| Duke is back on top of the college basketball world | | | | 2. |
| with its 108th No. 1 ranking by the AP. Only UCLA, | | | | No. 11 Boston College visits Virginia at 7:00 ET. BC has |
| which has been atop the AP poll on 128 different | | | | won 10 of its last 11, losing only to Duke (83-81). |
| occasions, has more No.1 rankings to its credit. U Conn, | | | | However, Virginia is 11-2 at home this year. BC is |
| No. 1 the past four weeks dropped to No. 3, with | | | | favored by 2 1/2 points with a total of 133 1/2. No. 16 |
| Villanova matching the school's best-ever ranking at | | | | Kansas hosts Baylor at 8:00 ET and the red-hot |
| No. 2 (was also No. 2 for two weeks in December | | | | Jayhawks have won nine straight (8-1 ATS) and 16 of |
| 1995). | | | | their last 18. Baylor, which didn't play a non-conference |
| My free play for Tuesday is on the Det Pistons over | | | | schedule this year because of probation, enters 2-10 in |
| the Atl Hawks at 7:35 ET. The NBA is BACK and I'm | | | | the Big-12. Kansas is favored by 23 points with a total |
| ready to pick up where I left off. I took an 8-0-1 run into | | | | of 134. |
| the break and I'm 13-2-1 in the NBA since Feb 3. Join | | | | No. 8 Illinois (up from 14) is at Michigan on ESPN (7:00 |
| me for two HUGE 10* plays on Tuesday, my | | | | ET). Michigan has lost four of five lately and takes an |
| Non-Conf and Eastern Conf Games of the Week. In | | | | 11-game losing streak against the Illini into this game. |
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| NOW! | | | | Alabama at Arkansas (9:00 ET). Arkansas is favored |
| Memphis, despite not losing, fell to No. 4 and Gonzaga | | | | by 7 1/2 points with a total of 137 1/2. |
| stayed at No. 5. George Washington is at No. 6, the | | | | Rounding out the TV matchups are Xavier at Dayton |
| school's highest ranking since it was No. 5 in February | | | | on ESPN2 (7:30 ET) and Southern Illinois at Evansville |
| of 1955. GW and Gonzaga own the nation's longest | | | | on ESPNU (9:00 ET). Xavier is favored by 1 1/2 points |
| current winning streak at 14 straight, while Memphis is | | | | (total is 131 1/2) and Evansville is favored by seven |
| one game behind, winners of 13 consecutive games. | | | | points (total is 120). |
| Four top-25 teams were in action last night, with only | | | | South Florida (0-12 in the Big East) and losers of 14 |
| No. 14 West Va losing. The Mountaineers lost for the | | | | straight is at Providence at 7:30 ET. Along with The |
| fourth time in their last five games, 60-58 at Syracuse. | | | | Citadel, which stayed winless last night in the Southern |
| West Va did not attempt a SINGLE free throw in the | | | | Conference (0-13) when it lost to Furman 64-41 |
| game, partly because it spent most of the game | | | | (lowest point total this year), the Bulls join the Bulldogs |
| 'bombing away' from the three-point arc (made just | | | | as the only two Division I schools still winless in |
| 12-of-33). No. 5 Gonzaga won its 14th straight game, | | | | conference play. Providence is favored by nine points |
| 81-71 at Portland (non-cover). The Bulldogs are now | | | | with a total of 132 1/2. |
| 12-0 in the WCC (one of five Division I schools still | | | | The NBA is back in action tonight with a 12-game |
| winless in conference play) and own 21 straight WCC | | | | schedule. The Pistons, owners of the league's best |
| wins going back to last year. | | | | record at 42-9 but just 5-4 over their last nine games, |
| No. 22 Oklahoma escaped with a 71-70 win at Texas | | | | host the Hawks at 7:35 ET. Atlanta upset the Pistons |
| Tech, as a tip-in with 4.5 seconds remaining was not | | | | 99-98 on Feb 7 in Atlanta as a 10-point 'dog'. Detroit is |
| only the game-winner but the Sooners' only FG in the | | | | favored by 14 points with a total of 191. |
| game's last eight minutes. Nevada, celebrated its return | | | | The two teams chasing Detroit for the league's best |
| to the rankings at No. 25 (tied with Northern Iowa), by | | | | record, 41-11 Dallas and 40-12 San Antonio, are also in |
| squeaking past Idaho in Moscow, 74-68. | | | | action. The Mavs have won 15 of their last 16 (in all 15 |
| Four top-25 teams are in action tonight and ESPN, | | | | wins held their opponents to under 100) and enter their |
| ESPN2 and ESPNU have four televised games. No. 3 | | | | game tonight with the Clippers (8:35 ET) on an 11-game |
| U Conn hosts Notre Dame at 7:00 ET. The Irish | | | | (8-3 ATS) home winning streak. The Clippers, who had |
| opened Big East play 1-8 but have won three straight | | | | won nine of 10 games from Jan 27 through Feb 7, lost |
| over Rutgers, South Florida and Seton Hall. However, | | | | four of five right before the break, three times to |
| the Huskies are another matter, as U Conn is 13-0 at | | | | teams with sub-.500 records. Dallas is favored by 8 1/2 |
| home, outscoring opponents by an average of 85-59. | | | | points (total is 192). |
| U Conn is favored by 13 1/2 points with a total of 153 1 | | | | |