One more upset on the year's final day

Upset:

Syracuse upended No. 13 Notre Dame, 86-81.

More results:

No. 3 NC State 72, Virginia 61

No. 9 Stanford 98, Morgan State 38

No. 14 Virginia Tech 91, Pitt 41

No. 15 UConn 95, No. 18 Marquette 64

No. 16 Indiana 77, Illinois 71

No. 19 Louisville 77, Miami 72

No. 22 Florida State 73, Wake Forest 61

No. 24 North Carolina 82, Clemson 76

Nebraska 87, Maryland 81

Duke 80, Boston College 75

Tennessee 90, Liberty 55

Oregon State 62, Oregon 41

Georgetown 66, DePaul 62

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College player news:

Teri Moren told Chloe Moore-McNeil to be more aggressive. Message received.

Conference play begins, and upsets return

Upsets:

No. 10 Baylor dethroned No. 5 Texas, 85-79.

Michigan toppled No. 17 Ohio State, 69-60.

More results:

No. 1 South Carolina 73, East Carolina 36

No. 2 UCLA 71, No. 6 USC 64

No. 4 Iowa 94, Minnesota 71

No. 7 LSU 110, Jacksonville 68

No. 8 Colorado 76, No. 12 Utah 65

No. 11 Kansas State 66, Cincinnati 41

No. 21 Creighton 67, St. John's 56

No. 23 TCU 81, BYU 67

No. 25 West Virginia 85, Kansas 60

Oklahoma 69, UCF 52

Texas Tech 79, Houston 71

Iowa State 76, Oklahoma State 68

Santa Clara 65, Arizona State 55

UNLV 107, Utah State 68

Michigan State 98, Penn State 87

Grand Canyon 68, Middle Tennessee 59

Purdue 89, Wisconsin 50

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College player news:

Caitlin Clark moved to fifth on the NCAA's Division I career scoring list.

Can super-talented Mackenzie Holmes guide Indiana to another Big Ten title?

Why pro ballers love JuJu Watkins.

Rashunda Jones returned from injury to Purdue today.

College coach news:

Niele Ivey is ascending at her alma mater.

Previews and excitement

Today's results:

No. 9 Stanford 78, Cal 51

No. 22 Florida State 95, Georgia Tech 80

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule is packed with conference openers

College team news:

Unbeaten No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 USC will battle for LA bragging rights tomorrow.

The Pac-12's last season could be its best.

Big 12 preview.

Big East preview.

UNLV could be even better than last year's record-setting team.

The Gophers are ready to visit Iowa City in the middle of Caitlin Clark mania.

Iowa is preparing for a resurgent Minnesota program.

College player news:

Texas standout Rori Harmon tore her ACL in practice Wednesday and is out for the season.

Bowling Green starter Lexi Fleming is out for the season with injury.

Nonconference play winding down

Today's results:

Duke 68, Coppin State 34

Rhode Island 59, Harvard 56

Oregon State 80, Morgan State 51

Miami 81, Alabama State 36

Georgetown 57, Kennesaw State 55

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Troy's Sun Belt Conference opener Saturday has been moved to Sunday, to enable players and coaches to attend the funeral of Ke'Ajia Williams, who tragically died earlier this month.

College player news:

Caitlin Clark tracker.

Shyanne Sellers is doing exactly what Maryland needed: everything.

College coach news:

Indiana coach Teri Moren isn't convinced of her team's improvement heading into Big Ten play.

A slow takeoff

Today's results:

No. 5 Texas 97, Jackson State 52

Grand Canyon 115, Arizona Christian 41

Tomorrow's game schedule

College player news:

Elon's Ava Leroux is out of ICU and "making amazing progress" after being injured in a car accident Friday.

College player news:

Ali Patberg is fulfilling her dream as an assistant coach at Indiana.

Slowly revving up for resumption of play

College conference news:

The Pac-12's final season might be its best-ever.

Matchups between conference opponents will highlight the week.

College player news:

JuJu Watkins is poised to step in as the next star of college basketball.

Only two games tomorrow, but many more on Thursday

Not much changes in this week's AP top 25 poll

This week's rankings:

1. South Carolina

2. UCLA

3. NC State

4. Iowa

5. Texas

6. USC

7. LSU

8. Colorado

9. Stanford

10. Baylor

11. Kansas State

12. Utah

13. Notre Dame

14. Virginia Tech

15. UConn

16. Indiana

17. Ohio State

18. Marquette

19. Louisville

20. Gonzaga

21. Creighton

22. Florida State

23. TCU

24. North Carolina

25. West Virginia

What the top 16 teams need for the new year.

Last games for a few days

Upset of the unranked kind:

Southern upended Oklahoma, 79-70.

More results:

No. 13 Ohio State 84, Belmont 55

No. 16 Indiana 84, Bowling Green 35

No. 20 Gonzaga 67, New Mexico 56

No. 25 TCU 87, Mount St. Mary's 34

Michigan 87, FAMU 35

All scores

College team news:

Three things we learned about Utah during nonconference play.

College player news:

Sharon Goodman's path at Iowa is paved with tears, love, and a renewed basketball perspective.

Purdue freshman Sophie Swanson shares how she recovered from an ACL tear in less than a year.

WNBA news:

The Fever's quest for Caitlin Clark has begun.

The strong showing out

Today's results:

No. 2 UCLA 85, Hawaii 46

No. 4 Iowa 98, Loyola Chicago 69

No. 6 USC 85, Long Beach State 77

No. 8 Colorado 78, Northern Colorado 56

No. 10 Baylor 73, South Florida 50

No. 11 Utah 89, Weber State 36

No. 14 Notre Dame 84, Western Michigan 47

No. 15 Virginia Tech 76, William & Mary 43

No. 18 Marquette 67, Bucknell 39

No. 21 Creighton 58, South Dakota State 46

Oregon 70, Oklahoma State 63

Arkansas 66, UIC 58

Kentucky 87, Lipscomb 80

Ball State 52, Georgia 51

UNLV 71, Farleigh Dickinson 59

BYU 72, Nevada 59

West Virginia 103, Niagara 52

Ole Miss 62, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 47

Cal 79, UL Monroe 55

Virginia 82, Fordham 56

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule is the last until Dec. 27

College team news:

In a season of loss, Georgetown plays on.

A statistical look at South Carolina's historic start.

Portland is finding its way with a new mix.

College player news:

Monika Czinano showed up to Minnesota's game to cheer on her sister Maggie.

NCAA news:

Washington State and Oregon State have come to an agreement in principle with the Pac-12's departing schools.

Grinding towards the break, with some surprises

Today's results:

No. 3 NC State 87, Old Dominion 50

No. 5 Texas 104, UT Rio Grande 51

No. 7 LSU 80, Coppin State 48

No. 9 Stanford 92, UC Davis 52

No. 10 Baylor 61, Providence 36

No. 12 Kansas State 84, Southern 52

No. 17 UConn 111, Toronto Metropolitan 34

No. 19 Louisville 59, No. 23 Washington 51

No. 20 Gonzaga 81, Arizona 69

No. 21 Florida State 110, Alabama State 45

No. 25 TCU 96, Omaha 56

Florida 82, Michigan 65

Seton Hall 57, Georgetown 49

Arkansas 60, Illinois 59

Maryland 78, James Madison 55

Georgia 65, Pitt 59

Vanderbilt 70, Dayton 53

ASU 80, Fresno State 76

Auburn 69, Washington State 62

Missouri State 56, BYU 55

Duke 70, Toledo 45

Mississippi State 82, Colorado State 75

Kansas 69, Nebraska 52

All scores

Tomorrow's game schedule

NCAA conference news:

Washington State and Oregon State are nearing a deal to join the WCC as affiliates, sources say.