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☆ March Madness: Top seeds for men and women’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament announced for Selection Sunday
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The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament are the Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars. 2 seeds are Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers and Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-two teams automatically qualified in both the men’s and women’s tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference tournaments. Now that Selection Sunday is all but over, there are only two days for fans to fill out their brackets before the men’s tournament begins on March 19 and the women’s tournament begins the day after. Angel ReeseAngel Reese is another of the tournament’s biggest stars, following her crucial role in propelling LSU to its first ever women’s college basketball title last year.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored eight of his 26 points in overtime and Kansas State beat No. Kaluma’s putback with 23 seconds remaining was answered by Adams' bucket with 14.2 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Kansas State hit five 3-pointers in the first half but went into the locker room trailing 32-30. Kansas State: The Wildcats need to keep up the sort of intensity they showed Monday night if they’re going to revitalize their fading NCAA Tournament hopes. Kansas State: Plays at No.

Persons: — Tylor Perry, Hunter, Dajuan Harris Jr, Kevin McCullar Jr, Arthur Kaluma, Perry, Cam Carter, Kaluma, Dickinson, Harris, KJ Adams Jr, Carter, Adams, ___ Organizations: Kansas State, Wildcats, Kansas, Jayhawks, NEXT Kansas, Baylor, Saturday . Kansas, BYU, AP Locations: Kan, Kansas

2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday as the star guard moved within striking distance of the NCAA career scoring record. 2 has been a revolving door lately, South Carolina has maintained a strong grip atop the poll, once again the unanimous No. 3 North Carolina State, No. They've also beaten four current Top 25 teams (Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Louisville). ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley's, Kamilla Cardoso, Clark, Kelsey Plum's, JuJu Watkins, It's, Geno Auriemma, Tara VanDerveer, Mike Krzyzewski, Auriemma's, They've, ___ Organizations: Associated Press, NCAA, Hawkeyes, UCLA, Kansas State, Gamecocks, UConn, Brazilian, Iowa, Ohio, Penn State, Carolina State, State, Buckeyes, Stanford, USC, Baylor, Wildcats, Oklahoma, Huskies, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, South Carolina , Kansas State, Notre Dame, AP, womens Locations: Iowa, UCLA , Iowa, South Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, State, South Carolina , Kansas, . State, Oklahoma, Notre, Syracuse, Louisville

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. In all, nine teams moved up from last week's poll. The Big Ten, Big East and Mountain West conferences were next with three.

Persons: Lamont Paris, Creighton, ___ Organizations: Connecticut, Purdue, Press, Huskies, Boilermakers, Wisconsin, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Houston, Cougars, Wildcats, Fighting Illini, Gamecocks, San Diego State, TCU, Southeastern, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, UConn, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, USA Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Marquette , Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mexico

SEATTLE (AP) — Steve Belichick has agreed to be the defensive coordinator for new coach Jedd Fisch at Washington, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Monday. Steve Belichick was the defensive play caller for the Patriots for the past five seasons. Steve Belichick, 36, will reunite with Fisch, who served as the quarterbacks coach with New England during the 2020 season. Fisch’s staff at Washington also includes offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll, the son of former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. Photos You Should See View All 45 Images___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season.

Persons: — Steve Belichick, Jedd Fisch, 247Sports, Bill Belichick, Steve Belichick, Fisch, Brennan Carroll, Pete Carroll Organizations: SEATTLE, Associated Press, New England Patriots, Patriots, New England, Arizona, Wildcats, Washington, Seattle Seahawks, AP Locations: Washington, New, New England, Alabama

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to hire Kentucky assistant coach Liam Coen to be their offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Coen would replace Dave Canales, who left to become Carolina’s head coach after one season in Tampa Bay. Coen, who was the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, spent the 2022 season as the offensive coordinator for the Rams, where Baker Mayfield made four starts. Mayfield revived his career with Canales and the Buccaneers, leading them to an NFC South title and a playoff win. He’s set to become a free agent, and reuniting with Coen increases Tampa Bay’s opportunity to re-sign him.

Persons: Liam Coen, hadn't, Coen, Dave Canales, Baker Mayfield, Mayfield, Canales, He’s Organizations: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Associated Press, Wildcats, Rams, Buccaneers, NFC Locations: TAMPA, Fla, Kentucky, Tampa Bay, Tampa

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Iowa star Caitlin Clark moved into second on the NCAA women’s basketball career scoring list on Wednesday night, finishing with 35 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in the No. Hannah Stuelke had 17 points and nine rebounds for Iowa (20-2, 9-1 Big Ten), which earned its second straight win since a 100-92 overtime loss at Ohio State on Jan. 21. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesClark finished the night with 3,424 points, departing to a big ovation with 4:23 remaining. Next up is Kelsey Plum, who starred at Washington from 2013-17 and tops the women’s scoring list with 3,527 points. While Clark moved closer to Plum's record, it was her passing ability that sparked the Hawkeyes in the runaway win.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Ryan, Clark, Hannah Stuelke, Kate Martin, Melannie Daley, Hailey Weaver, Jackie Stiles, Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Sydney Affolter, ___ Organizations: NCAA, Hawkeyes, Northwestern, Welsh, Iowa, Ohio State, Wildcats, Big, Sydney, NEXT Iowa, AP, womens Locations: EVANSTON, Ill, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Washington, Maryland, Wisconsin

2 Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game. The Gamecocks received all 35 first-place votes Monday in the latest Associated Press women's basketball poll after their 76-70 road victory over then-No. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesStanford and North Carolina State followed Iowa in the poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

Persons: Dawn Staley's, Ayoka Lee, Caitlin Clark, Jackie Stiles, Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum's, Brown, ___ Organizations: Kansas State, Gamecocks, Associated Press, LSU, Wildcats, Oklahoma, Hawkeyes, Northwestern, Stanford, North Carolina State, UCLA, Washington, Washington State ., UConn, Notre Dame, Huskies, TIGERS Princeton, Tigers, Princeton, Yale, Florida State, Seminoles, Duke, BEAVERS Oregon State, The Beavers, Buffaloes, Oregon, AP, womens Locations: Carolina, Texas . Iowa, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, Washington State . Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, UCLA , Indiana, Rhode Island, Colorado and Utah

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Oregon State an 83-80 victory over No. Oregon State (10-9, 2-6) elected not to call a timeout, trusting Pope to deliver on the final shot. “Coming back home to Gill (Coliseum) it was all about bringing the fight to them, Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. Bilodeau’s 3-pointer capped an 11-0 run that gave Oregon State its biggest lead, at 77-68 with 2:27 remaining. Oregon State: Host Arizona State on Sunday.

Persons: — Jordan Pope, Pope, KJ Lewis, “, ” Pope, I’ve, Pelle Larson, Tommy Lloyd, Pope “, ”, ” Lloyd, Tyler Bilodeau, Wayne Tinkle, Caleb Love, Keshad Johnson, Larsson, Love, ___ Organizations: Oregon State, Beavers, Arizona, Oregon, The Wildcats, Arizona State, Gill, Wildcats, Associated Press, Sunday . Oregon, Host Arizona State, AP Locations: CORVALLIS, Ore, Arizona, Oregon . Arizona, Southern California, Oregon, Sunday

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said afterward game management personnel need to be better prepared to protect athletes caught up in the commotion. Of the six major basketball conferences, four fine host schools for failure to keep fans off the court. The second offense brings a public acknowledgement of an institutional problem. The Big 12 fined UCF $25,000 for a court-storming following an upset of Kansas in a men’s game Jan. 10. So we’re struggling in our conference with that.”Painter said schools need to take steps to keep order, whether it's roping off the court or creating a greater police presence.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Matt Painter, “, Don’t, Scott Markley, ” Jan Jensen, Iowa's, Clark, —, ” Jensen, Markley, ” Markley, Matt Rhule, we’ve, ” Painter, we’re, ”, Pat Graham Organizations: Ohio State, Nebraska, Purdue, Boilermakers, ACC, Big, Associated Press, UCF, Southeastern Conference, South, Northwestern, Wildcats, AP, womens Locations: Iowa, Columbus, Lincoln, Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska, Colorado

Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press women's basketball poll on Monday. Kansas State is missing star center Ayoka Lee, who is out for a few weeks with an ankle injury. 6 Stanford, North Carolina State and UConn followed the Hawkeyes. HELLO AND GOODBYESyracuse (22), West Virginia (24) and Oregon State (25) entered the rankings this week while Iowa State, Marquette and UNLV dropped out. Florida State, which dropped eight spots to No.

Persons: Ayoka Lee, Dawn Staley's, Caitlin Clark, accidently, Clark, Tara VanDerveer, Duke men's, Mike Krzyzewski Organizations: Kansas State, Wildcats, Associated Press, Baylor . Kansas State, Gamecocks, Kentucky, LSU, UCLA, Colorado, Bruins, Buffaloes, USC, Iowa, Ohio State, Hawkeyes, Buckeyes, Stanford, North Carolina State, UConn, Oregon State, UNLV, Cardinal, ACC, Louisville, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Syracuse, AP, womens Locations: South Carolina, Texas, Utah, North Carolina, Syracuse, West Virginia, Iowa State, Marquette, State, Virginia

1 UConn with 2:43 left in the game that settled a fantastic Big East matchup, Tristen Newton scored 25 points and the Huskies held off persistent Villanova 66-65 at a packed Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. Cam Spencer had 14 points for the Huskies (17-2, 7-1 Big East), who are 2-0 since they were voted No. 1 the AP Top 25 in the regular season for the first time in 15 years. They’ve won seven straight games and won’t play against a ranked team -- as of this week’s poll -- until Feb. 17 against No. The Wildcats play Wednesday at St. John's.

Persons: — Alex Karaban, Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer, They’ve, Jay Wright, Tyler Burton, Newton, Justin Moore, Moore, TJ Bamba, Kyle Neptune, Saint Joseph’s, Dan Hurley, Donovan Clingan, Villanova's Mark Armstrong, Xavier, John's, ___ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, UConn, Huskies, Villanova, Wells Fargo Center, Big East, Big, of Fame, Wildcats, NBA, North, NCAA, AP Locations: Wells, Florida, Marquette, That’s, Villanova, North Carolina, SportsBook, St

Once the Jayhawks got to the NCAA Tournament, Danny Manning carried them to their second national title. A two-time All-American, Manning led sixth-seeded Kansas on a romp through the NCAA Tournament on a team dubbed Danny and the Miracles. QUADRUPLE DOUBLEThe NCAA record book has an entry for most quadruple doubles. As a senior at UT-Martin, Hudson had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Central Baptist on Nov. 13, 2007, for the only quadruple double in Division I history. At Davidson, Curry led the Wildcats on a memorable run all the way to the NCAA Tournament.

Persons: John Wooden, ”, Bill Walton, Wooden, “, Louis, Walton, ” Walton, Lew Alcindor, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, MARAVICH'S, Pete Maravich, Pete, Maravich, Bob Knight, Scott May, Kent Benson, Benson, DANNY, Danny Manning, Manning, Danny, Lester Hudson, Hudson, STEPH'S, Stephen Curry, Curry, HANK Loyola Marymount, Bo Kimble, Kimble, Wilt Chamberlain, Frank Selvy, Furman, Selvy, RUSS Bill Russell Organizations: UCLA, Bruins, Associated Press, Memphis State, LSU, Indiana, Hoosiers, Michigan, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Ohio State, Kansas, Jayhawks, NCAA, Oklahoma, UT, Martin, Central Baptist, Wildcats, Southern, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin, West, New, New Mexico State, Lions, Newberry, NBA, Baltimore, San, Iowa, AP Locations: St, Kentucky, Kent, Kansas, Davidson, New Mexico, San Francisco

1 UCLA led by Lew Alcindor — later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — played No. There have been 43 games pitting the nation's top two teams, most recently Gonzaga's victory over UCLA on Nov. 23, 2021. John Shumate and Gary Brokaw led the way against mighty UCLA star Bill Walton, though he would get his revenge. DUKE 85, NORTH CAROLINA 84 — Feb. 9, 2012It would be a “great games” list without one matchup along Tobacco Road. ___For more on the 75th anniversary of the AP Top 25: https://apnews.com/the-ap-top-25-at-75___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 basketball polls throughout the season.

Persons: Lew Alcindor —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar —, Elvin Hayes, Hayes, ” Hayes, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Bradley, Cazzie Russell, — Jan, Digger Phelps, John Shumate, Gary Brokaw, Bill Walton, Ralph Sampson, Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon, Jerry Tarkanian's, Nolan Richardson's, Walter McCarty, Jeff Brassow, Travis Ford, Austin Rivers, Tyler Zeller, Jan, Buddy Hield, Perry Ellis Organizations: Astrodome, UCLA, Houston, titans, Cougars, Bruins, Associated Press, Michigan State, Indiana State, NCAA, PRINCETON, Madison, Garden, Princeton, Tigers, Wolverines, NOTRE DAME, Fighting Irish, Pauley, CHAMINADE, Wayland Baptist, Cavaliers, UNLV, Razorbacks, KENTUCKY, LSU, Wildcats, DUKE, NORTH, Heels, Devils, Sooners, Kansas, Jayhawks, AP Locations: Texas, Kentucky, MICHIGAN, Michigan, VIRGINIA, Wayland, ARKANSAS, Arkansas, NORTH CAROLINA, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, Allen, Oklahoma

After making his free throw, Langston Love missed an open 3-pointer that would have given Baylor the lead. Perry was fouled after securing the rebound, and his two foul shots — after he missed one late in regulation — put the game away. Love had 15 points and Jalen Bridges scored 11 to lead the Bears, who were just 5 for 28 from beyond the arc. Jayden Nunn and Bridges scored on consecutive possessions, a rarity for the game, and Baylor strung together nine straight points to regain the lead. Kansas State plays Oklahoma State on Saturday night.

Persons: — Arthur Kaluma, Tylor Perry, RJ Jones, RayJ Dennis, Kaluma, Ja'Kobe Walter, Langston Love, Perry, —, Cam Carter, Love, Jalen Bridges, Walter, Carter, — Baylor, Jayden Nunn, Bridges, Nunn, ___ Organizations: Kansas State, Wildcats, Baylor, Bears, Texas Tech, NEXT Baylor, Texas, . Kansas State, Oklahoma State, AP Locations: Kan

Each was a two-time pick as AP national player of the year and three-time AP first-team All-Americans, and combined to be named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player five times. 2 for every week of the 1956-57 season, then spent the next season inside the top 10. ELVIN HAYES, HoustonThe 6-9 center put up big numbers in a career that included being AP national player of the year over Alcindor in 1968. 2 all-time scorer helped the Cougars spend the 1966-67 season inside the top 10 and then stay at No. RALPH SAMPSON, VirginiaThe 7-4 center was a three-time AP national player of the year who singlehandedly made the Cavaliers a power in the early 1980s.

Persons: Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bill Walton, BILL RUSSELL, San Francisco Russell, WILT CHAMBERLAIN, ELVIN HAYES, DAN ISSEL, —, DAVID THOMPSON, “, LARRY, Magic Johnson, Bird's Sycamores, hasn't, RALPH SAMPSON, Virginia, PATRICK EWING, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER, Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, TYLER HANSBROUGH Organizations: Bruins, Associated Press, Dons, NCAA, Chamberlain's Jayhawks, OSCAR ROBERTSON, Cincinnati The Bearcats, Cincinnati, AP, Alcindor, Cougars, Wildcats, North Carolina State, Wolfpack, Indiana State, Michigan State, Cavaliers, Hoyas, Blue Devils Locations: WILT CHAMBERLAIN , Kansas, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Houston, DAN ISSEL , Kentucky, N.C, State, Indiana, RALPH SAMPSON , Virginia, Georgetown, TYLER HANSBROUGH , North Carolina

Iowa moved up to No. 3 behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose. The Bruins dropped from second to fifth and the Bears plummeted from fourth to 12th after losing to both Kansas and Iowa State. Caitlin Clark and Iowa moved up to second after routing then-No. West Virginia dropped out of the poll after losing to Iowa State.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, K, Tara VanDerveer, Duke men's, Mike Krzyzewski, VanDerveer, ___ Organizations: South Carolina, The Associated Press, Gamecocks, South, UCLA, Baylor, Bruins, Bears, Iowa State, The Cyclones, Indiana, State, Hawkeyes, The Buffaloes, USC, Kansas State, Wildcats, Stanford, UConn, Huskies, LSU, Auburn, K Stanford, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Florida State, Virginia Tech, AP Locations: Iowa, Colorado, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, N.C, West Virginia, Carolina

CHAOTICThe past week turned into a trap-filled slate for the AP Top 25 teams. But with 15 ranked teams losing last week, that insulated some teams from falling as much with everyone around them also stumbling. RISING AND SLIDINGTen teams moved up in this week's poll, with the Bears' jump of five spots marking the biggest of the week. 14 Illinois each fell four spots, while a total of nine teams slid from last week's poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Gonzaga, Dan Hurley, ”, ZAGS, Mark Few's, Creighton, Butler, ___ Organizations: NCAA, Associated Press, Huskies, UConn, Purdue, Boilermakers, Nebraska, ” Purdue, UCF, North Carolina State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse, UNC, Baylor, Houston, Cougars, Duke, Wildcats, Bears, Utah State, Blue Devils, Oklahoma, TCU, Golden Eagles, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Rebels, Colorado State, San Diego State, Clemson, CONFERENCE, Southeastern Conference, Big, Big East, Coast, American Athletic Locations: Connecticut, Kansas, Santa Clara, Tennessee, Kentucky, Memphis, Wisconsin, Marquette, Arizona, Illinois, Houston, Dayton, Mississippi, San, Texas, Atlantic

Washington has targeted Arizona's Jedd Fisch and is negotiating a deal with him to succeed Kalen DeBoer as the next coach of the Huskies, according to a person with knowledge of the talks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Arizona and Fisch were not making any public announcements yet. Less than a week after playing for the national championship, the Huskies moved quickly to fill the vacancy created when DeBoer left for Alabama. Arizona is moving to the Big 12 starting next season but is facing financial issues within its athletic department, and Fisch could see more stability at Washington. Fisch, 47, would be the fourth head coach at Washington since the 2019 season.

Persons: Kalen DeBoer, Fisch, DeBoer, Troy Dannen, Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake, Nick Saban, Saban, Tim Booth Organizations: Washington, Huskies, Associated Press, ESPN, AP, Wildcats, Oklahoma, Alamo Bowl, Big, DeBoer, Michigan, NFL, Alabama, Crimson Tide Locations: Arizona, Alabama, Washington, Alamo Bowl . Arizona, Washington . Arizona, Fisch, Seattle

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Isaac Jones had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Washington State upset No. It was the second straight season the Cougars have beaten Arizona (12-4, 3-2) with the Wildcats ranked in the top 10. Washington State won 74-61 in Tucson last season when Arizona was No. Arizona’s Keshad Johnson banked in a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left to cut Washington State’s lead to 71-70. Washington State: At Stanford on Thursday night.

Persons: — Isaac Jones, Jones, Caleb Love’s, Love, Arizona’s Keshad Johnson, Myles Rice, –, Rice, ___ Organizations: Washington State, Southern, Cougars, Wildcats, Washington, Arizona, Stanford, McKale, . Washington State, Beasley, AP Locations: Arizona, Southern California, Tucson, Oregon

It is Arizona's turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Arizona claimed 59 of 63 first-place votes to move up one spot, putting the Wildcats comfortably ahead of preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 since an eight-week stint that ended in January 2014 under former coach Sean Miller. In all, 14 teams climbed from last week's poll, including No. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Tommy Lloyd's, Connecticut . Arizona hasn't, Sean Miller, Lloyd, “, ” Lloyd, Creighton, Duke, Tyrese Proctor, ___ Organizations: Press, Wildcats, Purdue, Northwestern, Jayhawks, NCAA, Connecticut ., Gonzaga, Colgate, Houston, Boilermakers, UConn, Baylor, North, Colorado State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Marquette, Badgers, Clemson, San Diego, Villanova, Mississippi State, CONFERENCE, BYU, ACC, Big, Big East, West Conference, American Athletic, Sun Locations: Northwestern . Arizona, Kansas, Connecticut, Connecticut . Arizona, Northwestern, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Miami, Tennessee, Texas, San Diego State, Mississippi, Alabama, Coast

At the very end of another tiring duel with Zach Edey, the fifth-year guard was the last man standing — again. Buie scored seven of his 31 points in OT to help the Wildcats beat Edey and the top-ranked Boilermakers for the second straight season, winning 92-88 in the Big Ten opener for each school. Ty Berry also scored seven points in OT and finished with 21, and Ryan Langborg added 20. Edey had 35 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, but Purdue (7-1, 0-1) had trouble with Northwestern's guards all night. Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points for Purdue, and Braden Smith had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Persons: — Boo Buie, Zach Edey, —, Buie, “, ” Buie, Ty Berry, Ryan Langborg, Boo, Chris Collins, he's, ”, Edey, Ryan, Matt Painter, Blake Preston, Berry, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, ” Painter, “ You've, Luke Hunger's, ” Collins, ___ Organizations: Northwestern, Purdue, Wildcats, Edey, Boilermakers, Big, Welsh, ” Purdue, Camden, NEXT Purdue, Detroit Mercy, AP Locations: EVANSTON, Ill, Northwestern

Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. 15 after getting walloped by Colorado State in the Hall of Fame Classic championship game. IN AND OUTVillanova, BYU and Colorado State not only entered the poll but jumped right into the top 20. ON THE DOORSTEPMemphis, San Diego State, Colorado, Ohio State and TCU received the most votes among those outside the poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Matt Painter, ”, Marquette, Allen, Houston, Duke, “ I've, Rick Barnes, “ I’ve, ” Gonzaga, Creighton, James Madison, Bryant, Butler, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Press, Boilermakers, Maui Invitational, Gonzaga, Marquette —, ” Purdue, Marquette, Tennessee, UConn, Huskies, Allen Fieldhouse, Miami, Baylor, ” Volunteers, Florida Atlantic, ESPN, Aggies, Colorado State, of Fame, Villanova, BYU, Rams, Mississippi State, FAU, Owls, Virginia Tech, Loyola Chicago, Hall of Fame, Mobile Center, Baylor Scheierman, Wildcats, Cougars, USC, Memphis, San Diego State , Colorado , Ohio State, TCU, Princeton, Tigers, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big Locations: Gonzaga , Tennessee, Kansas, Maui, Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, James Madison , Alabama , Illinois, Oklahoma, Kissimmee , Florida, Kansas City , Missouri, Illinois, Colorado , Michigan State , Arkansas, Virginia, San Diego State , Colorado ,

The time for upsets have come and gone with little chaos in college football and not much movement in the AP Top 25 for much of the season. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesLast year the Top 25 teams heading into championship weekend had lost 59 games. Maybe a little, but Reality Check will always find places to ponder the rankings. 9 Missouri (10-2)Next: TBDReality check: Tigers have the SEC's leading rusher in RB Cody Schrader, a former D-II transfer and walk-on, and third-leading receiver in Luther Burden III, a former five-star recruit. 23 Toledo (11-1)Next: vs. Miami, Ohio, MAC championship, SaturdayReality check: The MAC championship used to routinely produce drama with coaches who might be leaving for bigger jobs.

Persons: Zak Zinter, —, QB Tate, Trey Benson, Jonathon Brooks, Cody Schrader, Luther Burden III, Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss, Billy Bowman Jr, Harold Perkins Jr, didn't, Jedd, Ollie Gordon II, Dave Doeren, LB Payton Wilson, Uiagalelei's, Jason, James Madison, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, AP, SEC, Bulldogs, Big Ten, Washington, TCU, Florida State, Louisville, ACC, Ohio, doesn't, Oklahoma State, Big, Jaydon, Texas Tech, Auburn, Penn State, Nittany Lions, LSU, Wildcats, Cardinals, Orange, CFP, Notre Dame, Notre, Irish, Tulane, SMU, AAC, Cowboys, BYU, Heisman, Liberty, New, New Mexico State, Flames, North, North Carolina State, Wolfpack, Oregon State, Clemson, Beavers, Oregon, MAC Locations: Georgia, Washington , Florida State and Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon, Florida, Washington, . Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arizona, Tucson, Louisville, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon State, Toledo, Miami , Ohio

They broke a record held by North Carolina, which had 23 consecutive double-digit wins over nonconference opponents in 2008 and 2009. UConn: The Huskies' nonconference schedule gets much tougher in the coming weeks with games against No. UConn shot 45.7% from the floor, but was just 4 of 28 from 3-point range (14.3%). UP NEXTNew Hampshire: The Wildcats continue a three-game swing through Connecticut with a game at Sacred Heart on Thursday. UConn: The Huskies travel to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the Jayhawks on Friday.

Persons: STORRS, —, “, ”, Dan Hurley, Donovan Clingan, Cam Spencer, Tristen Newton, Samson Johnson, Jaxson Baker, Ahmad Robinson, Clarence Daniels, Spencer, Baker, Clingan, Nathan Davis, Gonzaga, ” Clingan, ___ Organizations: New Hampshire, Huskies haven't, Big, New, New Mexico State, Huskies, Newtown, Connecticut, Rutgers, UConn, Wildcats, UConn outrebounded New, NEXT, Jayhawks, AP Locations: Conn, New, New Mexico, North Carolina, Lawrence , Kansas, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hampshire, Kansas, Carolina, UConn outrebounded New Hampshire

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