A quiet Friday night

Today's results:

No. 1 South Carolina 65, Kansas State 44

No. 2 UConn 74, Seton Hall 49

Alabama 77, Houston 67

Middle Tennessee 59, Mercer 49

DePaul 101, Butler 64

Gonzaga 54, Wyoming 47

Colorado 78, Dixie State 53

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Missouri's undefeated start will be put to the test at No. 5 Baylor this weekend.

Duke showed their competitive edge last night.

If the Sooners continue as they have been, maybe others will finally notice.

UTEP has canceled tomorrow's game due to multiple positive COVID tests within the program.

College player news:

Seton Hall suspended starter Andra Espinoza-Hunter for tonight's game for a violation of team rules.

A setback in practice has UConn's Aubrey Griffin back on the sidelines.

Bonus:

As the season revs up, basketball creeps toward gender equity.

The insanity continues

Upsets:

Duke toppled No. 9 Iowa, 79-64.

Texas-Arlington upended No. 13 South Florida, 61-56.

LSU took down No. 14 Iowa State, 69-60.

UCF 52, Arkansas 51

More results:

No. 2 NC State 66, No. 6 Indiana 58

No. 8 Maryland escaped Miami, 82-74, to end a two-game skid.

No. 10 Louisville 70, No. 12 Michigan 48

No. 20 Georgia 66, Texas Tech 56

No. 24 Notre Dame 76, Michigan State 71

No. 25 Florida State 67, Illinois 58

Boston College 86, Penn State 69

Washington State 72, San Francisco 58

Cal 73, Fresno State 72

Holy Cross 66, Rhode Island 54

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

The Hawkeyes struggled tonight in their first game back from a COVID pause.

As their schedule gets tougher, Michigan State is ready to see how it stacks up.

One publication calls Siena "a broken program."

College player news:

Bradley's Gabi Haack continues her assault on the record books.

Arizona freshman Netty Vonleh is showing signs of a promising future.

College coach news:

Kim Mulkey returned home, to LSU, with Baylor baggage and all.

Dawn Staley is vague on the status of injured point guard Destanni Henderson.

Geno Auriemma has challenged the Huskies to be mentally tougher.

Thanks to a gift, Montana State's coach has been permanently endowed.

College conference news:

Big Ten VP Megan Kahn can move women's basketball to a more equitable spot. 

WNBA news:

The draft lottery will be Dec. 19, on ESPN.

Lottery teams include the Fever, Dream, Mystics and Wings.

Dallas will have another shot at the top pick.

International news:

WNBL team previews.

Trending once again: upendings

Upsets:

UC Davis 64, No. 18 Oregon 57

Syracuse 97, No. 18 Ohio State 91

Princeton 58, No. 22 FGCU 55

Purdue 53, Georgia Tech 52

More results:

No. 11 Tennessee 76, Tennessee Tech 48

No. 15 Texas 78, Jackson State 64

No. 18 Kentucky 83, West Virginia 60

No. 17 Texas A&M 65, Little Rock 50

No. 23 Oregon State 76, Pacific 72

Ole Miss 92, New Orleans 47

Nebraska 86, Wake Forest 60

North Carolina 82, Minnesota 76

Pitt 58, Rutgers 50

Mississippi State 102, McNeese State 55

Virginia Tech 70, Wisconsin 60

George Mason 75, Florida 71

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Why tomorrow will be the best nonconference day of the college season.

No. 6 Indiana hosts No. 2 NC State tomorrow in a Sweet 16 rematch.....the Wolfpack has a chance to avenge the loss.

Five things to look for as Duke faces No. 9 Iowa.

The Hawkeyes open a challenging stretch after a COVID pause.

Michigan is unbeaten heading into their game against No. 10 Louisville.

Everything to know about Notre Dame-Michigan State.

For the second season in a row, COVID is affecting Arizona.

South Florida is closing in on the top 10.

Oregon saw its 44-game nonconference win streak end tonight.

College player news:

UConn freshman Azzi Fudd is out at least two weeks with an injury.

The Ducks are hopeful for an NCAA decision on transfer Taylor Hosendove.

Syracuse sophomore Priscilla Williams has announced she will redshirt the season.

The NCAA's starting five for the week.

WNBA news:

Puma is leaning in on a deep WNBA pool to launch a new women's hoops clothing and fashion line.

Q&A with DiDi Richards.

Turned up Tuesday

Today's results:

No. 5 Baylor 73, Morehead State 28

Alabama 71, Memphis 44

Oklahoma 84, SMU 72

Vanderbilt 91, Chattanooga 61

Auburn 72, North Florida 65

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

One thing to know about all 14 matchups of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

There's been a lot of November madness.

Oregon expects Nyara Sabally to miss at least four more games.

Duke is 6-0 thanks to stellar outside shooting.

Four things about UConn learned through four games.

The Gophers have a stronger schedule this year.

Drexel will host the CAA Championship next spring.

Tulsa has paused team activities due to positive COVID cases.

Brown will miss its game against New Hampshire tomorrow due to COVID issues within the Brown program.

South Florida is the NCAA's team of the week.

College player news:

Brittany Davis is shining in her return for Alabama.

A tale of two sharpshooters at Cornell.

Lexi Donarski has helped Iowa State remain unbeaten.

Syd Schultz nearly medically retired before becoming a standout player at Portland State.

Iowa freshman Addison O'Grady is stepping up.

College coach news:

Why Doug Novak is grateful (in a way) that Michigan beat Mississippi State.

WNBA news:

Candace Parker finally speaks about USA Basketball.

Doing the top 25 shuffle

Rankings:

This week's AP top 25 poll has lots of shakeups, of course.

ESPN's power rankings.

The NCAA's power rankings.

Parsing out the chaos of the past week.

Today's results:

No. 1 South Carolina handled NC A&T, 79-42, behind Aliyah Boston's career night.

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Short-handed Maryland must put their Bahamas trip in the rearview mirror.

BYU moved into the top 25.

Expectations are only rising for UMass.

Wright State has canceled its next three games due to positive COVID tests within the program.

UTEP has canceled its game Wednesday due to multiple positive COVID tests within the program.

College player news:

Paige Bueckers has signed an NIL deal with Gatorade.

How "unafraid" Laeticia Amihere has stepped into a key role in her third year at South Carolina.

College coach news:

Coach's Chair: JR Payne, University of Colorado.

High school news:

ESPN's top 25.

And on the seventh day, there were no takedowns

Today's results:

No. 10 Louisville 71, Colorado State 56

No. 13 Iowa State 76, UMass 71

No. 19 UCLA 73, St. John's 65

Arkansas 83, Belmont 63

Long Beach State 64, Rhode Island 52

Duke 91, Troy 75

Gonzaga 68, Hawaii 49

Michigan State 85, Marshall 75

Colorado 67, Wisconsin 51

Kent State 81, Penn State 74

Alabama 89, Bethune-Cookman 45

Boston College 77, Albany 65

Princeton 82, Maine 43

Stony Brook 71, St. Francis 64

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

A ton of tough early season matchups are testing the top teams.

Arizona avoided upsets and grew on the court this holiday weekend.

College player news:

Meet the reasons why Missouri is 7-0.

WNBA news:

Napheesa Collier is pregnant with a girl.

Another upsetting day in basketball

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just the sound of more ranked teams being toppled. Haven't seen a season start with this many upsets in oh, EVER. 

Upsets:

No. 7 Stanford ran over No. 2 Maryland, 86-67.

Notre Dame edged No. 16 Oregon State, 64-62.

Purdue upended No. 17 Florida State, 66-61.

South Dakota State took down No. 19 UCLA, 76-66.

BYU edged No. 22 West Virginia, 58-57.

Two straight losses for Oregon State, UCLA and FSU........BYU has beaten two ranked opponents

Almost-upsets:

No. 4 Indiana hung on to beat Miami, 53-51

No. 24 Virginia Tech 54, UT Martin 49

More results:

No. 5 NC State 62, Washington State 34

No. 6 Baylor 74, Houston 58

No. 9 Arizona 80, Rutgers 44

No. 11 Tennessee 80, Oklahoma State 55

No. 12 Michigan State 64, Mississippi State 48

No. 13 Iowa State 93, Penn State 59

No. 14 Texas 83, CSUN 42

No. 20 Kentucky 74, La Salle 52

No. 21 Ohio State 86, Cincinnati 50

No. 23 Texas A&M 77, Northwestern 68

No. 25 FGCU 73, St. Louis 65

LSU 66, Missouri State 58

DePaul 91, Vanderbilt 74

Arizona State 58, Fordham 43

UCF 56, USC 47

Georgia 70, Marquette 45

North Carolina 58, Washington 37

Colorado 59, Louisiana Tech 48

Cal Baptist 91, TCU 77

Arkansas 92, Sam Houston 66

South Dakota 72, Pitt 61

Ole Miss 64, Cal 45

Memphis 73, Penn 68 (OT)

Old Dominion 59, Texas Tech 45

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule......another hoops buffet

College player news:

KN'isha Godfrey has entered the transfer portal from Mississippi State.

The game is growing

Before lunch, West Coast time today, there had been two upsets. A couple hours later, there was one more. Then there were upset-ish wins of the unranked kind, and some close ones. This is VERY exciting because it shows how the game is growing! So many more teams can really compete than even five years ago, when all predicted UConn for the Championship again. The future is bright!

Upsets:

No. 18 South Florida edged No. 7 Stanford, 57-54.

Kent State toppled No. 19 UCLA, 75-69.

Missouri State took down No. 24 Virginia Tech, 76-68.

Vanderbilt 51, Rutgers 40

Pitt 72, Northwestern 60

Green Bay 57, Oklahoma State 54

More results:

No. 1 South Carolina 79, Elon 38

No. 6 Baylor 62, Arizona State 52

No. 9 Arizona 75, DePaul 68

No. 11 Tennessee 68, Kansas 58

No. 12 Michigan 61, No. 16 Oregon State 52

No. 13 Iowa State 75, Charlotte 59

No. 23 Texas A&M 58, South Dakota 44

Georgia 71, Notre Dame 67 (OT)

Gonzaga 89, Utah 71

Florida Gulf Coast 81, Tennessee Tech 69

LSU 72, New Mexico State 52

Michigan State 84, Oakland 71

Cal 82, Furman 73

Nebraska 65, Drexel 53

UMass 81, South Dakota State 63

Marquette 59, Middle Tennessee 55 (OT)

Rhode Island 80, Virginia 70

North Carolina 72, VCU 59

Fordham 67, Houston 53

Army 87, Maine 81 (2OT)

Seton Hall 68, Toledo 63 (OT)

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule....is once again packed the heck out

College team news:

Maryland and Stanford will face each other tomorrow both coming off of losses.

UMass is at full strength, and off to an impressive start.

Siena hopes their return home will cure their scoring woes.

College player news:

Aliyah Boston's improved fitness is helping her excel for South Carolina.

How Stanford and Cal are raking in NIL deals without superstar status.

UConn transfer Saylor Poffenbarger has committed to Arkansas.

Selena Philoxy has received clearance to play for Siena, beginning tomorrow.

Holiday hoops do not disappoint

Upsets:

No. 5 NC State had no trouble defeating short-handed No. 2 Maryland, 78-60.

(Not really an upset but).....No. 7 Stanford outlasted No. 4 Indiana, 69-66. Cameron Brink had 21 points and 22 rebounds for the Cardinal (wow!).

More results (including some almost-upsets):

No. 6 Baylor 68, Fordham 45

No. 9 Arizona survived Vanderbilt thanks to a buzzer layup, 48-46.

No. 22 West Virginia 65, Purdue 57

No. 23 Texas A&M held off Pitt, 57-46

DePaul held off Rutgers, 77-74.

Northwestern 73, South Dakota 57

USC 79, Seton Hall 65

Washington State 62, Miami 47

Houston 68, Arizona State 60

VCU 60, Washington 47

Mississippi State 65, Dayton 54

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College player news:

Aleah Nelson is settling into her role as scorer for Towson.

College coach news:

Black coaches are thriving in the SEC.

The second round of Thanksgiving tournaments begin tomorrow

Today's results:

Duke 73, Appalachian State 65

Alabama 55, Mercer 48

Georgia Tech 65, Hofstra 32

Milwaukee 79, Wisconsin 67

Wake Forest 79, High Point 50

Boston College 57, Northeastern 46

Rice 81, Pacific 73

Stony Brook 91, Columbia 82

Little Rock 57, Auburn 49

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule kicks off at 8 a.m. PT

College team news:

No. 2 Maryland's trip to the Bahamas will be good preparation for March.

Three things to watch while Indiana awaits a top 10 matchup in the Bahamas.

South Carolina exposed UConn's growing mental focus.

Washington is still learning each other ahead of their Bahamas tournament.

Half-court execution is key for Oregon State.

It had been 635 days since Virginia won a game, until last night.

Cal State Fullerton is taller, more talented, and showing potential.

UC Riverside has canceled its next three games due to COVID protocols.

College player news:

Blair Green is adapting to her new role at Kentucky.

College coach news:

Episode 1 of the Niele Ivey show.

Southern Illinois is delaying their search for a new head coach until after the season.

WNBA news:

Seimone Augustus says UConn has an outsized hold on women's basketball.

OpulenceMD Beauty has partnered with Dana Evans.