht for the Tennessee alley-oop layup.