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Men's Bubble Watch: Tracking which teams will make (or miss) the NCAA tournament
Seton Hall is still fourth in a Big East expected to send three teams to the NCAA tournament.
David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51
— David Mirkovic had 25 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rebounded from back-to-back overtime losses with a 71-51 victory over Indiana on Sunday.
NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field
The Last Four In and First Four Out groupings feature teams with big wins -- and high potential for March.
2026 NBA draft big board rankings: Top 100 prospects
Which rising prospects have entered the draft conversation? Here's the updated top 100 big board for the 2026 class.
Men's college basketball Power Rankings: The top 5 gets a big reshuffle
The latest top 25 features plenty of movement after a week of ranked upsets, including a new No. 1.
Building men's college basketball's version of USA vs. the World
The college basketball version of the new NBA All-Star format features elite talent, including 11 freshmen.
Wisconsin rallies from 12-point second-half deficit for 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois
— Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night.
Cameron Boozer headlines freshman-heavy men's Wooden Award top 20
Big names make the top 20 short list, including seven underclassmen and two players from Texas Tech.
Arizona unanimous No. 1 in AP men's college basketball poll
Arizona remained firmly atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week, while Houston jumped back into the top 5.
Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
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| Michigan | 90.6 | - | 1 | 24 |
| Illinois | 84.2 | 3.5 | 5 | 21 |
| Nebraska | 79.4 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Purdue | 82.6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Michigan State | 78.8 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 83.7 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| UCLA | 77.9 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Iowa | 77.0 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| Ohio State | 81.0 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| Indiana | 80.3 | 7.5 | 9 | 17 |
| USC | 81.3 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| Washington | 76.8 | 11.5 | 13 | 13 |
| Minnesota | 71.0 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Rutgers | 70.0 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Maryland | 71.4 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Oregon | 72.2 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| Penn State | 75.4 | 13.5 | 15 | 11 |
| Northwestern | 74.0 | 14.5 | 16 | 10 |
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