Baylor

Houston and Kansas remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll after a record weekend of Top 25 losses.

Baylor’s 19-year run in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll is over. The Bears had been ranked for 365 consecutive polls before falling out Monday after losing twice last week.

Houston is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second time this season.

Keyonte George scored five straight points that gave Baylor the lead for good and finished with 19 and the 11th-ranked Bears beat Washington State 65-59.

North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. The national runner-up from last season returns four of five starters and received 47 of 62 first-place votes. Gonzaga is No. 2, followed by Houston and Kentucky.

Baylor and Gonzaga will meet in a men’s basketball game in South Dakota in December and organizers will pay players on both teams who agree to help promote the game.

Alabama stars Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team.

Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU. Mulkey received 10 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25.

Aliyah Boston of South Carolina is The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year. Boston received 23 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes weekly for the AP Top 25.

South Carolina is still No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll despite suffering its second loss of the season. The Gamecocks fell to Kentucky in the SEC tournament title game