As fall sports are winding down and winter sports are starting, a number of CU varsity programs are excelling in competition. 

Soccer, volleyball, and cross-country are competing in NCAA championships or soon will be. Men's and women's basketball are both fielding strong teams that will be fun to watch.     

Soccer

CU women’s soccer won their 16th game of the season, a program record, in thrilling fashion with a double-overtime win over Utah State in the first game of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 14. They'll now hit the road to face Xavier University in a second-round tilt that will be played in East Lansing, Michigan, on Nov. 20. 

Record: 16-3-3 (currently a 3-seed)

Recap: Beat Utah Valley in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 2–1 (two overtimes) on Friday night.  

Tune in: Nov. 20—second round NCAA Tournament
2 p.m., MT, against Xavier University, streamed on ESPN+ 

Volleyball

The Buffs volleyball team has eclipsed 20 wins for the second time since 2017 and has been particularly dangerous against their fellow ranked teams, racking up four wins versus ranked opponents so far this season.  

Record: 21–6 (currently ranked 23rd in the country; new rankings come out this afternoon)  

Recap:Beat No. 16 TCU 3-2 on Thursday.
Lost to No. 8 Arizona State 2–3 on Saturday.  

Tune in:  
Nov. 19 at West Virginia University
Nov. 21 at the University of Cincinnati  
Nov. 29: at home versus Brigham Young University

By the way: The volleyball is on the bubble for hosting an NCAA tournament game. CU will be notified if it's a host site.  

Cross-Country

Both the men's and women's cross country teams had strong showings at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships and will be competing in the NCAA Championships this Saturday. 

The men will be making their 55th appearance in the national meet and 33rd in a row, the third-longest active streak in the nation. The women will be heading to the championships for the 34th time and will be making their 31st appearance over the last 33 years.   

Rankings: Men–6/Women–16  (new rankings will come out on Nov. 18)

Tune in: Nov. 22: The men's and women's teams will be competing at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Missouri. The women will race at 9 a.m., MT, with the men to follow. It will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Women's Basketball

JR Payne's Buffs are again loaded with talent and are expected to be a force in the Big 12 this year. Colorado is coming off a 77–45 thrashing of Portland State University on Sunday that featured a career-high 19 points from freshman forward Logan Greer, who is one of many newcomers to watch this season.   

Record: 2–1

Recap: Nov. 16: Beat Portland State 77-45  

Tune in: Nov. 18, Boise State/CUEC at 7 p.m.  

Men's Basketball

The CU men's basketball team is off to a perfect 3–0 start after beating Big East Conference opponents Providence 97–88 at the CU Events Center last Friday. The Buffaloes are loaded with exciting young talent, including electric freshman point guard Isaiah Johnson, who scored 24 second-half points in his CU debut in a win over Montana State. 

Record: 3–0

Recap: Friday, Nov. 14: Beat Providence 97-88  

Tune in: Monday, Nov. 17: vs. Alabama State / CUEC 7 p.m.