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2025 Battle 4 Atlantis: HoCH Staff Brackets
Feast Week continues at the House of College Hoops! As we hit the middle of the week, the 2025 Battle 4 Atlantis tips off on Paradise Island! With 8 more teams in action, let's see how our House of College Hoop staff built their 2025 Brackets! Sam Basel's Bracket Josh Burton's Bracket Will Tondo's Bracket Jake Zimmer's Bracket Blank Bracket Think you can build a better bracket than us? Fill out the below blank template and send it to us on X!

Sam Basel
2 days ago1 min read


Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings: November 24th, 2025
Welcome back to Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings! As we prepare for Feast Week, let's take a look at how our RttG crew surveys the conference after three full weeks of action. Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings: November 24th, 2025

Sam Basel
4 days ago1 min read


The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 24th, 2025
Happy Feast Week, folks! While your family sits around watching football (SNORE), we know that real dedicated CBB fans such as yourself are locked in on several MTEs tipping off around the country this week. To get your bearings on who the top dogs are in this week's tournament, keep scrolling for the latest House of College Hoops Top 25. This Week's Voters Sam Basel Josh Burton Michael DeRosa Will Tondo Jake Zimmer The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 24th, 2025 Top 25

Sam Basel
4 days ago1 min read


2025 Maui Invitational: HoCH Staff Brackets
Happy Feast Week, folks! Throughout this week, dozens of the nation's top college basketball programs will face off against each other in several Multi-Team Events. In it's 42nd edition, the Maui Invitational remains one of the standard-bearers of premier non-conference tournaments. This year's field of 8 teams features 2 former Maui Invitational Champions, 3 newcomers, and the team that started it all, D-II Chaminade. As we prepare for 3 days of hoops at the Lahaina Civic Ce

Sam Basel
4 days ago1 min read


Takeaways from the 2025 Champions Classic
Image: Duke Athletics On Tuesday night, the Champions Classic returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2021. While we’re still a few days away from the start of Feast Week, College Basketball fans were treated to a nice holiday hoops appetizer with big wins from Michigan State and Duke. Here are four key takeaways from this year’s Champions Classic. Game 1: No. 17 Michigan State 83, No. 12 Kentucky 66 Takeaway 1: Confidence from three a key for Spartans Mich

Sam Basel
Nov 194 min read


Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings: November 17th, 2025
Welcome back to Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings! After another tough week of hoops, let's see how your favorite squad rose or fell in the eyes of our Road the Garden crew. Road to the Garden's Big East Power Rankings-November 17th, 2025

Sam Basel
Nov 171 min read


The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 17th, 2025
Welcome back to the House of College Hoops Top 25! As we move into late November, let's see how our HoCH crew surveys the current Men's College Basketball landscape. This Week's Voters: Sam Basel Josh Burton Michael DeRosa Jake Zimmer Will Tondo The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 17th, 2025 Top 25 Voting Breakdown Total points listed in parentheses. First place votes listed in bolded parentheses. Purdue (122) (3) (No Change) Houston (121) (2) (No Change) UConn (116)

Sam Basel
Nov 171 min read


Big Weekend in the Big East
It’s no secret that the Big East has been off to a slow start and is in dire need of some big wins to make sure we get enough teams in the Big Dance. For now, the league's best win belongs to the Georgetown Hoyas, going on the road and beating KenPom #60 Maryland, in pretty dominant fashion. The league’s second-best win? Xavier’s 66-62 opening day victory over #154 Marist, a team that MAAC Insider Sam Federman ranked sixth in the MAAC preseason. Other contenders include: Ma

Michael DeRosa
Nov 146 min read


The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 10th, 2025
Welcome back to the House of College Hoops Top 25! After a fantastic opening week of basketball, let's see how our HoCH crew surveys the current field! This Week's Voters Sam Basel Om Brown Will Tondo Jake Zimmer The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 10th, 2025 Top 25 Voting Breakdown Total points listed in parentheses. First place votes listed in bolded parentheses. Purdue (100) (4) (No Change) Houston (96) (No Change) UConn (91) (+1) Duke (87) (+1) Michigan (79) (+3)

Sam Basel
Nov 101 min read


Everything College Basketball: 2025-26 Conference Previews HQ
Today's the day, folks! College basketball returns in full force for the 2025-26 season with a whopping 169 games on opening day. To get your journey to March started right, keep scrolling for detailed Power Conference previews from the Everything College Basketball Crew! To watch each preview, click the preseason rankings you see below! Big Ten Conference Preview Big East Conference Preview Big 12 Conference Preview Atlantic Coast Conference Preview SEC Conference Preview Fo

Sam Basel
Nov 31 min read


The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 3rd, 2025
The House of College Hoops makes its triumphant return for the 2025-26 College Basketball Season, and what better way is there to celebrate than by unveiling our preseason Top 25?! Keep scrolling for the latest rankings from our fantastic HoCH crew. This Week's Voters Sam Basel Om Brow n Josh Burton Will Tondo Jake Zimmer The House of College Hoops Top 25-November 3rd, 2025 Top 25 Voting Breakdown Total points listed in parentheses. First place votes listed in bolded parenthe

Sam Basel
Nov 31 min read


The Fight for Fourth
Man, we’re under a month from the season. We’re right there, and I cannot wait to get it started. We’ve hit the heart of season preview...

Michael DeRosa
Oct 911 min read


Georgetown GLOBL Jam Report
It’s been a little over a week since Georgetown took the trip to Canada for the GLOBL Jam Tournament. These are just exhibitions, and...

Michael DeRosa
Aug 286 min read


Big East Recruiting Update 2025
I’ve been writing these for the last few years just before this massive AAU weekend, and this year is no different. It’s definitely...

Michael DeRosa
Jul 1011 min read


Big East U19 World Cup Recap
We’re in the heart of a pretty fun time for absolute basketball sickos. The U19 World Cup just concluded, with the US Team defeating...

Michael DeRosa
Jul 85 min read


Player Profile: Butler's Michael Ajayi
A while ago, I wrote about the first two transfers to commit to Butler, Jalen Jackson and Yame Butler . Those two guys will both play big...

Michael DeRosa
Jun 54 min read


Butler Adds Two Transfers, Yame Butler and Jalen Jackson
The Butler Bulldogs have been very busy in the transfer portal, landing some impressive talents, including Jalen Jackson and Yame Butler....

Michael DeRosa
Apr 135 min read


Campbell Men's Basketball Hires Florida Assistant Coach John Andrzejek As Next Head Coach
Buies Creek, NC- From the swamp to the creek. John Andrzejek holding up a net from Florida's national championship victory | Photo...

Trevor Everette
Apr 102 min read


The Basel Pod/ECB Podcast SUPERSHOW: 2025 Final Four Preview
This week, Sam Basel teams up with the Everything College Basketball Podcast (Josh Burton, Trevor Everette, and Michael DeRosa) to bring...

Sam Basel
Apr 51 min read


Chalk Madness: The Final Four is All One Seeds
Explore the rare occurrence in NCAA history as all one seeds make the Final Four. Dive into the Final Four lineup of Duke, Houston, Auburn,
George Hathaway
Apr 12 min read
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