EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead Michigan State to a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan on Sunday that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Spartans have won five of their last seven games…
Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The AP men’s college basketball poll, taking advantage of the Bears’ loss at Kansas to leap into the No. 2 spot.
The game of the weekend in the Big Ten, and nation, pits No. 3 Iowa against top-ranked Gonzaga of the West Coast Conference. Iowa’s Luka Garza will go against Drew Timme is the matchup.
The Big Ten athletic directors support removing the conference’s six-game minimum requirement for teams to be eligible to play for the league championship.
The Pac-12 has set a Nov. 6 start date for a seven-game football season, overturning its decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic.
The Pac-12 university presidents and chancellors will meet Friday and be presented options for staging a fall football season. but a vote from the group is not expected.
Clemson is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25. Ohio State was a close No. 2 to Clemson, which starts atop the rankings for the second straight season.