Michigan moves up to No. 4 amid 2-week pause
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
— Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points despite second-half foul trouble and Indiana’s defense shut down No. 4 Iowa in an 81-69 comeback victory Thursday night.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
— Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and No. 5 Iowa rolled to a 96-73 victory over Northwestern on Sunday.
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— Luka Garza scored 33 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 as No. 5 Iowa defeated No. 16 Minnesota 86-71 on Sunday.
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— Luka Garza scored 17 of his 24 points in the decisive first half, and No. 5 Iowa roared back from an early deficit by keeping Maryland scoreless for nearly eight minutes in an 89-67 victory Thursday night.
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Texas enters the top five for the first time since 2011, but Gonzaga maintains a tight hold on the No. 1 spot in the AP poll.
— Luka Garza had 25 points, 15 in the second half, as No. 10 Iowa defeated No. 14 Rutgers 77-75 thanks to the Scarlet Knights' free throw struggles.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Michigan | 8-1 | - | 13-1 |
Iowa | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
Wisconsin | 6-3 | 2 | 12-4 |
Illinois | 6-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
Ohio State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
Purdue | 6-4 | 2.5 | 11-6 |
Minnesota | 4-5 | 4 | 11-5 |
Indiana | 4-5 | 4 | 9-7 |
Rutgers | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-6 |
Maryland | 3-6 | 5 | 9-7 |
Michigan State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
Northwestern | 3-7 | 5.5 | 6-8 |
Penn State | 2-5 | 5 | 5-6 |
Nebraska | 0-5 | 6 | 4-8 |
AP | COACHES |
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7 | 7 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Payton Sandfort | PF | Signed | 79 |
Final Fours | 3 |
Tournament Record | 30-28 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 26 |