r/CollegeBasketball • u/darren1417 • 7h ago

Discussion Best streaming service for this college basketball season now that ESPN Unlimited is out?

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Now that ESPN Unlimited is out I'm assuming that's gonna be the best bet, but curious if there are any better options, I know there are other services that include ESPN Unlimited like FuboTV.

I'm in Canada so I have to go the VPN route and need would very much prefer to pay via PayPal if possible.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

(Yes I know there is IPTV which I have and love, I'm just over the 60-90 second delay, makes it harder for sports betting and following along on Twitter)

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r/CollegeBasketball • u/Jomosensual • 20h ago

College Basketball National Cup - National Cup Draw

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Here we are folks. It's time to see the final draw of the season. Thank you for following along with me for so long. The journey is almost over with. Let's get some clerical stuff wrapped up here before showing off all the cool and major stuff you all came for

Link to the main hub - https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/1l4r73p/introducing_the_college_basketball_national_cup/

Here's a quick reminder of who the 64 teams still alive and kicking are:

Qualified Teams(64/64) Method of Qualification
Stanford Golden Conference Group A Winner
Santa Clara Golden Conference Group B Winner
UCLA Golden Conference Group C Winner
Saint Mary's Golden Conference Group D Winner
Auburn Sunshine Round 1 Group A Winner
Florida Sunshine Round 1 Group B Winner
Alabama Sunshine Round 1 Group C Winner
Georgia Sunshine Round 2 Group A Winner
UCF Sunshine Round 2 Group B Winner
Rutgers Liberty Group A Winner
St. Bonaventure Liberty Group B Winner
St. John's Liberty Group C Winner
Cornell Liberty Knockout Bracket A Winner
Syracuse Liberty Knockout Bracket B Winner
Cincinnati Great Lakes R2 Group A Winner
Michigan Great Lakes R2 Group B Winner
Marquette Great Lakes R2 Group C Winner
Ohio State Great Lakes R2 Group D Winner
Northwestern Great Lakes R2 Group E Winner
Illinois Great Lakes R2 Group F Winner
Wisconsin Great Lakes Last Chance Round Robin Winner
Purdue Great Lakes Last Chance Round Robin 2nd Place
Yale New England Group A Winner
Bryant New England Group A 2nd Place
Providence New England Group B Winner
UConn New England Group B 2nd Place
Houston Lonestar Group A Winner
Texas A&M Lonestar Group B Winner
Texas Tech Lonestar Group C Winner
Baylor Lonestar Group D Winner
Nebraska Heartland Group A Winner
Creighton Heartland Group B Winner
Missouri Heartland Group C Winner
Iowa State Heartland Group D Winner
West Virginia Mid Atlantic Group A Top Four
Virginia Mid Atlantic Group A Top Four
Saint Joseph's Mid Atlantic Group A Top Four
James Madison Mid Atlantic Group A Top Four
Pittsburgh Mid Atlantic Group B Top Four
Penn State Mid Atlantic Group B Top Four
VCU Mid Atlantic Group B Top Four
Maryland Mid Atlantic Group B Top Four
Boise State Pacific Mountains Round 2 Winner
Gonzaga Pacific Mountains Round 2 Top 3
Oregon Pacific Mountains Round 2 Top 3
BYU Four Corners Round 2 Winner
Arizona Four Corners Round 2 Top 3
New Mexico Four Corners Round 2 Top 3
Kentucky Delta Group A Winner
Tennessee Delta Group B Winner
Arkansas State Delta Group C Winner
Ole Miss Delta Group D Winner
Memphis Delta Group E Winner
Middle Tennessee Delta Round 3 Winner
Belmont Delta Round 3 2nd Place
Duke Carolina United Top 5
South Carolina Carolina United Top 5
Clemson Carolina United Top 5
Wofford Carolina United Top 5
North Carolina Carolina United Top 5
TCU Lonestar/Heartland Playoff
San Diego State New England/Golden Playoff
Washington State Pacific Mountains/ Four Corners Playoff
Michigan State Delta/Great Lakes Playoff

From there we're going to break down into 4 pots of 16 based on each teams NET ranking from the past season. Teams could also not be drawn into the same group as someone from their own qualifying conference. If a team was drawn in a group where they weren't allowed to be I moved them to the next applicable group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Duke(1) Illinois(17) Creighton(38) Rutgers(77)
Auburn(2) Texas A&M(18) Ohio State(41) TCU(78)
Houston(3) Purdue(19) New Mexico(42) Stanford(81)
Florida(4) St Mary's(21) Boise State(44) South Carolina(87)
Tennessee(5) Clemson(22) Memphis(49) Arkansas State(94)
Alabama(6) Michigan(23) Cincinnati(50) St. Bonaventure(97)
Texas Tech(7) BYU(25) West Virginia(51) Providence(100)
Gonzaga(8) Marquette(26) San Diego State(52) Middle Tennessee(105)
Iowa State(9) UCLA(27) Northwestern(53) Virginia(110)
Maryland(10) Ole Miss(28) Santa Clara(57) Washington State(112)
Michigan State(11) Oregon(29) Nebraska(59) Cornell(120)
Arizona(12) Baylor(30) Pittsburgh(61) Belmont(129)
St. John's(13) VCU(31) Penn State(66) Wofford(131)
Kentucky(14) UConn(32) UCF(71) Syracuse(133)
Wisconsin(15) Georgia(33) Yale(72) Bryant(141)
Missouri(16) North Carolina(36) Saint Joseph's(76) James Madison(158)

And here's what we got for the draw:

Group A

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Missouri
2 Baylor
3 Santa Clara
4 Arkansas State

Group B

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Texas Tech
2 Georgia
3 Memphis
4 Washington State

Group C

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Kentucky
2 Illinois
3 Creighton
4 Wofford

Group D

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Alabama
2 Oregon
3 Ohio State
4 Rutgers

Group E

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Iowa State
2 Michigan
3 Pittsburgh
4 Middle Tennessee

Group F

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Auburn
2 Purdue
3 UCF
4 St. Bonaventure

Group G

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 St. John's
2 Clemson
3 Cincinnati
4 Stanford

Group H

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Wisconsin
2 UConn
3 Nebraska
4 James Madison

Group I

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Michigan State
2 Texas A&M
3 Penn State
4 Bryant

Group J

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Duke
2 Marquette
3 Boise State
4 Providence

Group K

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Arizona
2 North Carolina
3 New Mexico
4 Virginia

Group L

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Houston
2 BYU
3 West Virginia
4 South Carolina

Group M

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Maryland
2 St. Mary's
3 Northwestern
4 Belmont

Group N

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Gonzaga
2 VCU
3 San Diego State
4 Cornell

Group O

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Florida
2 Ole Miss
3 Saint Joseph's
4 TCU

Group P

Position Teams W L Point Difference Status
1 Tennessee
2 UCLA
3 Yale
4 Syracuse

And here's the bracket preview. You can find your team above and figure out their path through here!

Simulations will be starting nearly immediately, keep an eye out for the group stage results!

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r/CollegeBasketball • u/bwburke94 • 9h ago

News MAC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule

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