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Gonzaga's brutal slate continues with No. 6 Baylor up next

Gonzaga has already faced a brutal schedule this season with wins over No. 19 Kentucky and No. 20 Michigan State and losses to second-ranked Texas and fifth-ranked Purdue.

With heavy hearts, No. 16 UVA beats No. 5 Baylor in Vegas

Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 16 Virginia used a big second-half run to knock off No. 5 Baylor 86-79 in the teamโ€™s first game since three Cavaliers football players were killed in a campus shooting.

March Madness Tips Off: Tournament Begins With 16 Games Thursday

Here's a look at what's happening on day one of the NCAA tournament.

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March Madness Tips Off: Tournament Begins With 16 Games Thursday

Here's a look at what's happening on day one of the NCAA tournament.

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Kansas guard Agbaji unanimous pick for AP Big 12 top player

Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year.

Gonzaga remains atop AP Top 25; Tennessee cracks top 10

Gonzaga, Arizona and reigning national champion Baylor remained atop The Associated Press menโ€™s college basketball poll.

Gonzaga, Arizona remain atop AP Top 25 in week of changes

The top six and seven of the top 10 teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day last week, both records.

No. 10 Kansas quickly builds huge lead, routs No. 8 Baylor

Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji each scored 18 points and No. 10 Kansas bolted to a big lead and routed No. 8 Baylor 83-59 to hold the top spot in the Big 12 Conference race.

Flagler, No. 1 Baylor rally past TCU for 21st straight win

Adam Flagler rallied No. 1 Baylor with 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Bears extended their national-best winning streak to 21 games with a 76-64 victory over TCU.

Top-ranked Baylor beats Oklahoma 84-74 for 20th win in row

James Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked Baylor stretched its national-best winning streak to 20 games with an 84-74 win over Oklahoma.

Top-ranked Baylor holds on to beat No. 8 Iowa State 77-72

James Akinjo scored 16 points, LJ Cryer had 10 of his 13 in the second half, and top-ranked Baylor beat No. 8 Iowa State 77-72 for the Cyclonesโ€™ first loss.

Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6

Defending national champion Baylor has maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise.

Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6

Defending national champion Baylor maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise on Monday. The Bears ended a four-week streak of turnover atop the poll by taking care of Oregon last week, receiving 60 of 61 first-place votes from a national panel that regular covers college basketball. The Bears (10-0) reached the top spot last week after dominating then-No. 6 Villanova, something they never accomplished during their title-winning season.

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Baylor is No. 1 in USA TODAY Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll

USA TODAY Sports' Scott Gleeson breaks down the latest Ferris Mowers college basketball coaches' poll.

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Baylor becomes fourth No. 1 in last 4 weeks in AP Top 25

Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are there now. Baylor took advantage of Purdue's last-second loss to Rutgers last week to become the fourth different team at No. 1 in the past four weeks. The Bears earned every vote from a 61-member national media panel Monday to reach the top spot in the poll for the first time since a four-week run ended on Feb. 17, 2020.

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NCAA champ Baylor among teams thriving with retooled rosters

Baylor coach Scott Drew knew his sixth-ranked Bears might need time to blend a changed roster after losing four starters from a national-championship run.

No. 6 Baylor beats Michigan State 75-58 for Atlantis title

James Akinjo scored 15 points and No. 6 Baylor beat Michigan State 75-58 for the Battle 4 Atlantis championship.

Offshore tourneys return in college basketball amid COVID-19

This week's Battle 4 Atlantis men's college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next

Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll.

Guards stayed at Baylor, paving way for Drew's dream title

Scott Drew uttered the far-fetched idea of Baylor being national champion when he was introduced as coach nearly 18 years ago.

Baylor takes NCAA men's tournament title with dominant win over Gonzaga

Baylor denied Gonzaga the chance to become the first undefeated men's national champions since 1976.

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Baylor takes NCAA men's tournament title with dominant win over Gonzaga

Baylor denied Gonzaga the chance to become the first undefeated men's national champions since 1976.

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Baylor nearly flawless in title game rout of Gonzaga

Baylor knew it would need to play to near-perfection to end Gonzagaโ€™s flawless season.

Baylor beatdown: Bears win title, hang 86-70 loss on Gonzaga

The fresh-as-can-be Baylor Bears obliterated wobbly-legged Gonzagaโ€™s march to perfection in an 86-70 runaway in the national title game.

The Latest: Butler and Baylor closing in on national title

All-American guard Jared Butler and Baylor are closing in on their first national championship.

Gonzaga's last hurdles: a quick turnaround -- and Baylor

Now comes the hard part for Gonzaga.

Bearing down: Baylor routs Houston 78-59 to reach title game

Jared Butler scored 17 points to lead five Baylor players in double figures, and the Bears roared to a 78-59 victory over Houston in the Final Four.

The Latest: Gonzaga's perfect season on line in OT vs. UCLA

Gonzagaโ€™s undefeated season hangs in the balance in overtime against UCLA.

Final Four set, a question left: Can anybody beat Gonzaga?

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Itโ€™s not easy to bury a team as good as USC, let alone in a half, no matter how easy Gonzaga made it look. He asked Few the day before their game against the high-flying Trojans whether his defense was getting lost in the shuffle. โ€œObviously, I think heโ€™s the best defender in the country,โ€ Baylor coach Scott Drew said. Then Baylorโ€™s bout with the virus came late in the season, requiring a pause of three weeks plus. After everything else fans weathered throughout this wacky season, a few more days might finally deliver a national championship game worth the wait.

Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season moves on to Final Four

Gonzaga (30-0) has been an offensive juggernaut rarely seen in college basketball. Adโ€œEveryone wants us to keep moving forward, but thatโ€™s not how we roll,โ€ Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. That doesnโ€™t lessen our desire to win this game, the next game or win two more games.โ€The next one won't be easy. The Bears were embroiled in one of the darkest scandals in college basketball history, when Patrick Dennehy was murdered by teammate Carlton Dotson in 2003. They played in the Final Four.โ€___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/College-basketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25

Baylor beats Arkansas 81-72 for first Final Four in 71 years

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS โ€“ Baylor had been on the cusp of the Final Four twice before under coach Scott Drew, falling to the eventual champion both times. Baylor is headed there for the first time in 71 years, getting 22 points from MaCio Teague and a dominating defensive performance from Davion Mitchell to beat Arkansas 81-72 on Monday night. The top-seeded Bears (26-2) appeared to be barreling toward ending their Final Four drought with a dominating start. That left the Bears short of the Final Four dating back to when the bracket was only eight teams. He gave Arkansas all kinds of trouble on the pick-and-roll in the second half, finishing with 12 points and six assists.

No. 12 Oklahoma St beats No. 2 Baylor 83-74 in Big 12 semis

โ€“ Confidence has never been a problem for Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham. 12 Cowboys trying to rally from a second-half hole against second-ranked Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament, Cunningham calmly responded with back-to-back 3-pointers to give his team the lead. Adโ€œYou have to give Oklahoma State a lot of credit," Drew said. The Bears did get off to a quick start, but Oklahoma State answered and gradually pulled ahead. Oklahoma State split the season series with the Longhorns, losing a 77-74 nail-biter in December before winning a 75-67 double-overtime thriller early last month.

Big 12 champ No. 3 Baylor beats No. 17 Oklahoma State 81-70

Two days after the Bears clinched their first Big 12 title with an overtime win at No. 17 Oklahoma State on Thursday night, ending the Cowboys' five-game winning streak. โ€œYou want to be content with winning the Big 12, but at the same time you donโ€™t want to lose a game,โ€ Butler said. AdFreshman standout and Big 12 leading scorer Cade Cunningham had 20 of his 24 points after halftime for Oklahoma State (17-7, 10-7), whose winning streak was the longest active in the Big 12. I didnโ€™t see anything unusual other than stepping on a guyโ€™s foot,โ€ Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said.

No. 3 Baylor clinches B12 title in OT, 94-89 over No. 6 WVU

6 West Virginia 94-89 Tuesday for the Bears' first Big 12 regular-season title. Adโ€œAt the end of the day, they just did more of the little stuff at the end to win the game," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. But the Bears went scoreless for nearly six minutes before halftime, allowing West Virginia to keep it close the rest of the game. They shot 51% (36 of 70) from the floor against West Virginia. West Virginia hosts TCU on Thursday.

Michigan leaps Baylor into second behind Gonzaga in Top 25

Gonzaga continued to hold down the top spot in the Top 25, just as it has all season, receiving 59 of 63 first-place votes among national media members. Illinois climbed one spot to fourth and Iowa gave the Big Ten three teams in the top five. They have a showdown with the Illini on Tuesday night before wrapping up the regular season with a home-and-home series against Michigan State. Thatโ€™s a big part of what theyโ€™re doing.โ€West Virginia continued its steady climb, up four spots to No. The newcomer Boilermakers and sliding Badgers give the Big Ten six teams in the Top 25, one fewer than the poll-leading Big 12.

No. 2 Baylor returns with 77-72 win to stay undefeated

Baylor then had six consecutive games postponed because of COVID-19 issues in the program, and hadn't even had another full practice until Sunday. With 6-foot-8 forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua out of the Baylor lineup, Mark Vital had 15 rebounds and three blocks. โ€œCongrats to Baylor for figuring our a way to win, thatโ€™s why theyโ€™re No. But to come away get a win and be able to perform like we did, very very pleased with that. Coming into the game second in the Big 12 averaging 17 points, Butler had three turnovers and took only one shot before halftime.

Unbeaten No. 2 Baylor back to play after 3-week COVID break

2 Baylor are ready to get back to playing games after a three-week break because of COVID-19 issues in the program. 2 Baylor are ready to get back to playing games after a three-week break because of COVID-19 issues in the program. The Bears (17-0, 9-0 Big 12) are set to resume their season Tuesday night at home against Iowa State. With Baylor only halfway through its 18-game Big 12 schedule, every other team has played at least 11 conference games. The Bears also have not made up their scheduled Big 12 home opener against Texas that wasn't played Dec. 13.

Gonzaga, Baylor sit atop AP Top 25; Kansas returns at No. 23

2 Baylor remained atop Monday's latest AP Top 25, where they have been for all 13 polls this season. 8 in the AP poll to pull closer to the committee's seeding of seventh overall shortly before the Crimson Tide scored 115 points in a win over against Georgia. THE TOP TIERCoach Mark Fewโ€™s Bulldogs received 59 of 64 first-place votes in the new AP Top 25, while Scott Drewโ€™s Bears claimed the other five. The Jayhawks fell out of last weekโ€™s poll for the first time in 12 years. Kansas was one of three new additions to this weekโ€™s poll, joined by No.

No. 2 Baylor on pause again because of COVID-19 protocols

Baylor coach Scott Drew, right, argues a call during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Austin, Texas. 2 Baylor has had its season interrupted again because of COVID-19 protocols, with the Big 12 Conference postponing the Bearsโ€™ next two scheduled games. Their next scheduled game is now at home Feb. 13 against No. AdCoach Scott Drew missed the first two games of Baylor's reshuffled scheduled after testing positive for COVID-19 in November. The Big 12 said it would work with Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma to reschedule the remaining postponed games.

The Latest: NHL postpones Avalanche games due to COVID-19

The Avalanche currently have two players on the leagueโ€™s COVID-19 list: captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Tyson Jost. AdThe Wolverinesโ€™ 13th-ranked womenโ€™s basketball team and highly competitive hockey squad also were cleared to enter their facilities. Michiganโ€™s menโ€™s basketball team is scheduled to play Feb. 11 at home against No. ___Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog, Buffalo defenseman Jake McCabe and Minnesota forward Nico Sturm were added to NHL COVID-19 protocol list. ___West Virginia is boosting home attendance to 2,800, or 20% of capacity, for the menโ€™s basketball game Feb. 13 between the 17th-ranked Mountaineers and No.

Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Alabama cracks top 10

Alabama has won nine straight games, with several wins marked by hot shooting and blowout margins. They have scored at least 81 points in six straight games, including an 85-65 win at Kentucky and a 90-59 win against Arkansas. But they've won four straight games โ€” three by double-digit margins โ€” since returning and re-entered the poll Monday at No. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big Ten and Big 12 lead the way among the conferences. Both have a national-best six ranked teams, though the Big 12 has five in the top 15 (Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, No.

Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; UConn in at No. 25

(AP Photo/Steve Dykes)Gonzaga and Baylor were the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason menโ€™s college basketball poll. Villanova, Texas and Iowa rounded out a top 5 that remained the same from last week. Gonzaga and Baylor split most of the first-place votes in the preseason AP Top 25, but the Zags have become the clear-cut No. Gonzaga, which had five games canceled due to COVID-19 issues last month, has won 16 straight dating to last season. The Huskies won the national championship in 2014 but went to the NCAA Tournament only one more time before Hurley was lured from Rhode Island.

Gonzaga-Baylor remain 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas rises to No. 4

The top-ranked Zags and second-ranked Bears remained 1-2 in Monday's latest Top 25 as they have all season. 25 Florida State had the week's biggest tumble, falling seven spots after losing at Clemson and then having its game against No. 6 Kansas fell three spots after the Texas loss, bringing the total of teams that fell from last week's rankings to 11. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big Ten continues to have the biggest haul of ranked teams, though the Big 12 has a strong showing in the poll's top tier. But the Big 12 has three of the top six teams in Baylor, Texas and Kansas, and five teams overall.

Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 after game scrapped

West Virginia and Gonzaga play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Indianapolis. Gonzaga was scheduled to play Baylor but the game was cancelled due to COVID. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll Monday after their hotly anticipated weekend game in Indianapolis was called off about 90 minutes before tipoff because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs' program. Wisconsin was tied with the Longhorns, followed by Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Texas Tech, Virginia, Richmond and Florida State. The final five were Rutgers, Ohio State, Arizona State, San Diego State and Louisville.

No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 2 Baylor called off over virus tests

Gonzaga was scheduled to play Baylor but the game was cancelled due to COVID. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)INDIANAPOLIS โ€“ Coaches Mark Few of Gonzaga and Scott Drew of Baylor scheduled Saturday's game for all the right seasons. "They (the Bears) are good, really, really good. Just really, really good." And whenever they do play, Drew knows one thing โ€” people will be watching.

Gonzaga and Baylor to face off in rare top-2 meeting

2 Baylor will play in Indianapolis on Saturday for the ninth meeting between the top two teams in AP Top 25 since 2005. 2 Kentucky met last season in the previous 1-vs.-2 meeting, a game won by the Wildcats 69-62. Playing in Las Vegas, Baylor opened with a 112-82 win over Louisiana-Lafayette and followed with an 96-52 thumping of Washington. Jay Wright's Wildcats opened the season in Bubbleville and opted to stay in Connecticut to face Hartford. Villanova won that game 87-53 to bounce back from its first loss of the season, 81-73 to No.

No. 2 Baylor uses stout defense to get past No. 5 Illinois

And after an uncharacteristic first half, Drew understood why his players might have been a little unnerved. โ€œIt was a frustrating night," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua started the decisive stretch by making two free throws with 12:51 left. After Illinois made a 3-pointer, Baylor scored five more points and then took control with another run, this time 9-0. ... MaCio Teague added 11 points and Tchamwa Tchatchoua had nine points and nine rebounds.

Garza, Butler headline AP preseason All-America team

Seniors Luke Garza of Iowa and Baylor's Jared Butler headline The Associated Press 2020-21 preseason All-America team. 5 in the AP preseason Top 25, in large part due to Garzaโ€™s decision to return. 2 in the AP preseason poll, highest in school history. Gonzaga was the AP preseason No. He is Arizona Stateโ€™s second preseason AP All-American, with Ike Diogu in 2003-04.

No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first time

FILE - Gonzaga players celebrate after defeating Saint Mary's in an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the West Coast Conference men's tournament in Las Vegas, in this Tuesday, March 10, 2020, file photo. Gonzaga will begin the college basketball season No. 1 for the first time after coach Mark Few's bunch earned 28 first-place votes in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first time

Iowa was picked fifth behind national player of the year front-runner Luka Garza, its highest preseason ranking in school history. The Bears, who also have their highest preseason ranking, spent five weeks at No. THE REST OF THE POLLCreighton lost Ty-Shon Alexander to the NBA and Davion Mintz to Kentucky but still landed the highest preseason ranking in school history at No. 17, its highest preseason ranking since the final Phi Slama Jama team of Hakeem Olajuwon began the 1983-84 season at No. 6 in the final poll last season but losing Mountain West player of the year Malachi Flynn and two other elite producers.

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