The rugged non-conference schedule head coach Bryan Hodgson put together is paying off. USF. The Bulls have the 30th-ranked strength of schedule and the December 4 win over Utah State is paying major dividends. It is the only loss so far for the Aggies, who are 14-1 and have risen to 13th in the NET.

Iowa State beat Baylor to improve to 15-0. The Cyclones have No. 17 Kansas on the schedule in mid-January, but before then it faces Oklahoma State, so the road to the Jayhawks isn't easy, either.

The Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards combined to make the first significant trade of the 2025-26 regular season, with Trae Young heading to the nation’s capital in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

Nate Oats expressed the importance of Alabama basketball going 2-0 on the road after starting 1-2 in SEC play.

Florida basketball's wins over the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers this week put it right back into the thick of things in the AP Top 25.

The first Associated Press high school boys basketball rankings for the state of Michigan have been released. Check out the Top 10 rankings for each of the four divisions. Here are the rankings for Jan. 12, 2026, with first-place votes in brackets, plus record and total points in the poll.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Top 25 Virginia Boys High School Basketball State Rankings - Jan. 12, 2026. There’s no change in the upper half of the latest High School on SI Virginia boys basketball Top 25 as nationally-ranked Saint Paul VI Catholic firmly holds at No. 1.

The Iowa women's basketball coach was right, as the No. 14 Hawkeyes had to climb out of a massive hole before rallying for hard-earned, 56-53 road victory on Jan. 11. In doing so, Iowa (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten Conference) secured just its second win in its last nine Assembly Hall trips. Indiana (11-7, 0-6) continues to freefall amid an extended skid.