Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Little Rock is finalizing a deal to hire veteran coach Travis Ford as the school’s new head coach, sources tell me and Jeff Borzello. He’s won 424 games over four Division I stops, including taking EKU, Oklahoma State and Saint Louis to a combined seven NCAA tournaments. Ford brings 24 years of experience as a head coach, including leading Oklahoma State to five NCAA tournaments during his eight seasons there. He went 146-109 at Saint Louis from 2016-17 to 2023-24.

2026 Champ Week women's tournament and conference POY picks

Thirty-one automatic bids to the women's NCAA tournament are on the line when Champ Week opens.