Duke remains at No. 1 in AP Top 25 entering March Madness; St. John’s rises to No. 5

Duke remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday a day after the committee that selects the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament went with Auburn as the No. 1 overall seed. The Blue Devils (31-3) earned 49 of 59 first-place votes in the latest poll after sweeping the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles. The Blue Devils completed its ACC title run despite losing freshman star Cooper Flagg (ankle) and versatile defender Maliq Brown (shoulder) to injuries in the quarterfinals.

Iona fires Tobin Anderson just two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the school’s coach

Iona fired Tobin Anderson on Monday, just two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the school's coach. The Gaels made the announcement two days after losing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game and missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid. Iona was the No. 4 seed and knocked off top-seeded Quinnipiac in the semifinals before falling to No. 6 Mount St. Mary's 63-49 in the title game.

UCLA and South Carolina headline AP Top 25 women’s poll and are top seeds in NCAA Tournament

UCLA remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. UCLA received 19 first place votes from the 32-member national media panel. UConn was third after winning the Big East Tournament championship over Creighton in the only game with ranked teams last week.