November 19, 1986

A four-square foursome of former Marines makes the Tribe from South Dakota into a formidable fighting force

1. Arkansas-Monticello2. Charleston (W.Va.)3. David Lipscomb4. Fort Hays Kansas State5. Central Washington6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire7. Findlay8. Huron9. Coll. of Charleston (S.C.)10. William Carey

Sacred Heart and Potsdam are big names among the littler schools

1. Sacred Heart2. Tampa3. Mt. St. Mary's (Md.)4. Alaska-Anchorage5. Virginia Union6. Florida Southern7. Gannon8. Cal State-Hayward9. S. lllinois-Edwardsville10. Norfolk State

1. Potsdam2. LeMoyne-Owen3. Jersey City State4. DePauw5. Wittenberg (Ohio)6. Wisconsin-Whitewater7. Otterbein8. North Park9. Scranton10. New York University

Off the court they're ladies, but when they put on basketball uniforms they become Lady Techsters—Louisiana Tech's all-business dynamos

It looks like another season of Dynasty for Texas

1. Texas2. Louisiana Tech3. Auburn4. Tennessee5. Rutgers6. Iowa7. USC8. Western Kentucky9. Georgia10. Old Dominion

If the ubiquitous Dick Vitale isn't the most influential person in all of college basketball, then surely he is the loudest and talkingest—and the one most likely to make some fans toss bricks...

A season spent with Indiana coach Bob Knight revealed a unique and mercurial presence

—from an ancient hymn

There is not a more fascinating character in college basketball than Indiana coach Bob Knight. His genius for the game is unquestioned, and the way he relates to his players, his friends, his...

It should come as no surprise to learn just how deeply into the well the recruiting pipeline reaches. Indiana coach Bob Knight sought solace during his stormy '85-86 season by driving downstate to...

An extraterrestrial's guide to the best college teams on earth

LAST SEASON: 28-6; lost to Louisville in NCAA round of 16.

LAST SEASON: 32-7; won NCAA championship.

LAST SEASON: 33-5; lost to Auburn in NCAA round of 16.

LAST SEASON: 26-9; lost to DePaul in NCAA second round.

LAST SEASON: 22-10; lost to LSU in NCAA first round

LAST SEASON: 21-8; lost to Cleveland State in NCAA first round.

LAST SEASON: 23-14; lost to Georgia Tech in NCAA second round.

LAST SEASON: 24-9; lost to Kentucky in NCAA round of 16.

LAST SEASON: 27-7: lost to LSU in NCAA round of 16.

LAST SEASON: 32-4; lost to LSU in NCAA final eight.

LAST SEASON: 35-4; lost to Duke in NCAA Final Four.

LAST SEASON: 24-8; lost in NCAA second round.

LAST SEASON: 22-11; lost to Louisville in NCAA final eight.

LAST SEASON: 21-13; lost to Kansas in NCAA round of eight.

LAST SEASON: 19-14; lost to Wyoming in NIT semis.

LAST SEASON: 20-12; lost to N.C. State in NCAA first round.

LAST SEASON: 30-5; lost to Duke in NCAA final eight.

LAST SEASON: 23-9; lost to Navy in NCAA first round.

LAST SEASON: 24-12; lost to Ohio State in NIT final.

LAST SEASON: 26-6; lost to Navy in NCAA second round.

Horace Grant and Elden Campbell, the present and future of Clemson hoops, recently "helped" one another through a weight workout. Grant, the 6'10" senior, says that he was spotting Campbell, the...

In 1984, freshman Reggie Lewis played his first NCAA tournament game and scored 31 points on 15-for-17 shooting in a loss to Virginia Commonwealth. "The surprising thing was that we didn't think...

Western Kentucky lost only two people from last season's 23-8 team: 1) its leading scorer and 2) the best player in its history. The Hill-toppers will replace the former, 6'1" guard Billy Gordon...

People talk about his heart and his muscle, but what really says the most about LSU's Ricky Blanton is his lip. Blanton's mouth has been smashed and bloodied, but it, and he, never stop working.

If Ken Norman's 6'8", 215-pound frame isn't imposing enough, there are the three gold ropes that dangle from his neck, each with a 14-karat bauble affixed. One medallion spells out SNAKE, which...

For years, basketball at Berkeley aroused less excitement than an 8 a.m. section of Subject A, bonehead English. Before coach Lou Campanelli arrived on campus a year ago, the Bears had spent 10...

Reggie Miller is one of the few players who can, with a straight face, say of the 19'9" three-point line: "I think they made it a little short." Miller launched roughly half his shots from that...

Kevin Mackey is not easily amazed, but he was the first time he saw Ken (Mouse) McFadden in an AAU game. With his team well ahead, the slim, Archibaldian 6'1" guard waved his teammates away and...

Hernell Jackson was small as a child and always riding his bicycle around Gardena, Calif. Because he was the son of a military man, a neighbor tagged him with the nickname Jeep. Everybody, even...

When Pitt was seeking a successor to Dr. Roy Chipman last season, another Big East coach said, "They need somebody who'll come in and shut down the party, and he'd better go in there with a whip...

How can you lose a top guard and still be left with one of the best backcourts in the East? Easy: Use three guards the season before. The Owls' Ed Coe (15.6 points per game) is the only starter...

Oklahoma's Darryl Kennedy calls Iowa State forward Jeff Grayer "just about the toughest sucker in the Big Eight." Last season Grayer became one of five players in Conference history to score 1,000...

Arizona's new favorite son is sophomore Sean Elliott, who grew up in Tucson and is learning to handle the burden of fame: He now orders his burgers to go. "I sat down at a fast-food place last...

Rimini, Italy, a resort town on the Adriatic Sea, is also the home of Hambi Basket, the team for which Olden Polynice is now lofting jumpers. Polynice lost his scholarship last summer shortly...

Marco Baldi, the 6'11" center from Italy who ran afoul of the NCAA last spring over some plane tickets, has been reinstated. That solves the problem of who will play center, but airplane tickets...

BYU has four starters back from an 18-14 team. Or is it two starters back from a 20-11 team? Well, both, actually. Mike Smith and Jim Usevitch, a pair of 6'9" starters on the 1983-84 team that...

Coach Bill Foster has heard the talk about the two-year-old Miami program. Folks are saying that by taking in 7'1" Tito Horford, the incredible traveling freshman, Foster has sold out for a quick...

Good news for friends of Duke basketball: Coach Mike Krzyzewski didn't do anything rash in the off-season. Then again, if he had, people would have understood. From a team that won 37 games and...

This is not a team of high expectations, as graduation has razed the maize-and-blue skyline that dominated the Big Ten for two seasons. One man who is back, though, is soph Glen Rice, who toiled...

Chris Welp, the Huskies' seven-foot senior center, can spread himself in a lot of directions. Off the court he dabbles in scuba diving, photography and graphic design. On the court he became known...

Lurking below the Top 40 are the giant-killers that always strike at tournament time

Traveling light, fast and widely, two roundball soldiers of fortune explored the marvelous diversity with which the game is played in the U.S.

When the students at Duke turn out for home games, the idea is to have fun. At least they think it's fun