Miami Hurricanes NCAA Basketball News

Minutes after his team's string of five consecutive ACC wins had been snapped by Florida State, Miami coach Jim Larranaga remained optimistic about his team's standing in the league - tied for fifth with Virginia.

What we'll be watching while waiting for the long-delayed return of Mad Men on AMC.

Miami's Reggie Johnson gathers up a loose ball as teammate Trey McKinney Jones, left, looks to help as Florida State's Michael Snaer comes to the defense in the second half.

With one month to go before Selection Sunday, afirst look at how the field is shaping up for the NCAA tournament: Miami : Beating Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium last Sunday was a huge boost to the Hurricanes, who have now won five of their last six.

Last week, Florida State was the ACC 's darling. The posterchildren of a surprisingly balanced conference season, the Seminoles were hot on the lips of coaches, players and fans throughout the league.

In preparation for tomorrow's huge game with Miami, we spoke with the guys over at Category 6, an excellent blog covering the Hurricanes.

In some ways, the scene at BankUnited Center Thursday night resembled a big-time college basketball game.

Michael Snaer powers himself across the paint for two during the 80-51 FSU victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Monday, October 31.

THE SKINNY: The most storied rivalry in the sport takes center stage as the Blue Devils try and bounce back from Sunday's loss to Miami at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Kenny Kadji has been one of college basketball's most pleasant surprises this season.

The ACC's top rivalry resumes tonight when No. 10 Duke visits No. 5 North Carolina.

Miami, which also took a double-overtime win against Maryland last week, has won four conference games in a row.

The UM men's team hopes to keep its momentum going after winning four games in a row, and the UM women's team moved up to No.

Miami's Durand Scott is taunted by the Cameron Crazies while inbounding the ball against Duke on Sunday.

The Wildcats, who were also No. 1 for two weeks earlier this season, received 63 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.

Washington's Alex Ovechkin collides with Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas after Thomas deflected his point-blank shot.

The Ferrum women's basketball team broke a nine-game losing streak to Christopher Newport on Sunday, ripping the Captains 82-58 at Swartz Gymnasium to pull into a three-way tie for first place in the USA South Conference.

University of Dayton senior Casey Nance set the tone early in UD's 74-65 victory over Xavier in women's basketball on Sunday.

Duke's defense had some of its best moments when the decision was made to pressure and double-team on the perimeter.

Adrienne Webb scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half and LSU snapped No. 6 Kentucky’s 10-game winning streak with a 61-51 upset on Sunday.