Led by Quimari Peterson's 25 points, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated the Mercer Bears 70-68 on Wednesday night.

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

No. 16 Tennessee takes on the No. 6 LSU Tigers after Jewel Spear scored 28 points in Tennessee's 87-86 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners.

Tennessee basketball hit the lowest of lows in the Rick Barnes era after their loss to SEC rival, Florida on Tuesday.

Adou Thiero led the Razorbacks with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. The rest of the Arkansas team shot just 32%.

Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn withstood a late Texas rally for an 87-82 victory to give coach ...