Category: NCAA Basketball

The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places.

The Arkansas basketball team saw more downward movement to No. 20 in the second regular season update of the AP Top 25 poll. Arkansas opened the season ranked 16th in the preseason poll and it moved down to 18th after a 1-1 first week with a win over Lipscomb and a loss to Baylor.

Cooper Flagg committed a pair of costly turnovers late in Duke's narrow loss to Kentucky last week.

Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll released on Monday, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. Iowa State climbed two spots to round out the top five.

Kansas still No. in men's AP Top 25 but top 10 gets an overhaul as Alabama, Duke, Arizona drop; Wisconsin joins poll.

Kansas retains its top position in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll, while Purdue, Kentucky make major moves forward after big wins.

Details on how to watch/stream, betting odds for Arkansas basketball's game against the Pacific Tigers.

Montana State Bobcats (1-3) at Northwestern Wildcats (3-1) Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Montana State after Jalen Leach scored 27 points in Northwestern's 67-58 overtime victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Northwestern finished 22-12 overall with a 15-2 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

North Dakota State Bison (2-2) at Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2) Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -7.5; over/under is 154 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois takes on North Dakota State after Elijah Elliott scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 85-78 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Southern Illinois finished 19-13 overall with a 13-5 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3-2) at Wisconsin Badgers (4-0) Madison, Wisconsin; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -20; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin hosts UT Rio Grande Valley after John Tonje scored 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. Wisconsin went 14-3 at home last season while going 22-14 overall.

UNC Wilmington Seahawks (3-0) at Kansas Jayhawks (4-0) Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington plays No. Kansas after Donovan Newby scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington's 89-85 win over the South Carolina Upstate Spartans.

Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2) at Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Western Illinois after Jacob Hutson scored 22 points in Northern Iowa's 79-73 loss to the Wichita State Shockers. Northern Iowa went 19-14 overall with an 11-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

Great Osobor scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and finished with a career-high 18 rebounds Sunday night to help Washington beat UMass Lowell 74-69 in the first meeting between the programs. Tyree Ihenacho, freshman Zoom Diallo and Tyler Harris had 12 points apiece for Washington (3-1) and Luis Kortright scored 10. Harris added seven rebounds and a career-high five blocks.

Andrej Stojakovic scored 20 points and Jovan Blacksher Jr. 19 and Joshua Ola-Joseph made several plays down the stretch Sunday night to help California beat Southern California 71-66 in a matchup between former conference rivals in the now-defunct Pac-12. Cal (3-1), now in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Trojans (Big Ten) played as nonconference opponents for the first time since 1921. The Golden Bears, who have won back-to-back games against USC following 10 consecutive losses against the Trojans, lead the all-time series 138-134.

Cal transfer Jalen Celestine had 20 points and four 3-pointers off the bench to lead six Baylor players scoring in double figures as the 12th-ranked Bears cruised past Tarleton 104-41 on Sunday night. The Bears (3-1) got 17 points from VJ Edgecombe while Duke transfer Jeremy Roach had 14 points and freshman Robert Wright had 12 points and nine assists.