Oklahoma State

Any anxiety the Texas Longhorns experienced over whether they would be included in the CFP lifted Sunday when the selection committee matched them against Washington at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1,

Steele Venters scored 27 points and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to rally Eastern Washington to an 81-74 victory over Washington State in the first round of the NIT.

The Wolverines and Huskies face unranked but potentially formidable conference foes in their first road trips.

Tennessee and North Carolina State have broken into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll. Florida State is back in the rankings for the first time in four years.

Georgia has reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma State, Kentucky and Arkansas moved into the top 10 after an upset-filled weekend.

Michigan has jumped four spots to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma State joins the top five for the first time since 2015.

Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State held their places in the College Football Playoff ranking, with Cincinnati still sitting at fifth.

Ethan Thompson has led Oregon State to the Sweet 16. The Beavers earned the Pac-12's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament after surprisingly claiming the Pac-12 tournament title.

Haley Jones scored 17 points and No. 1 Stanford unleashed another barrage of 3-pointers, booked their trip to the NCAA's Sweet 16 with a 73-62 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State.

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.