Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Buckeyes and Canes solidified their standings on the right side of the respective Big Ten and ACC bubbles.

Big stakes tonight for SEC (Texas), ACC (SMU) and Big Ten (Ohio State, Indiana) as Champ Week gets going.

— Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA led all the way in ending No. 9 Nebraska's three-game winning streak with a 72-52 victory on Tuesday night.

It's a no-brainer if one of these eight teams wins in April. For the remaining 357? Better luck next year.

The RedHawks are two wins away from an undefeated regular season while the Tigers are barely above .500.

Duke, Arizona and Michigan hold serve at the top as UConn rejoins the top four in the first week of Champ Week.

— Pryce Sandfort scored 32 points — one off his career high — and No. 12 Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat Southern California 82-67 on Saturday for its school-record 14th Big Ten victory and third straight overall.

From injury comebacks to bigger roles than forecasted, these players are outperforming preseason expectations.

The Blue Devils look like they have the inside track to the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

— Braden Frager scored 21 points off the bench to lead four Nebraska players in double figures and the 12th-ranked Cornhuskers beat Maryland 74-61 on Wednesday night.