Saturday saw a lot of close games in the SEC and a 2OT performance in the Big 12. Here’s a closer look at some of the most exciting games from the men’s college basketball weekend. Auburn remains undefeated in conference play after a 53-51 defensive battle with Tennessee.

Breya Cunningham scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebound, Paulina Paris and Skylar Jones added 16 points apiece and Arizona beat No. 16 West Virginia 77-62 for the Wildcats’ first win over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 this season.

Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N’Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia.

West Virginia took advantage of the absence of Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic, who leads the Cyclones shooting 44.3 percent from 3 this season, in Saturday’s 64-57 win. As a team, Iowa State has a higher 3-point rate and shoots a better percentage with Momcilovic on the floor:

The University of Wisconsin football program addressed key positions for its 2025 roster during the winter transfer portal window. But many of its opponents got better, at least on paper. The transfer portal was open from Dec.

SEC still leads the way with nine ranked teams, but the Big Ten has settled into a steady six in the AP Top 25

Gonzaga lost to Oregon State and Santa Clara, falling out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since early last year. Georgia dropped out from No. 23 following losses to Tennessee and Auburn. Baylor, No. 25 a week ago, is out after after losses to Arizona and TCU.

The CFB National Championship game ended with an Ohio State win, their first title since 2014, but it is not too early to look ahead and see who the top teams in next year’s College Football season will be.

Only three teams — Alabama, Florida and No. 6 Tennessee — held the same spot from a week ago. The chaotic week allowed No. 8 Michigan State to move into the top 10 for the first time this season and No. 22 Missouri into the poll for the first time since 2022-23.

There are a pair of massive top-10 showdowns this weekend in college basketball, two games that will have a sizable impact on next week's Power Rankings. The first is Tennessee's trip to Auburn on Saturday.

No. 16 West Virginia takes on the Arizona Wildcats after JJ Quinerly scored 29 points in the Mountaineers' 89-59 win against the Arizona State Sun Devils.

The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back from what seemed like a catastrophic loss to the Michigan Wolverines to go on a four-game push through the first 12-team College Football Playoff and win the national championship. Now that the confetti has been cleaned up, here is Sports Illustrated ’s way-too-early Top 25 rankings for the 2025 season.