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AP men's poll reaction: What you need to know about each Top 25 team

The latest AP Top 25 poll is out for the 2024-25 season. Here's what you need to know about all 25 teams. ... Continue Reading

Missouri hands No. 1 Kansas second straight loss

Missouri beat No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday for the Tigers' first win over the Jayhawks in more than 10 years. ... Continue Reading

Kentucky overcomes 18-point deficit to best Zags

No. 4 Kentucky erased an 18-point second-half deficit to beat No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime. ... Continue Reading

Creighton's Isaacs (hip) to miss rest of season

Creighton guard Pop Isaacs will undergo hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, coach Greg McDermott told The Associated Press. ... Continue Reading

Michigan extends deal for AD Manuel through '30

A source told ESPN's Pete Thamel that the average annual compensation on Warde Manuel's new contract will be nearly $2.4 million, which includes deferred compensation. That puts him near the top of the Big Ten for athletic director salaries. ... Continue Reading

LSU loses Reed for season to torn knee ligament

LSU forward Jalen Reed was diagnosed with a torn right knee ligament that will sideline him the rest of this season, coach Matt McMahon said Wednesday night. ... Continue Reading

Nine -- nine! -- new teams and a new No. 1 (!) to process

Big risers (Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss), big fallers (Kansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Baylor, Creighton). ... Continue Reading

St. John's teams to honor Carnesecca at games

St. John's will host "A Tribute to Coach Carnesecca" this weekend during men's and women's games at the arena that bears his name. ... Continue Reading

Unranked Creighton storms past No. 1 Kansas

Pop Isaacs helped unranked Creighton upset No. 1 Kansas 76-63, scoring a season-high 27 points and matching his career high with six 3-pointers. ... Continue Reading

'The MTE model is outdated': November's nonconference scheduling is getting a shake-up

In college hoops' new era, traditional multiteam events are less attractive for high-major programs. Are alternatives such as the Players Era Festival the answer? ... Continue Reading

Rick Pitino pays tribute to Lou Carnesecca with replica sweater

The current St. John's coach honored the famous knit look of the former Red Storm boss, who died last Saturday. ... Continue Reading

Arenas, top-5 recruit in '26, reclassifying to '25

Alijah Arenas, a top-5 recruit in the 2026 class and son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, is in the process of reclassifying into the 2025 class, his father announced Monday night. ... Continue Reading

Sources: Creighton's Isaacs (hip) out for season

Creighton guard Pop Isaacs is expected to undergo hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN. ... Continue Reading

Bracketology: It's official, the SEC is a juggernaut

For the first time in a long, long time, a team not named Kansas is the top overall seed. ... Continue Reading

UConn drops 23 spots in AP poll; Kansas No. 1

Kansas held off Auburn for the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday as SEC teams grabbed three of the top four spots and two-time reigning national champion UConn dropped to No. 25. ... Continue Reading

Standout players, ACC in trouble, upsets -- what a two-day stretch of college hoops!

In two days, four top-five teams went down while stars emerged -- as did signs of trouble for the ACC as a whole. ... Continue Reading

Power Rankings: Nine -- nine! -- new teams and a new No. 1 (!) to process

Big risers (Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss), big fallers (Kansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Baylor, Creighton) and debut-makers (nine!) after two packed weeks. ... Continue Reading

Missouri's Grill discharged, avoids serious injury

Missouri leading scorer Caleb Grill has avoided serious injury and been discharged from a local hospital following a midair collision with his head and neck during his team's win over Lindenwood Wednesday. ... Continue Reading

Power Rankings: Auburn, Kansas losses are Tennessee's No. 1 gain

Big risers (Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss), big fallers (Kansas, Gonzaga, Houston, Baylor, Creighton) and debut-makers (nine!) after two packed weeks. ... Continue Reading

It's official, the SEC is a juggernaut

For the first time in a long, long time, a team not named Kansas is the top overall seed. ... Continue Reading