Category: NCAA Basketball

Clayton rolled his ankle late in the first half of a lopsided loss at then-No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday. Clayton finished with 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting. The Gators (18-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), who fell one spot to No. 6 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, host Vanderbilt (16-5, 4-4) on Tuesday night.

Michigan basketball ranked No. 22, one week after falling out of the USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25. The Wolverines are one game back in Big Ten race.

Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years.

Iowa State has lost three of its last five and fell by 19 points to unranked Kansas State on Saturday.

Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years. Bruce Pearl's Tigers (20-1) held the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive week in Monday's poll and the third in a row as the unanimous choice. Auburn has claimed 246 of 248 first-place votes over the past month while remaining unbeaten in a rugged Southeastern Conference with nine ranked teams.

Auburn and Duke maintained their positions at the top of the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll but the rest of the top 10 looks very different.

As Bob Knight used to say, Michigan basketball under head coach Dusty May is 'in position to be in position' halfway through Big Ten play.

Texas Southern Tigers (9-10, 8-0 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-15, 1-7 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern visits UAPB after Jaida Belton scored 21 points in Texas Southern's 82-69 win against the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The Golden Lions have gone 3-4 at home.

Colorado State Rams (15-7, 6-3 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (13-10, 6-4 MWC) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State takes on New Mexico after Emma Ronsiek scored 27 points in Colorado State's 75-71 loss to the Air Force Falcons. The Lobos have gone 9-7 in home games.

North Carolina Central Eagles (6-14, 3-2 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (19-4, 6-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Monday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State will attempt to prolong its eight-game win streak with a victory over North Carolina Central. The Spartans are 10-0 in home games.

NC State hosts No. Duke. The Wolfpack are 12-0 on their home court.

Davidson Wildcats (13-8, 3-5 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (15-7, 5-4 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Enoch Cheeks and Dayton host Reed Bailey and Davidson in A-10 action. The Flyers have gone 12-1 in home games.

Alcorn State Braves (4-17, 4-4 SWAC) at Grambling Tigers (6-15, 3-5 SWAC) Grambling, Louisiana; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -3.5; over/under is 129.5 BOTTOM LINE: Djahi Binet and Alcorn State visit Mikale Stevenson and Grambling in SWAC action. The Tigers are 4-3 on their home court.

Murray State is fifth in the MVC in team defense, allowing 70.9 points while holding opponents to 46.5% shooting. The Bulldogs have gone 10-2 against MVC opponents. Drake ranks sixth in the MVC scoring 32.8 points per game in the paint led by Stirtz averaging 8.2.

La Salle Explorers (12-10, 4-6 A-10) at VCU Rams (17-5, 7-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VCU plays La Salle after Max Shulga scored 20 points in VCU's 90-49 victory against the Richmond Spiders. The Rams have gone 11-0 in home games.