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Gonzaga is No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll. Villanova (24-2), which received the other five first-place votes, and Kansas held second and third, while Baylor moved from sixth to fourth. The top four teams match those announced Saturday as the preliminary No. 1 seeds by the NCAA Tournament selection committee, although its order was Villanova, Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga. Continue to Article

February 13, 2017 12:08:pm EST

Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game. The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Wisconsin was seventh followed by North Carolina, Arizona and UCLA. Continue to Article

February 06, 2017 12:10:pm EST

Creighton and Xavier both still have visions of winning the Big East Conference regular season title and securing the top seed for the conference tournament at Madison Square Garden. Once the Bluejays (20-3, 7-3 Big East) and Musketeers (16-6, 6-3) finish their pivotal 2 p.m. CST showdown Saturday at CenturyLink Center, only one team will remain within a game of first place Villanova. Bluejays coach Greg McDermott hopes No. 22-ranked Creighton is that squad. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 8:02:pm EST

Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. The sophomore guard had 17 points and seven assists during the Musketeers' 82-77 victory over St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday evening. The injury is a significant blow to the Musketeers (15-6, 5-3 Big East) , who have lost four of their last six games - all against ranked teams, with three of the losses on the road. Continue to Article

January 30, 2017 4:49:pm EST