No. 24 Wisconsin showed it boasts an impressive blend of veterans and newcomers in a stellar season-opening win.

BALTIMORE (AP) Sam Springer had 16 points in Loyola's 96-60 win over Penn State-Abington on Thursday.

Illinois began its season ranked 17th in the country. Maybe it was appropriate that the Fighting Illini drained 17 3-pointers in their season opener Monday night, a 113-55 pasting of Jackson State.

No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.

Taking the court without three projected starters, one who is a preseason All-American, might create a problem for most teams.

Two of college basketball's three winningest programs will square off Friday night as No. 19 Kansas travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face No. 25 North Carolina.

No. 9 Kentucky will wrap up its season-opening two-game homestand against Valparaiso on Friday night in Lexington, Ky.

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Mid-major teams usually play difficult nonconference schedules, often out of financial necessity more than anything.

Worth noting: Florida plays Dec. 2 at Duke, which, of course, is led by another five-star freshman, namely Cameron Boozer. The 6-9 forward is among the legitimate candidates to be the No. 1 overall ...

Pacific took the lead for good with 13:08 remaining in the first half. The score was 41-29 at halftime, with Ralph racking up 16 points. Pacific extended its lead to 62-40 during the second half, ...

Tariq Francis scored 20 points in his Rutgers debut, Dylan Grant added 17 points and the Scarlet Knights used a big second half to beat Rider 81-53 on Wednesday night.