CBB Update

Tip-off times, TV schedule announced

Austin Peay State University’s tip-off times and TV designations for its 2022-23 schedule were finalized Tuesday. In total, the Governors are scheduled to appear on ESPN+ 27 times, starting Wednesday, Nov. 2, with an exhibition against Fisk at 7 p.m. CT inside the Winfield Dunn Center. Austin Peay is set to play on FloSports twice and ACC Network Extra, Big Ten Network, and SEC Network+ once each. All Governors’ games include a radio broadcast on the Governors Sports Network. Austin Peay begins its regular season 7 p.m., Nov. 7, at North Carolina State.

>>North Carolina Tops First College Basketball Coaches Poll

(Undated)  — The first college basketball coaches poll has been released and the North Carolina Tar Heels are atop the rankings.  The Tar Heels received 23 first place votes after finishing last season as the runner up in the NCAA Tournament.  Gonzaga, Houston, Kentucky and the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks round out the rest of the top five.  After making it to the Final Four, the Duke Blue Devils are ranked eighth and the Villanova Wildcats are currently 17th in the country.  Oregon, Michigan, Illinois, Texas Tech and Dayton are the teams that close out the top 25.