Category: NCAA Basketball

No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remained locked in place atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday while No. 15 Nebraska jumped to its highest Top 25 ranking in nearly 35 years.

Here's a look at the latest men's basketball polls and rankings, including the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and AP top 25

The Wildcats have now beaten five ranked opponents this season, including back-to-back blowouts.

Opponent scheduling creates a fascinating experiment for college basketball coaches, no matter if it’s chock full of talent or lacking oomph. 

Ike had 25 points and five assists and No. 8 Gonzaga beat No. 25 UCLA 82-72 on Saturday night to improve to 9-1.

Jacob Cofie finishes with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Chad Baker-Mazara added 19 points to power USC men's basketball to a 68-61 win over Washington State.

Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 4 Iowa State opened a season 11-0 for the third time in program history with a 78-53 victory over Eastern Illinois on Sunday. Blake Buchanan had three dunks while scoring all 14 of his points in the first half, and Joshua Jefferson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cyclones. Iowa State has won 11 straight games to open a season for the first time since 2021-22.

Baylor scoring leader Taliah Scott left the 13th-ranked Bears' loss to No. 2 Texas when her right foot turned awkwardly after she stepped on the foot of a defender making a move toward the basket Sunday. Scott was in obvious pain when she remained on the floor along the baseline after Texas rebounded her missed shot and went to the other end before play was stopped midway through the second quarter. Bears coach Nicki Collen said postgame that she had no update on Scott, who was set to be evaluated when they got home.

Nothing No. 25 UCLA did to combat its lack of rim protection, including a zone defense, worked during a loss to No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday in Seattle.

Graham had 25 points and five assists and No. 8 Gonzaga beat No. 25 UCLA 82-72 on Saturday night to improve to 9-1. Ike scored 15 points in the first half, highlighted by a tomahawk dunk with 8:02 remaining that gave Gonzaga a 23-19 advantage. The Bulldogs took their first lead shortly before Ike’s dunk on a 3-pointer by Adam Miller, negating a 7-0 deficit.

Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona rallied to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.

Mouhamed Dioubate totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds, fellow reserve Jaland Lowe scored 13 and Kentucky stormed back in the second half to beat Indiana 72-60 at Rupp Arena.

Yaxel Lendeborg had 29 points, a career-best nine assists and eight rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan rallied from a nine-point deficit Saturday night to defeat Maryland 101-83. Aday Mara scored 18 points for the Wolverines (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who overcame a halftime deficit for the second time this season and the first since they beat TCU on Nov. 14. Michigan scored 100 points for the fourth time in five games.

Michigan basketball scored at least 100 points for 4th time in 5 games, led by Yaxel Lendeborg, maintaining undefeated season with win at Maryland.

Melvin Council Jr. hadn't hit much of anything from behind the arc this season for No. 19 Kansas. Only, Council responded with a performance that his Hall of Fame coach could only describe as “unbelievable.” The 6-foot-4 senior had career highs of 36 points and nine 3-pointers, and the Jayhawks needed every bit of it to hold off the Wolfpack 77-76 in overtime — particularly with freshman star Darryn Peterson exiting late in regulation with lingering hamstring trouble.