Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season.

(2) Syracuse (25-1) at (24) Louisville (20-5) (ET)

Tied with top-ranked Kentucky for the best overall record in the nation, the Syracuse Orange hit the road tonight to clash with the Louisville Cardinals in a Big East Conference showdown at the KFC Yum! Center.

Chasson Randle scored a game-high 16 points as the Stanford Cardinal defeated Pac-12 rival the USC Trojans 59-47 at the Galen Center.

Robbie Hummel tallied 27 points and nine rebounds as the Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 87-77 in Big Ten Conference action at Mackey Arena.

Terrence Ross finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds to help lift the Washington Huskies past the Oregon State Beavers 75-72 in Pac-12 Conference play at Gill Coliseum.

Dorian Finney-Smith tipped in a Robert Brown missed three-point attempt in the final seconds to give the Virginia Tech Hokies a thrilling 66-65 win over the Boston College Eagles in an ACC showdown at Cassell Coliseum.

WASHINGTON Georgetown coach John Thompson III doesn't want to hear kudos after a losing a tough game to a top-notch opponent. St. John's assistant coach Mike Dunlap doesn't mind at all.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. This is how rough a stretch Illinois is mired in: Even Michigan's slumping sophomores shot the ball well against the Fighting Illini.

Herb Pope marked his return to the Seton Hall lineup with 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Pirates downed the Pittsburgh Panthers 73-66 in a Big East matchup at the Prudential Center.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points and Evan Smotrycz added 13, helping No. 22 Michigan remain unbeaten at home with a 70-61 win over Illinois on Sunday.

Tim Hardaway, Jr. led a balanced attack with 15 points, as No. 22 Michigan downed Illinois, 70-61, at Crisler Arena.

Jason Clark struggled mightily from the floor, but provided two key baskets late, lifting No. 12 Georgetown to a 71-61 wire-to-wire win against St. John's.

WASHINGTON Freshman forward Greg Whittington scored a career-high 12 points, and No. 12 Georgetown hit clutch 3-pointers down the stretch Sunday in a 71-61 win over St. John's.

NEWARK, N.J. Herb Pope scored 19 points, including four free throws in final 10 seconds, and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Seton Hall to a 73-66 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday.

The 22nd-ranked Michigan Wolverines will try to make it 15 in a row at home, as they host the Illinois Fighting Illini in a Big Ten Conference battle at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

St. John's (10-14) at (12) Georgetown (18-5) (ET)

Northwestern (15-8) at Purdue (15-9) (ET)

The 12th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas will try to bounce back from a recent loss as they play host to the St. John's Red Storm today in a Big East Conference clash at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Washington (16-8) at Oregon State (15-9) (ET)

Pittsburgh (15-10) at Seton Hall (16-8) (ET)

Boston College (8-16) at Virginia Tech (13-11) (ET)

Stanford (16-8) at U-S-C (6-19) (ET)

Illinois (16-8) at (22) Michigan (18-7) (ET)

Vander Joaquim tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors held off the Fresno State Bulldogs 62-58 in a Western Athletic Conference bout at Stan Sheriff Center.

Kyle Barone tallied 14 points and 15 rebounds as the Idaho Vandals defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 73-64 in Western Athletic Conference play at Cowan Spectrum.

MORAGA, Calif. It's the little things that are keeping Santa Clara winless in the West Coast Conference this season.

Olek Czyz scored 23 of his career-high 27 points in the second half as the Nevada Wolf Pack held off the San Jose State Trojans 76-70 in Western Athletic Conference action at The Event Center.

Jaime Serna finished with a game-high 19 points and nine rebounds for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos as they came back to defeat the UC Riverside Highlanders 60-52 in Big West Conference play at The Thunderdome.

Rob Jones scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, as 16th-ranked Saint Mary's remained unbeaten at home by topping Santa Clara, 82-67, at McKeon Pavilion.

A Ross Rivera layup in the final seconds capped off a 12-point comeback for the Pacific Tigers as they took down the CS-Northridge Matadors 62-61 in Big West Conference action at Alex G. Spanos Center.

MORAGA, Calif. Rob Jones had 25 points and 12 rebounds, Matthew Dellavedova added 16 points and 10 assists, and No. 16 Saint Mary's rebounded from a loss at Gonzaga with an 82-67 victory over cross-bay rival Santa Clara on Saturday night.

Will Cherry led all scorers with 17 points as the Montana Grizzlies used a second half comeback to take down the Sacramento State Hornets 67-58 in Big Sky Conference play at The Nest.

MURRAY, Ky. Austin Peay got on the board first against Murray State on Saturday night. It was all downhill from there for the Governors.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Vanderbilt Commodores have the nation's top 3-point shooter and the Southeastern Conference's top two scorers in league play. All that offensive firepower disappeared in the final four minutes with a chance to pull off a big upset.

Chris Eversley scored 18 points as the Cal Poly Mustangs held off a late rally from the UC Irvine Anteaters to win 77-74 in Big West Conference action at Mott Gym.

Damian Lillard scored 22 points as the Weber State Wildcats held off the Eastern Washington Eagles 84-75 in Big Sky Conference play at Dee Events Center.

Joe Hanstad led five teammates in double figures with 19 points as the Boise State Broncos took down the Air Force Falcons 72-61 at Clune Arena for their first Mountain West Conference.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 15 to pace Colorado as the Buffaloes took down the Arizona State Sun Devils 63-49 in a Pac-12 tilt at Wells Fargo Arena.

Perris Blackwell's double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds helped carried the San Francisco Dons past the San Diego Toreroes 81-70 in West Coast Conference play at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

A John Bohannon three-point play with 14 seconds to play in overtime put the Texas El-Paso Miners ahead for the good as they defeated the Tulane Green Wave 54-52 in Conference USA action at Don Haskins Center

Kenny McGowen was sensational as he scored 37 points to lead the Idaho State Bengals to a 79-73 victory over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in Big Sky Conference action at the Rolle Activity Center.

MURRAY, Ky. Isaiah Canaan had 23 points and six assists as No. 9 Murray State bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat Austin Peay 82-62 on Saturday night.

Craig Williams netted 20 points to lead the TCU Horned Frogs to a 75-71 victory over the Colorado State Rams in a Mountain West Conference battle at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Damier Pitts scored 27 points as the Marshall Thundering Herd downed the East Carolina Pirates 78-68 in a Conference USA joust at the Henderson Center.

Doron Lamb scored 16 and his three-pointer with under four minutes left gave Kentucky the lead for good, as the top- ranked Wildcats beat Vanderbilt, 69-63, for their 17th straight win.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.

Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane rolled over the Houston Cougars 72-48 in Conference USA action at the Reynolds Center.

Kevin Pangos scored 21 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Gonzaga Bulldogs to a 78-59 triumph over the Loyola Marymount Lions in a West Coast Conference tilt at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

PRINCETON, N.J. Harvard coach Tommy Amaker is more worried about the Ivy League standings than the national rankings.