Felix Okpara and Jaylen Carey played their best games of the season as Tennessee basketball beat Rice to move to 4-0.

The Boilermakers cruised to a victory over the MAC champs once they started rebounding. It led to a milestone win for Purdue's coach. Here's what we learned.

Michigan skyrocketed in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll and earned its highest ranking in four seasons. The Wolverines jumped eight spots, the biggest risers this week, to No. 6 in Monday’s poll. Their 93-54 win over then-No. 18 Notre Dame was certainly a major factor. Michigan is 3-0 and faces No. 1 Connecticut later this week.

Sierra Canyon, a defending CIF State champion, starts at No. 1 in the Daily News rankings for the 2025-26 boys basketball season.

The UConn men’s basketball team held at No. 3 in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll update after securing its first big win of the nonconference season over BYU on Saturday.

This is a good time for No. 17 Michigan State (3-0) to answer an early bell with an annual marquee game on tap. The Spartans will face No. 9 Kentucky (3-1) on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN) in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

The UNC basketball team is off to a hot start in its 2025-26 campaign. That hot start is reflected in the latest AP Poll.

No. 1 Purdue tips off against Akron at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Boilers won't have one of their rotational forwards with Liam Murphy sustaining an injury. Purdue looks to build off a win at Alabama. WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue basketball played without a frontcourt depth piece in Sunday's 97-79 win over Akron.

Oregon men’s basketball remains unranked in the polls after improving to 3-0. The Ducks are 29th overall with 28 points in the AP poll and 27th overall with 26 points in the coaches poll. That’s down from 29th overall with 43 points in last week’s AP poll and the same as last week’s coaches poll.

Alabama basketball isn't signing one of the 2026 commits it expected to put pen to paper during the Early Signing Period. What to know.