Rick Barnes didn’t have long to enjoy 17th-ranked Tennessee’s lopsided win against Rutgers. Not with No. 3 Houston awaiting as part of a loaded field at the Players Era.
Purdue remained at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while Arizona jumped to No. 2 to continue its opening-month rise after another impressive win against a ranked opponent.
The top teams all took care of business in Week 13, so we turn our attention to the bubble. Could Utah's shaky performance against Kansas State cost them on the bubble?