A look at the day's live sporting events on television.
The Maryland Terrapins are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the latest AP Top 25 rankings. Although the Terps didn't crack the Top 25, they are
The Arizona Wildcats aren't officially ranked in the latest college basketball AP Top 25 Poll, but they've picked up enough votes to move into the top 30. Arizona (13-6, 7-1) is unofficially No. 30 after tallying 47 votes in the Week 13 poll.
But what about Connecticut? The back-to-back national champs are missing one of their best players in Liam McNeeley to a high ankle sprain and are struggling to win games. UConn is 3-3 in his absence. The Huskies this season have lost to Colorado, Dayton, Villanova and Xavier, none of which are ranked teams.
Wisconsin basketball (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) rose to No. 17 in the latest edition of the USA TODAY Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The team jumped two spots following a 1-1 week that included a convincing 83-55 victory over Nebraska and a narrow road loss to UCLA. The team’s vote total increased from 194 to 214 in the process
The Cards have also entered the coaches poll for the first time this season, making their debut at No. 22. Here’s this week’s full AP poll: Auburn (62) Duke; Iowa State; Alaba
Boston at L.A. Lakers 9 p.m. TNT U.S. Championships: Pairs’ Short 6 p.m. USA U.S. Championships: Women’s Short 8 p.m. USA Variety: Sportstalk with Bill Coates & Kevin Simon, 4 p.m. (The Team 92.1-FM, Tyler-Longview)
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No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (13-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – Penn State vs. Michigan (Big Ten network) 7 p.m. – Holy Cross vs. Boston University (CBS Sports network)
Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.
South Carolina remains No. 2 in ESPN's Women's College Basketball Power Rankings and looks strong heading into what could be two of its toughest tests in the SEC. South Carolina hosts LSU on Thursday (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET) and then travels to Tennessee on Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET).