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Kansas Jayhawks

Illinois lost at Michigan State on Sunday but might have the highest ceiling of any team in the league.

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

Though the Cyclones haven't signed huge names in the transfer portal, their 74-57 win was a sign they got the right ones.

T.J. Otzelberger and the second-ranked Iowa State Cyclones are seeking a 5-0 conference start for the first time since 1944.

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.

The Mountaineers won at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time in 12 tries, ending the Jayhawks' 33-year winning streak in conference openers.

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.

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

Auburn lost a slugfest at Duke, but the Tigers still deserve to lead a sizable group of the SEC's best teams vying for rankings supremacy.