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Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll for 1st time since January 2013
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Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll for 1st time since January 2013

  • By AARON BEARD - AP Basketball Writer
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Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign. The Wolverines claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s new poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats. Arizona had been unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at home to Texas Tech. It marks Michigan's first No. 1 ranking since January 2013. Houston, Duke, Arizona and UConn rounded out the top five. No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 25 Alabama were the week's new additions. They replaced Clemson and Kentucky.

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Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances as UConn stays No. 1

  • By DOUG FEINBERG - AP Basketball Writer

Geno Auriemma has tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP women’s basketball Top 25 poll when UConn remained No. 1. Auriemma has led the Huskies to 654 appearances in the poll during his 41-year Hall of Fame career to match VanDerveer, who retired from Stanford in 2024. UConn has been ranked for the past 619 consecutive weeks, dating to the preseason 1993-94 poll, and once again was a unanimous choice at No. 1 from the 31-member national media panel. Monday was the 900th poll in the 50-year history of the rankings.

David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51
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David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51

  • By STEVE STEIN - Associated Press
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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. Kylan Boswell returned for the Illini and played nearly 33 minutes after missing seven games with a broken right hand, which was heavily taped and padded. Boswell had nine points and seven rebounds and committed just one turnover. Keaton Wagler scored 18 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 14 for Illinois. Lamar Wilkerson led Indiana with 21 points. He has scored at least 20 points in 10 Big Ten games this season.

Arizona holds No. 1 spot for 9th week in AP Top 25; Houston rises to No. 3, Kentucky returns at 25th
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Arizona holds No. 1 spot for 9th week in AP Top 25; Houston rises to No. 3, Kentucky returns at 25th

  • By AARON BEARD - AP Basketball Writer
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Arizona remained firmly atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week. The Wildcats claimed all 59 first-place votes to be the unanimous choice for a fourth straight week. Michigan remained No. 2. Houston was next at No. 3 after jumping five spots. Duke, Iowa State, UConn, Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas and Michigan State rounded out the top 10. Kentucky cracked the poll at No. 25 for the first time since early December. The Wildcats are coming off a win against Tennessee that knocked the Volunteers from the poll.

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Duke surges to No. 11 in AP Top 25 women's poll with 15-game win streak; UConn-UCLA still 1-2

  • By DOUG FEINBERG - AP Basketball Writer

Duke jumped up to No. 11 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 poll. The Blue Devils are riding a 15-game winning streak. The Blue Devils took over sole possession of first-place in the ACC last week with a one-point victory over then-No. 6 Louisville. UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 in the poll. The Huskies continue to steamroll through the regular season. UCLA, South Carolina and Texas followed the Huskies.

Jeremy Fears' 26 points and 15 assists help No. 10 Michigan State beat No. 5 Illinois 85-82 in OT
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Jeremy Fears' 26 points and 15 assists help No. 10 Michigan State beat No. 5 Illinois 85-82 in OT

  • By LARRY LAGE - AP Sports Writer
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Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help No. 10 Michigan State hold on for an 85-82 win over No. 5 Illinois. With a chance to send the game to a second overtime, Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer. Michigan State knocked the Fighting Illini out of first place in the Big Ten and ended their 12-game win streak. Illinois’ David Mirkovic scored 18 points and Andrej Stojakovic had 17 points.