Things are getting interesting again

Upset:

Texas Tech toppled No. 9 Texas, 74-61.

More results:

No. 6 Indiana 76, Wisconsin 53

No. 12 Iowa State 81, No. 23 Oklahoma 71

No. 24 South Florida 61, Cincinnati 46

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Pac-12 teams that had COVID pauses are ready to resume play.

ACC: new year, same chaos.

Iowa is seeking a productive reset as Big Ten play resumes.

LSU is a hot ticket.

Maryland has lost key reserve Faith Masonius for the season with a torn ACL.

Boston College stats to know.

Towson has a bit of everything, including confidence.

Baylor has postponed its game against Texas Sunday due to COVID protocols within the program.

Oregon State has postponed two more games due to COVID issues.

College player news:

Naz Hillmon continues raising the bar for herself, and for Michigan.

Olivia Cochran's performance against Georgia Tech is more evidence of her impact in the post for Louisville.

The NCAA's starting five for the week.

College coach news:

Dawn Staley said the Gamecocks will be short-handed tomorrow night when they take on LSU.

Minnesota coach Lindsay Whalen had an emergency appendectomy yesterday and will miss tomorrow's game against Rutgers. Associate head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis will coach the team in her absence.

Adia Barnes recalls how quickly COVID-19 swept through her own household, and the Arizona program.

Carla Berube has instilled fun and a winning culture at Princeton.

Two Mississippi State assistant coaches have tested positive for COVID-19.

Award time:

Midseason watch list for the Wooden Award.

WNBA news:

Becky Hammon thinks a WNBA championship is well within reach for the Aces.

More games being played

Upset:

Nebraska took down No. 8 Michigan, 79-58.

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Louisville is continuing their hot streak into 2022.

How have the Sooners remained hot despite several key injuries?

Oklahoma takes their explosive offense into a matchup with Iowa State.

What to know about Vanderbilt heading into SEC play.

Cal is trying to get healthy again.

Illinois is working their way back to the court after seven players tested positive for COVID.

Utah has canceled two more games due to COVID protocols.

The biggest questions for the year and the biggest surprises so far.

Kansas State is the NCAA's team of the week.

March Madness schedule, dates and TV times.

College player news:

Diamond Johnson grew up wanting to play like Allen Iverson. By high school, he wanted her to play for him.

Resolving to win drives SIU's Gabby Walker.

Bradley's all-time leading scorer Gabi Haack has torn her ACL, ending her college career.

Bonus:

Title IX, Pat Summitt and the 1976 Olympic team will be chronicled in a new book.

WNBA news:

The NBA underestimated Becky Hammon, so she's going somewhere that people know her worth.

LSU will honor Seimone Augustus before Thursday's game.

Just a smidge

Rankings:

The AP top 25 poll...........which saw South Carolina remain No. 1, despite last week's loss to an unranked team.

Our top 25 poll.

ESPN's power rankings.

Today's results:

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Defense is fueling another strong season at Indiana.

College coach news:

In-depth with Texas A&M legend Gary Blair.

WNBA news:

Becky Hammon says she is ready to run a team.......and she's ready to lead.

Hammon spent eight years as an assistant coach in the NBA.

Sunday bloody Sunday

Upsets:

No. 8 Indiana topped No. 6 Maryland, 70-63, for their first win over the Terps.

Kansas State downed No. 10 Baylor, 68-59. It is their first win over the Bears in 36 tries.

Almost-upsets:

No. 2 Louisville escaped No. 16 Georgia Tech, 50-48, on a last-second layup.

No. 7 Tennessee rallied to survive Arkansas, 70-63.

No. 13 Georgia rallied past Florida, 73-69.

No. 15 Duke slipped past No. 17 Notre Dame, 72-70.

More results:

No. 1 South Carolina 80, Mississippi State 68

No. 2 Stanford 82, Washington State 44

No. 12 Texas 62, Oklahoma State 51

No. 14 Iowa State 88, West Virginia 72

No. 19 LSU 75, No. 23 Texas A&M 66

No. 21 Iowa 93, Evansville 56

No. 24 North Carolina 81, Clemson 62.....and the Tar Heels are still unbeaten

Purdue 60, Rutgers 58

Oklahoma 97, Texas Tech 91

Virginia Tech 66, Wake Forest 53......the Hokies are off to a 3-0 start in conference play for the first time ever

Alabama 56, Auburn 53

Oregon 88, Caroll 57

SMU 79, TCU 53

Missouri State 74, Valparaiso 62

Columbia 65, Yale 55

Princeton 68, Harvard 50

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Louisville is the new No. 1 in the NCAA's top 10 power rankings.

Oregon returned to the court for the first time in 15 days, and Te-Hina Paopao, Nyara Sabally and Endiya Rogers all played the put up points.......more analysis.

Inside Mississippi State's hectic 48 hours leading up to today's game.

Missouri had to postpone its game against Vanderbilt today due to positive COVID tests.

COVID has delayed the start of league play for Oregon State.

College player news:

Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 44 points today, and eclipsed the 1,000-point career mark. Sheesh.

Kicking things off

College team news:

Midseason superlatives, to start the New Year.

Virginia Tech is a special group focused on success.

South Carolina and Mississippi State will play each other tomorrow, in a rescheduled game.

TCU has rescheduled against SMU.

The Southland Conference's tipoff event this week has been canceled due to COVID issues with several teams.

Kentucky has postponed their game Monday due to COVID issues within the program.

Today's results:

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

Closing out the year

Today's results:

No. 9 Michigan 90, No. 25 Ohio State 71

Missouri State 55, Loyola Chicago 38

Washington State 69, Cal 42

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Indiana's upcoming top 10 matchup with Maryland gives them a chance to make a Big Ten claim.

Sacrificing glory for the greater good, Louisville has a stake in the top spot.

Eleven facts about Missouri's shocking upset of South Carolina.

Miami is primed to open ACC play on the road.

UConn has canceled its game against Georgetown Wednesday due to COVID issues.

COVID protocols at Florida State has postponed their game against Syracuse.

College player news:

Missouri grad LaDazhia Williams' journey came full circle against the Gamecocks.

How Worcester, Mass. played an important role in Aliyah Boston's journey to South Carolina.

College coach news:

Iowa State's Bill Fennelly says the race to the top is as wide open as its ever been.

What Dawn Staley said about the Gamecocks' improvements after last night's loss.

College administrator news:

Trailblazing former Iowa AD Christine Grant has died.

WNBA news:

Becky Hammon will replace Bill Laimbeer as Aces coach.

Hammon thus rejoins the WBB family.......she says she's thrilled to be back.

Her move leaves the Spurs with mixed feelings.

What kind of coaching style will Hammon bring?

Sources say Sandy Brondello will be named the new Liberty coach.

Back to our regularly-scheduled upsets

Upsets:

Short-handed Missouri toppled No. 1 South Carolina on a last-second shot in OT, 70-69.

How they did it.

Virginia Tech pounded No. 15 Duke, 77-55.

No. 19 LSU upended No. 13 Georgia, 68-62.

Michigan State handed Nebraska their first loss of the season, 72-69.

NJIT gave Stony Brook their second loss, 54-49.

More results:

No. 3 Louisville 79, Boston College 49

No. 5 NC State 79, Clemson 52

No. 7 Tennessee 62, Alabama 44

No. 24 North Carolina 79, Syracuse 43

Wake Forest 75, Florida State 69

Troy 91, Coastal Carolina 80

South Dakota 85, North Dakota 46

South Dakota State 77, North Dakota State 60

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College conference news:

The Pac-12 has updated its COVID protocols to limit isolation days to five.

College team news:

What we learned from the Tiger's win over the Gamecocks.

College player news:

Michigan State transfer Alyza Winston has landed at Mississippi State.

Tea Adams is earning trust at Oregon State.

WNBA news:

Mystics coach Mike Thibault is "not particularly optimistic" that Emma Meesseman will play in 2022.

Crawling along

Today's results:

No. 10 Baylor 86, North Texas 65

No. 22 South Florida 70, Jacksonville 57

Oklahoma 89, Wichita State 67

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

Postponements and cancelations:

The NCAA says the DI basketball tournament will go on as planned.

COVID issues within the Utah program has forced them to cancel this weekend's games.

Colorado has postponed their weekend games due to COVID issues within the program.

Vanderbilt's SEC opener has been postponed due to COVID protocols within their program.

COVID protocols at Virginia has postponed their game against Notre Dame.

Rice has postponed a game due to COVID protocols.

Three ranked Big Ten teams have seen postponements due to COVID issues in opponent programs.

Ohio has postponed a game due to lack of available players.

College team news:

Dayton and Wright State have scheduled a game for Friday.

Questions swirl about Maine's performance as they open league play.

College conference news:

The Pac-12 is considering a change to its COVID policy, following new guidance from the CDC. It would be designed to salvage basketball season.

The Sun Belt Conference has updated their COVID protocols.

WNBA news:

Candace Parker is the AP female athlete of the year.

Trying to have a schedule

College team news:

Can anyone challenge Stanford and Arizona in the Pac-12 race?

BYU proved its worth in preconference matchups.

Alabama looks to continue a seven-game winning streak heading into SEC play.

Colorado State has shown it is a legitimate contender in the Mountain West.

Arizona State will make up its game against UCLA against Lipscomb Thursday.

New Orleans returns to the court after 28 days.

Texas has canceled a game due to COVID protocols.

UConn has canceled their game against DePaul due to COVID issues in the Huskies' program.

COVID protocols at Mississippi State has forced them to postpone a game.

Positive COVID tests at Rutgers has postponed their game against Indiana.

Kansas has canceled a game due to COVID protocols.

ODU has postponed two games due to COVID protocols.

COVID has paused activities at CSUN.

Scores:

Today's results

Tomorrow's game schedule

College conference news:

The Big Ten has updated its forfeiture policy.

The Atlantic-10 revised its forfeiture policy.

The Summit League has altered its no-contest policy.

College player news:

Brea Beal has gone from hometown hero to Gamecocks glue.

Cancelations and postponements increase

Today's results:

No. 7 Tennessee 91, Chattanooga 41

No. 21 LSU 83, Samford 47

Tomorrow's game schedule

Rankings:

The AP top 25 poll.

Our top 25 poll.

The NCAA's power 10 rankings.

ESPN power rankings.

College team news:

Ten questions expected to define Kentucky's season.

USC has postponed their game against Arizona due to COVID protocols.

COVID issues within the Washington program means both weekend games have been postponed.

Ole Miss will not play Thursday due to COVID issues within the program.

COVID protocols at Northwestern has canceled their game against Minnesota.

Positive COVID tests at Penn State and at Wisconsin have forced game cancelations Thursday.

COVID protocols at UCF forced them to cancel a game this week.

Temple has postponed a game due to COVID issues within the program.

COVID protocols at Gonzaga have forced them to cancel two games this week.

Texas Tech has canceled a game due to COVID issues.

Positive COVID tests at Illinois has postponed their game against Maryland.

Five Big East games have been called off due to COVID issues.

The ACC has added shorter isolation period options for those who are vaccinated.

The AAC has announced updated operational COVID protocols.

College player news:

Missouri state star senior center Jasmine Franklin will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

"Gifted and exceptional" Sydney Taylor stands out for UMass.

College coach news:

Coach's Chair: Natasha Adair, University of Delaware.