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Houston Cougars

Houston and Kansas get down to it at The Phog on Saturday evening. Bookmakers expect a close game.

Don't forget about Houston, which probably belongs in the mix with the best teams in the country.

Michigan State jumped four spots in the poll while Houston jumped three spots to move well within the top 10

The teams that made up last Monday's AP Top 25 combined for 22 losses over the ensuing week.

The SEC is historically good this season, with 13 bids and seven of the top 10 profiles in the sport at this moment.

This week's AP poll brings a new No. 1 and notable movement elsewhere.

Nine of last week’s top 12 teams took to the road this weekend, but the only top-12 team that lost was at home.

We may be in for a historic season of dominant teams, which could in turn set up a chalky March.

It was the first weekend of the men's basketball season with all five high-major conferences playing league games at the same time.

The arrival of conference play in high-major leagues across the country this week presents several opportunities for Top 25 shakeups.

Tennessee is the nation's No. 1 team, followed by Auburn at No. 2, for the third consecutive week in the AP men's basketball Top 25.

Marquette, Maryland, Duke and Cincinnati have four of the best defenses in college basketball, and they get some love this week.

My Top 25 ballot this week includes 10 SEC teams, with five in the top 10. Three others have a case to be ranked, as well.

Players Era offers to turn early-season MTE trips into a profit opportunity instead of a loss for the schools involved. Will it last?

Kansas went 0-2 this past week after falling to Creighton (76-63) on Wednesday and Missouri (76-67) on Sunday.