Johni Broome 's injury makes Auburn's spot more tenuous, but the Tigers beat Mississippi State by 22 even without him. Duke is barely breaking a sweat while blowing out inferior ACC competition. And then there's Iowa State, which has only a two-point loss to Auburn blemishing its résumé and just dispatched Kansas by 17.

Iowa State (Prev. 3, 14-1): The Cyclones are proving that the Big 12 goes through Ames after a thrilling overtime comeback win at Texas Tech. Duke (Prev. 4, 14-2): The Blue Devils continue to create separation in the ACC. Alabama (Prev. 5, 14-2): The Tide had a massive road win at Texas A&M.

Once again this week, it’s a three-way tie for the lead atop the Big 12 Conference basketball standings. And while the top three in this week’s power rankings remain the same from the week before, there was quite a bit of movement from fourth on down to the very bottom.

In the span of two weeks the Arizona Wildcats (9-5, 3-0) have put themselves in position for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. And they can continue to

After dropping to 0-3 in SEC play after a narrow loss to No. 1 Tennessee, Texas basketball travels to play an old rival from the Big 12 in the Sooners.

Only one more half stands between USC and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Iowa 48-32. If USC keeps playing like this,