SI:AM | The Most Interesting Results From College Basketball’s Opening Night
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I learned about so many new schools while combing through basketball scores to write this newsletter. Did you know there’s a school called North American University near Houston?
In today’s SI:AM:
🏀 College hoops galore
🐻 Bears win again
Not quite November madness
You’re probably four months away from beginning to pay attention to college basketball, but the season did start in earnest yesterday. Believe it or not, there were actually a few notable results amidst a sea of powerhouses demolishing underfunded nobodies. Here are some of the games that stuck out.
No. 1 Florida 77, No. 14 Miami 67 (men)
The biggest game of the day featured the No. 1 team in the country taking on a highly ranked opponent. The Gators, whose defense of their 2025 national championship ended in the NCAA tournament’s second round last season, got right back to their winning ways last night.
Florida could very well earn a one-seed for the third year in a row. Four of its five starters are back this season, including forward Thomas Haugh, who had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists against the Hur...