No. 1 Villanova extended its winning streak to 20 games with an 80-70 victory over No. 10 Creighton on Saturday afternoon at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The double-digit margin of victory for the Wildcats is not indicative of what was a close and hard-fought contest throughout. Villanova (14-0, 2-0 Big East) trailed by double digits in the first half as Creighton came out firing in front of an energized home crowd. But Jay Wright's team ...

Louisville 77, Indiana 62—Final The No. 6 Louisville Cardinals used a dominant defensive effort to topple the No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers 77-62 Saturday afternoon in a 2016 Countdown Classic matchup. Donovan Mitchell poured in a career-high 25 points to lead Louisville (12-2), which shot 52.9 percent from the floor while holding Indiana (10-4) to a dismal 32.2 mark. The Hoosiers finished a meager 4-of-21 from three-point range. Bleacher Report provided scoring updates and highlights throughout the game. Please ...

The College Football Playoff is finally upon us, and first up is the 2016 Peach Bowl featuring the No. 1 team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide, against the No. 4 Washington Huskies. There isn't any reason to argue against the Crimson Tide (13-0) being favorites in this matchup. After all, they dominated virtually every opponent they faced during the regular season, even in games in which they didn't play up to their usual ...

Hours separate the globe from the much-anticipated 2016 Fiesta Bowl—a College Football Playoff encounter between the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 2 Clemson Tigers.  The Buckeyes sit on an 11-1 record entering the big game, though the team will be seeking a little bit of retribution after not only missing the CFP last year, but also missing out on the Big Ten Championship due to its single loss to Penn State. Like Alabama, the 12-1 Tigers ...

LSU 16, Louisville 6— Halftime Game action is underway between No. 13 Louisville (9-3) and No. 20 LSU (7-4). ABC is televising the matchup nationally from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. We are watching the game and providing live analysis as the action unfolds:Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Georgia Tech 20, Kentucky 3—Early 3rd Quarter The 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, features the 8-4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the ACC and the 7-5 Kentucky Wildcats from the SEC. This marks the first bowl appearance for Kentucky since 2010, while Georgia Tech returns to the postseason after missing a bowl game last season for the first time since 1996.Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide have been college football's best team throughout the season, but in order to play for a national championship, they must get past the No. 4 Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl. The Peach Bowl is the first of two College Football Playoff semifinals that will be contested on New Year's Eve, and the Crimson Tide are more heavily favored than any other team on the bowl schedule despite the Huskies' ...

For the second time in four years, the Clemson Tigers and Ohio State Buckeyes will clash during bowl season. This time, the stakes are far higher. Clemson and Ohio State will play in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, one of two semifinals in the College Football Playoff. This isn't unfamiliar territory for either team. The Buckeyes won the inaugural playoff in 2014, and the Tigers finished runners-up to the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015. In terms of matchups, this is ...

The Under Armour All-America Game represents the final opportunity for many top high school prospects to put their talent on display before heading to the collegiate ranks. The result is usually an entertaining game with plenty of highlight-reel plays. It's a contest that takes on a little more importance for the players who remain undecided about where they're going to play college football. That's a pretty sizable group for the 2017 edition of the showcase. Those recruits ...

Of all 124 teams outside the College Football Playoff, no program is saddled with a greater "what-if" burden from the 2016 season than the Michigan Wolverines. Capped by a crushing 33-32 loss to the No. 11 Florida State Seminoles in the 2016 Orange Bowl on Friday, Michigan suffered its third gut-wrenching defeat in four games. Once again, the Wolverines came up tantalizingly short against top competition—a recurring problem through two years of the Harbaugh era, especially this ...