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Last Updated: February 14, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Top-ranked Connecticut has seemed like a reliable contender to develop into the primary group to repeat as nationwide champions since Florida 17 years in the past.
Top-ranked Connecticut has seemed like a reliable contender to develop into the primary group to repeat as nationwide champions since Florida 17 years in the past.
The Huskies have a dominating huge man in Donovan Clingan, gamers who know what it takes to win huge video games and have handed almost each check in entrance of them.
The subsequent one could also be UConn’s greatest of the season: towards No. 4 Marquette.
“These are pressure-packed games, so the best way to win them is to have no weaknesses on your team,” UConn coach Danny Hurley mentioned final week.
The Huskies (22-2, 12-1 Big East) haven’t had many since successful their fifth nationwide championship final April.
UConn has spent the previous 5 weeks at No. 1 within the AP Top 25 and is on a 12-sport successful streak heading into Saturday’s sport towards the Golden Eagles.
Marquette (18-5, 9-3) additionally has been enjoying effectively these days, successful seven straight to maneuver up three spots on this week’s ballot. The Golden Eagles even have one of many nation’s greatest gamers in AP preseason All-American Tyler Kolek, who scored 22 of his 27 factors within the second half as they rallied from a 15-level deficit to beat St. John’s final week.
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“This is one of Tyler Kolek’s best games that he’s ever played at Marquette,” Golden Eagles coach Shaka Smart mentioned.
They’re going to want him to do it once more in what could possibly be probably the greatest video games of the school basketball season.
RANKED SYACMORES
No. 23 Indiana State moved into the AP Top 25 on Monday for the primary time since 1978-79, when Larry Bird led them into the nationwide title sport towards Magic Johnson and Michigan State.
The free-flowing Sycamores are fifth nationally in scoring at 85.6 factors per sport, ninth in 3-level share (39%) and No. 1 in adjusted discipline objective share, in keeping with KenPom.
Indiana State will hope to keep away from going one-and-performed within the ballot with video games towards Illinois State on Tuesday and Southern Illinois on Saturday.
TIGERS AND WILDCATS
Kentucky managed to stay within the AP Top 25 this week regardless of setting an undesirable mark.
With two losses final week, the Wildcats have misplaced three straight at Rupp Arena for the primary time it opened in 1976. The Wildcats hadn’t misplaced three in a row at house because the 1966-67 season, once they performed at Memorial Coliseum.
Kentucky one sport at house this week, once more Mississippi on Tuesday, then performs at No. 13 Auburn on Saturday.
The Tigers are coming off a 16-level loss at Florida after beating No 15 and rival Alabama. The Tigers face No. 11 South Carolina on Wednesday.
JUMBLED JAYHAWKS
Kansas began the season because the preseason No. 1 and has been within the prime 10 all season.
The Jayhawks dropped two spots to No. 6 on this week’s ballot following an additional time loss to Kansas State final week, however rebounded to beat No. 12 Baylor.
Kansas was so discombobulated in a 79-50 loss to Texas Tech Monday night time that coach Bill Self bought ejected within the second half.
The Jayhawks have one other powerful check —- as most video games are within the Big 12 — at No. 25 Oklahoma on Saturday. The Sooners moved again into the ballot after dropping out final week.
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