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The New England Patriots had massive expectations when they selected offensive lineman Will Campbell with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Campbell was supposed to serve as Drake Maye’s blindside protector, keeping the future of the franchise safe from opposing pass rushers.

While Campbell did a decent job of that during the regular season, things completely fell apart against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 60. Campbell allowed an astounding 14 quarterback pressures during the contest, per Next Gen Stats. That was the most allowed by any player in a single game the entire 2025 season, including the playoffs.

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After that performance in a 29-13 loss, the 22-year-old Campbell declined to speak to the media, per the Boston Globe.

Campbell was reportedly asked to speak multiple times, but declined before leaving the locker room.

It’s not the best look for the rookie, who had an especially tough time throughout the playoffs. During the postseason, Campbell ranked 29th out of 30 tackles in pass block win rate, per Ed Werder. Campbell definitely played a role in Maye getting sacked 21 times during the team’s four postseason games.

But to put all the blame on Campbell would be foolish. The rookie didn’t play well, but he was far from the only member of the Patriots’ offensive line who faltered down the stretch. Guard Jared Wilson also rated out poorly over the four postseason games, per Werder.

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While Campbell’s performance stood out Sunday, he wasn’t the sole reason the Patriots gave up six sacks and two interceptions. Seattle’s defense was ferocious, getting pressure against essentially every member of the Patriots’ line the entire evening. All of that combined to speed up Maye and make him uncomfortable, leading to some missed passes and costly errors.

Campbell’s struggles also may have been overstated depending on which advanced metric proprietor you trust. Pro Football Focus’ metrics list Campbell with three pressures allowed in Super Bowl 60. He still struggled, but maybe not as much as Next Gen Stats initially suggested.

Figuring out exactly what went wrong for Campbell should be a major focus for the Patriots over the offseason. Campbell wasn’t miserable in the regular season, ranking as the 32nd left tackle in the NFL according to PFF’s metrics. It was a promising enough performance that fans could envision a future where Campbell improved in his second season and ranked within the top half of the league at his position.

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But after his immense struggles in the playoffs, the Patriots may need to re-evaluate Campbell’s future. When Campbell was coming out of the draft, some questioned whether he would hold up as a tackle in the NFL due to his short wingspan. Is a position change a reality following Campbell’s poor postseason, or will the Patriots continue to show faith in him as a tackle?

The development puts an even bigger damper on the Patriots’ Super Bowl loss. The entire team got exposed in Super Bowl 60, but no player found themselves under the microscope more than Campbell, the team’s first-round pick.

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Campbell, of course, is exceptionally young and shouldn’t be written off after a poor stretch against some of the best pass rushers in the NFL. If anything, his struggles are a reminder that the Patriots were never supposed to be this good so quickly, and that the team still has work to do to solidify itself as a Super Bowl contender next season.

Justin Boone is a two-time winner of the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award (2019, 2025) and has nine top-10 finishes in the competition. 

Below you can see a very early look at his fantasy rankings for the 2026 season. More expanded rankings, including PPR scoring and rookies, will be available in future updates.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

Takeaways from the early WR rankings 

• Puka Nacua is comfortably the top receiver in my rankings after leading all wideouts in fantasy scoring this year with 19.3 points per game in half-PPR, which was over a full point more than Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who was in second. Now that we know the reigning 38-year-old MVP Matthew Stafford will be back next season, Nacua is set for another dominant effort. His 2025 campaign is even more impressive when you remember his teammate, Davante Adams, posted 14 touchdowns playing alongside him. There are no bad picks among the top three receivers, but Nacua has the early edge for 2026 drafts.

• Malik Nabers continues to fall down my 2026 rankings after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in late September. A full meniscus repair extends Nabers’ recovery timeline. Even though the target is for him to be back before training camp, we know players and teams can be overly optimistic about when injured stars will return to the field. When healthy, Nabers has top-five upside at his position, but he’ll need to be monitored all offseason to see if he can get back to WR1 form for Week 1.

• Jalen Coker saved his best for last this season, putting up nine catches, 134 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets in the Panthers’ wild-card-round loss. The performance came after he took on a bigger role in the offense down the stretch and was the WR29 in fppg over the final six weeks of the regular season (if we include Week 18). Coker was a top-24 WR in three of his five contests during that span and will hopefully carry that momentum over to 2026 as the Panthers’ No. 2 option in the passing game.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

Justin Boone is a two-time winner of the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award (2019, 2025) and has nine top-10 finishes in the competition. 

Below you can see a very early look at his fantasy rankings for the 2026 season. More expanded rankings, including PPR scoring and rookies, will be available in future updates.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

Takeaways from the early TE rankings 

• Colston Loveland has moved into the TE3 spot overall after finishing the season as hot as any player at his position. The rookie was the TE18 in fppg on the year, but over the final nine weeks of the fantasy season, he emerged as the fifth-highest scoring tight end during that span. At just 21 years old, Loveland posted stat lines of 6-94-1, 10-91-1, 8-137-0 and 4-56-0 over his last month, including the playoffs, with at least 10 targets in each of those outings. It’s clear Ben Johnson plans to make Loveland a focal point of the passing attack and fantasy managers should be excited about that.

• George Kittle suffered a torn Achilles in the playoffs, which is especially concerning for a player who will turn 33 years old in October. However, Kittle spoke about the nature of his specific Achilles injury, which was a clear tear that occurred higher up, so they didn’t have to drill into his heel. That will allow more blood flow and a faster recovery. While a normal Achilles tear would keep a player out until November, the general belief is that Kittle has a shot to return sooner than that. I’d still be cautious about drafting Kittle for 2026, but he is back in my rankings now — even though we might not be starting him in Week 1.

• Trey McBride stands alone at the top of the tight end rankings and for good reason. The 26-year-old reached a new level of production this season, averaging over 15 fantasy points per game in half PPR and over 18 fppg in PPR. He finished the year more than 80 points ahead of the next closest fantasy TE in half PPR and more than 100 points above second place in PPR. His 242.9 fantasy points would have made him the WR5, RB9 or QB13 in total scoring on the year. We need to see who the Cardinals’ starting quarterback will be in 2026, but McBride is the unquestioned No. 1 option at the position.

Tight Ends

Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

There are three different freestyle snowboarding disciplines at the Winter Olympics this year: half-pipe, slopestyle, and big air, and on Monday, you can tune in to the first women’s medal event, the big air final, live. The top 12 riders from the qualifying round have advanced to the women’s big air snowboarding final airing Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET, with all the action airing live on Peacock and NBC.

Read on for a complete schedule of every Team USA Snowboarding event at this year’s games, a rundown of who’s competing, and how to watch all the action. And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year’s Winter Games, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the Milano Cortina Games.

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How to watch the women’s snowboarding big air Finals:

Date: Monday, Feb. 9

Time: 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT

Location: Livigno Snow Park

TV channel: NBC

Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, and more

Where can I stream snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

The women’s big air snowboarding final will stream live at 1:30 p.m. ET on Peacock this Monday, Feb. 9.

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Where to watch the big air final on TV:

Women’s snowboarding coverage on Monday will be broadcast on NBC, which you can stream on DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more.

How to watch Olympic snowboarding free without cable:

Who is on the Team USA Snowboarding team?

These are the athletes on Team USA’s snowboarding team:

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2026 Team USA Olympic Snowboarding Schedule:

Thursday, February 5

• Men’s Snowboard Big Air: Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. (Peacock, USA), re-air Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m (USA)

Saturday, February 7

• Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final: 1:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock), re-air at 3:15 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, February 8

• Men’s & Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom: Qualifying: 3 a.m. (USA, Peacock)

• Men’s & Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom: Finals: 7 a.m. (NBC, Peacock), re-air at 10:30 a.m. (USA)

• Men’s Snowboard Big Air Final (re-air): 7:30 a.m. (USA)

• Women’s Snowboard Big Air: Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. (Peacock), re-air at 6:30 p.m. (USA)

Monday, February 9

• Women’s Snowboard Big Air: Final: 1:30 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

Wednesday, February 11

• Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe: Qualifying: 4:30 a.m. (Peacock, USA), re-air at 6:45 a.m. and 12:45 a.m. (USA)

• Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe: Qualifying: 1:30 p.m. (Peacock, NBC), re-air at 2:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (USA)

Thursday, February 12

• Men’s Snowboard Cross: Qualifying: 4 a.m. (Peacock, USA)

• Men’s Snowboard Cross: Finals: 7:45 a.m. (Peacock), re-air at 8:35 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.(USA)

• Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Finals: 1:30 p.m. (Peacock, NBC), re-air at 2 a.m. (USA)

Friday, February 13

• Women’s Snowboard Cross: Qualifying: 4 a.m. (Peacock)

• Women’s Snowboard Cross Finals: 7:30 a.m. (Peacock), re-air at 8;30 a.m. (USA) re-air at 1 p.m. (NBC)

• Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Finals: 1:30 p.m. (Peacock, NBC), re-air Feb. 14 at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, February 14

• Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Finals (re-air): 8:30 a.m. (USA)

Sunday, February 15

• Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Finals: 7:45 a.m. (Peacock, USA), re-air at 8:30 a.m. (NBC), re-air at 1 p.m. (USA)

Monday, February 16

• Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle: Qualifying: 4:30 a.m. (Peacock, USA) re-air at 10 a.m. (NBC), re-air at 10 p.m. (USA)

• Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle: Qualifying: 8 a.m. (Peacock) re-air at 8:35 a.m. (USA), re-air at 10:30 p.m. (USA)

Tuesday, February 17

• Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final: 7 a.m. (Peacock, USA), re-air at 12:45 p.m. (NBC)

Wednesday, February 18

• Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle: Final: 6:30 a.m. (Peacock, USA), re-air at 2:15 p.m. (NBC), re-air 2:45 a.m. (USA)

February 22, 2026

LIVIGNO, Italy — Eileen Gu’s mantra for the Milan Cortina Games is “Nothing to Prove.”

Still just 22 years old, you could argue Gu already has it all: International fame, model looks, a Stanford education, endorsements that make her one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world and two gold medals she won under immense pressure four years ago in Beijing after choosing to compete under the Chinese flag.

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She’s already banked a lifetime of accomplishment before most of her peers have gotten a full-time job.

“I have no real expectations,” she said. “I’m here because I want to be.”

On one hand, when you look at Gu’s image in totality, the one that has landed her on billboards and magazine covers and Olympic podiums, it seems like insincere claptrap. Ambition has defined everything about her young life, from her 1580 SAT score to walking runways at international fashion events. She really took time off from Stanford to train for the Olympics without any expectation of a medal haul like the one she took home from Beijing?

But at the same time, Gu’s legacy in the sport of freestyle skiing is already secure. Everything now is a bonus.

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And Monday, the lack of expectation she put on herself may have helped put a new entry on the career résumé that will shine as brightly as the silver medal she won in slopestyle. In a sport that is always progressing, always breaking new ground, always pushing athletes to their physical and mental limits, Gu and Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud put on a head-to-head show that might go down as the best women’s freeski competition of all time.

“That’s hands down the best slopestyle run I’ve ever done,” Gu said.

It just happened to be not quite as good as what Gremaud put up.

“The level was crazy today,” Gremaud said. “Definitely the craziest competition we had so far in women’s skiing.”

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Four years ago in this event, Gu and Gremaud were separated by a third of a point, with the Swiss skier coming out on top. This time, the tricks were bigger and the obstacles more demanding — and both managed to post scores even better than they did in Beijing.

For somebody you’d think wants to win everything, this was the day a silver medal never felt more golden.

“I was cheering for her because I knew the implications this contest has on women skiing,” Gu said. “We are literally watching women’s skiing evolve in real time. How special and wonderful is that? Did I want to land a second and third run? Yes. Did I have plans to do bigger and better [tricks]? Yes. But can I be at all disappointed or feel any kind of way except immensely proud? No, because the first run I landed was the run I came here to do.”

And what a monster run it was, putting down one clean trick after another before finishing with a 1080- and 1260-degree double corks, which are off-axis flips while rotating through the air. Gu said she had never done those consecutively in competition. The judges awarded her 86.58 points — more than what she would have needed to win gold four years ago.

It was an opening salvo that, against any other opponent, may well have clinched a gold medal right then and there.

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Suddenly, the stakes were raised.

“I definitely felt like if Eileen did it, I can also do it and I’ll try to do it better,” Gremaud said.

On her second try, she did, finishing with a pair of 1260 double corks to take the lead at 86.96.

It was all coming down to the third run. Gu had big plans — starting with a trick, ironically, called “disaster.” But a slight miscalculation in the speed and angle of approach to the first rail ended her run right away as her skis clipped the rail and she fell into the snow. Gu described her discomfort with that particular rail — she also tangled with it once in qualifying — as “writing with your left hand if you’re right-handed.”

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At that point, it was over. Gremaud skied casually down the mountain with a Swiss flag on her back before celebrating with the team, feeling like history had been made — and not just because she is now a repeat gold medalist.

“The girls pushed me,” she said. “I was hoping I [didn’t] have to go for a third run because I didn’t know if I had it in me. It was really intense that second run. I wasn’t happy for [Gu], but I was happy for myself that I didn’t have to send it again on the third run. That was a huge relief.”

Now, the focus shifts to see whether Gu can repeat what she did in Beijing, winning gold in big air and the halfpipe.

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Back then, Gu felt besieged not just by the pressure of performing in China but by the vitriol that accompanied her decision to compete for her mother’s home country and not the U.S. where she was born and raised.

Even as a highly intelligent 18-year-old, it wasn’t easy to be caught between the political cross-currents of two global powers. It is why, in fact, American freeskier Hunter Hess reached out to Gu this week when his comments about the complexity of representing America on the world stage at this moment became outrage fodder in conservative social media circles.

“He was saying, ‘I think you are the one person who would understand what it feels like to be just trying to ski and have the entire world coming at you,’” Gu said. “I have so much sympathy and empathy for him. I feel sad that he’s in this situation, and it seems like an unwinnable press war for him right now.”

Gu glided through those storms and has come out on the other side feeling free here at these Olympics. She insists there’s no pressure to collect more medals, but if what she showed Monday is any indication, a slopestyle silver isn’t the only hardware she’s going to add to the collection.

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“I’ve gone through things at 22 I don’t think any person should ever have to deal with be it from threats, vitriol, online hate, you name it, physical attacks, the list goes on,” she said. “But I get stronger, and that’s what’s so wonderful about being young. You adapt and learn and get better and better.

“There was a period of time I thought I’d never be better than how I was at 18 so overcoming that and showcasing my best skiing when it counted at the Olympics is such a special experience. If I can inspire one young girl to start skiing after seeing the level today, that’s my gold medal.”

The U.S. is sending six athletes to Milan to compete in ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Games. You can catch all of the events live on Peacock and find the complete schedule of ski jumping competitions, along with a rundown of who is competing, below. While every race will stream on Peacock, some will also be broadcast on NBC and USA Network. (To see specific air times, check out the official NBC Olympics broadcast schedule, and toggle your search to “TV Only.”) Here’s a rundown of how to watch every ski jumping event at the 2026 Winter Games.

Want to learn even more about this year’s Winter Games? Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about Milan Cortina 2026.

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How to watch ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Competition dates: Feb. 7 – 16

TV channels: NBC, USA

Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV and more

Where can I stream ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

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Where to watch ski jumping on TV

Team USA men’s and women’s ski jump coverage will be split between NBC and USA, which you can stream on DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more. NBC will only air select coverage live; for specific times, make sure to check out the official NBC Olympics broadcast schedule and toggle your search to “TV Only.”

How to watch Olympic Ski Jumping without cable:

Who is on the Team USA Ski Jumping team?

These are the athletes on Team USA’s Ski Jumping team:

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• Annika Belshaw, 23, Steamboat Springs, Colo.

• Kevin Bickner, 29, Wauconda, Ill.

• Jason Colby, 19, Steamboat Springs, Colo.

• Tate Frantz, 20, Lake Placid, N.Y.

• Josie Johnson, 19, Park City, Utah

• Paige Jones, 23, Park City, Utah

2026 Team USA Ski Jumping TV schedule

All times Eastern

All events will stream on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. NBC will only be airing select coverage live. For specific times on NBC, make sure to check out the official NBC Olympics broadcast schedule, and toggle your search to “TV Only.”

Thursday, February 5

Official Training

• 11 a.m. — Women’s Normal Hill (NH), Training 1

• 2 p.m. — Men’s NH, Training 1

Friday, February 6

Official Training

• 3 a.m. — Women’s NH, Training 2

Saturday, February 7

Women’s Normal Hill Individual

• 11:45 a.m. — Trial Round

• 1:57 p.m. — Final Round

Sunday, February 8

Official Training

• 10:30 a.m. — Women’s NH, Training 3

• 1 p.m. — Men’s NH, Training 2

Monday, February 9

Men’s Normal Hill Individual

• 2:12 p.m. — Final Round

Tuesday, February 10

Mixed Team Normal Hill

• 11:30 a.m. — Trial Round

Thursday, February 12

Official Training

• 11 a.m. — Women’s Large Hill (LH), Training 1

• 2 p.m. — Men’s LH, Training 1

Friday, February 13

Official Training

• 12:30 p.m. — Men’s LH, Training 2

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Saturday, February 14

Official Training

• 3 a.m. — Women’s L, Training 2

Men’s Large Hill Individual

• 11:30 a.m. — Trial Round

• 1:57 p.m. — Final Round

Sunday, February 15

Official Training

• 5:30 a.m. — Men’s LH, Training 3

Women’s Large Hill Individual

• 11:30 a.m. — Trial Round

• 1:57 p.m. — Final Round

Monday, February 16

Men’s Super Team (Large Hill)

• 2:20 p.m. — Final Round

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February 22, 2026

Finally, we’re getting a true shakeup in the top 10.

Here’s everything you missed in the 14th week of the regular season, and the latest Associated Press poll.

Arizona leads again as top 10 finally shakes up

Arizona once again retained the No. 1 spot in this week’s poll after a blowout win over Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Wildcats will travel to Allen Fieldhouse for a top-10 matchup on Monday night, however, and then will have to host Texas Tech on Saturday. No. 22 BYU and No. 3 Houston are up next week for them, too, marking a critical stretch for the last undefeated team outside of Miami (Ohio).

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Michigan remained at No. 2 this week, too. The Wolverines beat Penn State and Ohio State by more than 20 points each this past week to get to 22-1.

But that’s where things finally changed. Half of the top 10 from the previous poll lost at least one game over the past week. UConn fell to St. John’s (we’ll get to that) and Duke lost at the end of its rivalry matchup with North Carolina in what ended up being a chaotic scene in Chapel Hill. That ended a 10-game win streak for the Blue Devils, though they held on at No. 4. North Carolina climbed three spots to No. 11.

Illinois, after getting revenge over Nebraska last week, fell in overtime at Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans, however, were coming off back-to-back losses — including a bad one at Minnesota — before that win. Oh, and Gonzaga fell at Portland in what was the program’s first win over the Bulldogs since 2014. Portland had lost four of its last five entering that matchup, too. Gonzaga dropped six spots in this week’s poll to No. 12.

It was Houston that moved to No. 3 above Duke, thanks to its road win over AJ Dybantsa and BYU. Iowa State then jumped UConn and moved back into the top five.

Do we need to look at St. John’s again?

St. John’s isn’t back … right?

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After multiple bad losses to start the season that dropped it out of the national rankings completely, Rick Pitino’s group in New York is suddenly on a nine-game win streak — which it capped with a nine-point win over UConn on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Zuby Ejiofor dropped a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double in that contest, his fifth of the season. That snapped an 18-game win streak for the Huskies, and sent them falling three spots to No. 6 this week.

St. John’s jumped to No. 17 this week as a result of the win. It brought Pitino his 903rd win, which ties him with Roy Williams for third in Division I history.

While the streak and upset win are both impressive, it’s hard to tell if St. John’s is back where everyone thought it would be just a few months ago. The win over the Huskies was just the first ranked matchup for the Red Storm since late November, and their only win over a ranked opponent all season. There is only one more ranked opponent left on their schedule, too, but it’s a rematch with UConn on the road later this month. This win streak they’ve been on has been straightforward in a relatively down year for the Big East as a whole.

Despite the loss, UConn is still very much in control of the Big East. But if St. John’s can keep this streak going through the end of the season, and not get blown out in Storrs in a few weeks, a third battle between the two teams in the Big East tournament could get very interesting next month.

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Games to watch this week

All times ET | * denotes neutral site

Monday, Feb. 9

No. 1 Arizona at No. 9 Kansas | 9 p.m. | ESPN

Tuesday, Feb. 10

No. 13 Purdue at No. 7 Nebraska | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+

Friday, Feb. 13

No. 23 Miami (OH) at Ohio | 9 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Feb. 14

No. 20 Clemson at No. 4 Duke | 12 p.m. | ESPN
No. 9 Kansas at No. 5 Iowa State | 1 p.m. | ABC
No. 13 Purdue at Iowa | 5 p.m. | Fox
No. 16 Texas Tech at No. 1 Arizona | 6:30 p.m. | TBD

AP Top 25

The full Associated Press men’s basketball poll from February 9, 2026.

1. Arizona (23-0)
2. Michigan (22-1)
3. Houston (21-2)
4. Duke (21-2)
5. Iowa State (21-2)
6. UConn (22-2)
7. Nebraska (21-2)
8. Illinois (20-4)
9. Kansas (18-5)
10. Michigan State (20-4)
11. North Carolina (19-4)
12. Gonzaga (23-2)
13. Purdue (19-4)
14. Florida (17-6)
15. Virginia (20-3)
16. Texas Tech (17-6)
17. St. John’s (18-5)
18. Saint Louis (23-1)
19. Vanderbilt (19-4)
20. Clemson (20-4)
21. Arkansas (17-6)
22. BYU (17-6)
23. Miami (OH) (24-0)
24. Louisville (17-6)
25. Kentucky (17-7)

Others receiving votes: Alabama 72, Iowa 69, NC State 31, Tennessee 26, Villanova 17, Utah State 15, Georgia 6, Santa Clara 2, Auburn 2, Saint Mary’s 1

Despite reports that Anthony Davis will wait until next season to make his Washington Wizards debut, the team is saying otherwise.

Wizards general manager Will Dawkins told reporters before Sunday’s 132-101 loss to the Miami Heat that he expects the 10-time All-Star to suit up for Washington before the end of the season. However, Davis’ status will likely be determined by what doctors recommend after he’s evaluated during the NBA All-Star break.

“The plan for A.D. right now is to go back to Dallas and finish his rehab,” Dawkins said, via The Athletic. “He has a really good team down there. Our doctors met with them, and our medical staff’s going to go down with him. So, we want to keep that good thing going that he has.”

Dawkins added that Davis will be with the Wizards after the All-Star break, whether he plays this season or not.

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On Friday, Prime Video’s Chris Haynes reported that Davis, 32, was expected to sit out the rest of the season to get fully healthy for 2026-27. The 14-year NBA veteran hasn’t played since early January due to a finger injury.

The Wizards acquired Davis last week in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks that saw eight different players get moved. The deal sets up Davis and Trae Young as the franchise’s two veteran pillars going forward.

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Those two players also happen to both be out with injuries right now, which is highly convenient for Washington from a draft pick standpoint. In addition to Davis potentially being out for the season, Young hasn’t played since late December due to MCL and quad injuries in his right leg. He is expected to be out until at least the All-Star break, and it seems quite possible the Wizards will exercise similar “caution” with him.

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If Davis indeed doesn’t play again, he will finish with a career-low 20 games played this season, all with the Mavericks.

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The Wizards currently hold the fourth-worst record in the NBA, and it’s a competitive race to the bottom this season due to one of the best draft classes in NBA history. It’s hard to think of a season in college basketball with so many impact freshmen, and the trio of Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, Duke’s Cameron Boozer and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa all loom as potential franchise-changers.

Washington is one of five teams with 14 or fewer wins this season, and not playing their two best players certainly increases their chances of sticking at the bottom. Also in the hunt are the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks, who can take the New Orleans Pelicans’ first-round pick this year because the latter fell in love with Derik Queen in last year’s draft.

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The vision for the Wizards at this point is a pick-and-roll duo of Davis and Young, supplemented by young talents like Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George and whomever they get in the draft this year. They might already be thinking about the latter.

Justin Boone is a two-time winner of the FantasyPros Most Accurate Expert Award (2019, 2025) and has nine top-10 finishes in the competition. 

Below you can see a very early look at his fantasy rankings for the 2026 season. More expanded rankings, including PPR scoring and rookies, will be available in future updates.

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Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

Early 2026 Fantasy Rankings

Adam Gase will be back on the sideline after five years away from the game. The Los Angeles Chargers reportedly hired Adam Gase in an offensive assistant coach role, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Gase was formerly the head coach of the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. He had a combined 32-48 record in his two stints as a head coach. The 47-year-old was also the former offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. During his stops, Gase worked closely with Peyton Manning, Jay Cutler and Sam Darnold.

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Gase is now expected to work closely with Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. Last season, Herbert threw for 3,727 yards, 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions despite playing through a fractured left hand late in the season. The 27-year-old quarterback is a two-time Pro Bowler and the 2020 Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Last season, the Chargers ranked 18th in passing yards and did not have a receiver with over 800 receiving yards.

Gase will be part of the coaching overhaul the Chargers have made this offseason. After the Chargers’ 16-3 wild-card loss to the New England Patriots, the team fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman. Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel replaced Roman as offensive coordinator.

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On the defensive side, the Chargers hired Chris O’Leary as defensive coordinator after Jesse Minter was hired as Baltimore Ravens head coach. O’Leary was the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan.