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Washington State has rarely been a destination for college football programs looking for top-tier nonconference opportunities. But No. 19 Wisconsin was willing to take on the challenge of playing in Pullman on Saturday.

Luke Fickell’s first full season at Wisconsin gets an early test heading into what’s expected to be an amped environment at Washington State. The 19th-ranked Badgers are the first Power Five non-conference opponent to visit Pullman since 1998 when Illinois made the trip West.

No. 24 Illinois has earned its first ranking in 23 years coming in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Drew Timme of Gonzaga is the lone unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team. He was joined by Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn, and UCLA guard Johnny Juzang.

A year after the NCAA Tournament was canceled, the madness returned with an opening weekend full of upsets. Illinois, Ohio State, Texas and Virginia also are out.

The Associated Press has released its men's All-America team and it is dominated by Gonzaga and Baylor. Both teams were atop the rankings most of the season.

Gonzaga has completed a start-to-finish run atop The AP men’s college basketball poll. Coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs received all 60 first-place votes to stay atop the final poll.

Gonzaga remains entrenched at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in its bid to go wire-to-wire.

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.

Gonzaga and Baylor remain atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in a week of little change. The top five from a week ago remained the same in the AP Top 25.