Well friends, I don’t know if you happened to catch it, but the much-maligned NBA All-Star Game made a triumphant comeback on Sunday night as at least 75% of the players involved decided “Hey, let’s take this somewhat seriously.” It was a breath of fresh air for those of us who haven’t wanted to quit All-Star Weekend despite years of repeated letdowns, and it was also the inspiration for me to dust off an idea I’ve written about for various publications in the past… the Hypothetical College Basketball All-Star Game.
Here’s how this hypothetical game would work: As opposed to the traditional East-West format used in the National Basketball Association’s All-Star Game, the College Basketball All-Star Game would field 12-man rosters for a North Team and a South Team, and beyond that, there are only 3 things you need to know about how this all would work:
With all of that said, here are the rosters for the 2026 Hypothetical College Basketball All-Star Game
North Team
Starters: Braden Smith (Purdue), Keaton Wagler (Illinois), Darryn Peterson (Kansas), AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Graham Ike (Gonzaga)
Bench: Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State), Bennett Stirtz (Iowa), Nick Boyd (Wisconsin), Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State), Alex Karaban (UConn), Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan), Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)
South Team
Starters: Darius Acuff (Arkansas), Kingston Flemings (Houston), Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), JT Toppin (Texas Tech), Cameron Boozer (Duke)
Bench: Labaron Philon (Alabama), Tyler Tanner (Vanderbilt), Jaden Bradley (Arizona), Quadir Copeland (NC State), Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA), Thomas Haugh (Florida), Malik Reneau (Miami)
Editor’s Note: We’ll move Thomas Haugh into the starting lineup as the replacement for the injured Caleb Wilson. And we’ll add Otega Oweh of Kentucky to the bench as an injury replacement.
The Bracket
Bracketology Breakdown
No. 1 Seeds: Michigan Wolverines (Midwest Region), Duke Blue Devils (South Region), Arizona Wildcats (West Region), UConn Huskies (East Region)
Multi-Bid Leagues: ACC (8), Big 12 (8), Big East (3), Big Ten (10), Mountain West (3), SEC (10), WCC (2)
SEC Seeding: Florida (3), Alabama (5), Vanderbilt (5), Arkansas (6), Tennessee (6), Kentucky (7), Texas A&M (9), Auburn (10), Georgia (11), Texas (11)
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Last 4 Byes: Auburn, UCLA, USC, New Mexico
Last 4 In: Georgia, San Diego State, Texas, TCU
First 4 Out: Ohio State, Mizzou, Santa Clara, California
Next 4 Out: Virginia Tech, VCU, Seton Hall, West Virginia
10 Biggest Games of the Week
Monday, February 16 — 9 p.m. ET, ESPN — Houston at Iowa State
Tuesday, February 17 — 6:30 p.m. ET, Peacock — Michigan at Purdue
Wednesday, February 18 — 7 p.m. ET, ESPN — Arkansas at Alabama
Wednesday, February 18 — 9 p.m. ET, ESPN — BYU at Arizona
Friday, February 20 — 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2 — VCU at Saint Louis
Saturday, February 21 — 2 p.m. ET, ESPN — Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Saturday, February 21 — 3 p.m. ET, ABC — Arizona at Houston
Saturday February 21 — 5:30 p.m. ET, TNT — UConn at Villanova
Saturday, February 21 — 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN — Michigan at Duke
Saturday, February 21 — 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN — Iowa State at BYU
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