We normally hear of how the NCAA and the rules they have in place basically screw players for minor violations. Please don’t get me wrong because they overall do a great job, but we all know there have been times we didn’t agree with their decisions or thought they had no heart. Well, this story will really warm your heart and definitely shows a very positive side to the NCAA. In a nutshell, Jermareo Davidson who is a talented 6-10 forward for Alabama has endured his brother being placed on a ventilator and his girlfriend being killed in a car accident all this semester. To make things worse Jermareo was in the car with his girlfriend when the accident occurred.  Needless to say because of these tragedies his studies were falling very far behind. It appeared he was going to also have to endure missing the second half of his senior season due to poor grades. Then a director of academic services for Alabama University made coach Gottried aware of a NCAA and SEC rule that allows players to withdraw from classes and wipe the slate clean for next semester. It’s not often you hear the NCAA sparing someone from rules and regulations, but this time the rules made things just a bit better for Jamareo Davidson who is handling so much at such a young age. I tip my hat to you today NCAA.

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The slate is full of great college basketball games so here are our picks.

Duke covers -14 at home against George Mason

Wisconsin covers +4 at Marquette

Indiana covers +5 against Kentucky

OVERALL RECORD:

College Basketball 9-4

College Football: 6-7

NFL 5-3-1

Oklahoma Sooners cover -2 at home against Villanova

OVERALL RECORD:

College Basketball 9-3

College Football: 6-7

NFL 5-3-1

Jimmy V Classic

Oklahoma State covers +2 against Syracuse
Arizona covers -5 against Louisville

OVERALL RECORD:

College Basketball 7-3

College Football: 6-7

NFL 5-3-1

Michigan State covers +4 at Boston College

OVERALL RECORD:

College Basketball 7-2

College Football: 6-7

NFL 5-2-1

Maryland covers +4 at Illinois

Wisconsin covers -10 at home against FSU

Indiana covers +13.5 at Duke

OVERALL RECORD:

College Football: 6-7

College Basketball 4-2

NFL 5-2-1

The UCLA Bruins mens basketball team must feel right at home sitting at the top of the latest NCAA basketball AP Poll. UCLA truly is still the most dominant program of all time.UCLA AND THE NUMBER ONE RANKING For the first time in 12 years, UCLA, the nation’s top-ranked number one team, is back at the top of the AP poll. The last time that UCLA was ranked number one was in the final poll of the 1995 season, the year the Bruins won their 11th national championship.

This is the 129th week that UCLA has been ranked first in the AP poll (19 weeks longer than second-place Duke, 110 weeks at number one).

Here’s a look at UCLA and the number one ranking:

Last Time the Bruins Were Ranked No. 1: The final AP poll of the Bruins’ last national championship in 1995.

Number of Games Played with a No. 1 Ranking: 246 (record as No. 1 team: 232-14, .943).

Most Consecutive Seasons at No. 1: 1. UCLA (12, 1964-75); 2. Duke (7, 1998-2004); 3. Kansas (5, 1994-97).

Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1: 1. UCLA (46 weeks, from Feb. 9, 1971 to Jan. 15, 1974); 2. Ohio State (27 weeks, from Dec. 13, 1960 to March 13, 1962); 3. UCLA (23 weeks, from Preseason Nov. 1966 to Jan. 16, 1968).

Biggest Jump to No. 1 from Previous Week: 1. West Virginia (8th to 1st, Dec. 17 to Dec. 24, 1957); 2. Duke (6th to 1st, Dec. 7 to Dec. 14, 1965); 2. Kansas (6th to 1st, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, 2003); 3. UCLA (5th to 1st, Nov. 20 to Nov. 27, 2006) — the jump from fifth to first has happened eight other times in history, including once before by UCLA from Jan. 11 to Jan. 18, 1983.

Most Weeks at No. 1: 1. UCLA (129); 2. Duke (110); 3. North Carolina (84); 4. Kentucky (80); 5. Cincinnati (45); 6. Indiana (44); 7. Kansas (42); 8. UNLV (32); 9. Arizona (29) and 10. San Francisco (28).