In Erin Condron, UC San Diego has one of the top weapons in Big West Conference women’s basketball. And the Tritons know how to use the 6-foot-4 junior post from Australia, not that they needed her on New Year’s afternoon in a wire-to-wire 75-54 victory over Cal Poly at LionTree Arena.

Thursday features a light college basketball slate with no high-major programs in action on the first day of the 2026 calendar year. Can Northern Colorado cover against Montana State on the road? Can UC San Diego cover on the road against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo? Read on for our Thursday CBB Best Bets Jan. 1 article.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Jack Collins blasted a three-run homer to give the Mustangs an early foothold, but Cal Poly (28-12, 15-4 BW) eventually fell behind by two games in conference play after a 4-6 loss to No. 12 UC Irvine (30-9, 17-2 BW) on Friday night.

Vince Oliver had 19 points and nine rebounds, including the game-winning 3-pointer, as UC Davis rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Cal Poly 75-73 Wednesday. Oliver's 3 came with five seconds left, and Cal Poly's Chaz Thomas missed both free throws ...

Cal Poly put up its best fight in years in the annual Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday, taking a tie game into the fourth quarter before ultimately falling 34-27 to No. 7 UC Davis at Spanos Stadium. The loss marked the Mustangs’ ninth ...