The No. 1 team in the poll, Arizona remains undefeated despite facing off against ranked opponents Florida, UConn and Alabama and in six Quad 1 games total. The Wildcats face No. 9 BYU on Jan. 26, but they have West Virginia and Cincinnati before then — both of them top-100 teams by NET ranking — and UCF, the toughest of the bunch.

Unbeaten no more, Iowa State tumbled seven spots in the newest Associated Press Top 25 poll in men's basketball.

The Crusaders, ranked 13th in the Top 20 and reigning MCT champion, edged out Madison twice in overtime and rallied in the second half to escape an upset bid by Morristown-Beard, 64-63. Madison is the No. 2 seed - on the merits of its 50-41 victory over Morristown-Beard on Friday - and Morristown-Beard is seeded third.

UConn has had the most difficult schedule of the undefeated teams to this point, with the NET plopping them at the fifth-toughest schedule out of 363 teams. The Huskies dominated Notre Dame on Monday, and play Seton Hall again before January ends.

Inside the scenes after Illinois basketball's stunning win at Purdue: hugs, water, history

Huge news for the Mountaineers just hours after taking down Arizona State.

Here are The Detroit News boys basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 26, 2026. Keith Dunlap ranks the top teams in the state and in the four Metro Detroit regions.

In 2025, Kevin Rutherford’s winter nights ended with a lot of solemn bus rides. His Cedar Cliff Colts struggled. Finishing the year with 3-19, the group never was able to get off the ground, with a young core trying to find footing in a tough Mid-Penn Keystone.

Kasson-Mantorville hosted Goodhue in a Hiawatha Valley League girls basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Kasson.

Here are The Detroit News girls basketball rankings for the week of Jan. 26, 2026. Keith Dunlap ranks the top teams in the state and in the four Metro Detroit regions.