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Men’s AP Top 25 poll Week 3 reaction: What to know about every team
Stat to know: Yaxel Lendeborg is up to 47 double-doubles since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the most in D-I. No other player has 40 double-doubles.
Stat to know: Alabama is the fourth SEC team in AP Poll history to have multiple top-10 wins within its first four games of a season. The Crimson Tide join 1992-93 Arkansas (defeated No. 8 Memphis and No. 9 Arizona), 1980-81 Kentucky (defeated No. 9 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana) and 1967-68 Vanderbilt (defeated No. 5 North Carolina and No. 8 Davidson). Alabama is the first of these teams to have both wins come away from home.
Previous ranking: 9
2025-26 record: 4-1
Stat to know: BYU’s 98 points in Friday’s win against Wisconsin are its most points against an AP-ranked team since 39 years ago to the day: a 119-110 loss to No. 7 Oklahoma on Nov. 21, 1986. This is also the Cougars’ most points in a win against a ranked team since Dec. 29, 1970, against No. 11 Villanova (BYU won 102-93).
What’s next: Thursday vs. Miami in Kissimmee, Fla. (Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational), 5 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 10
2025-26 record: 4-1
Stat to know: Rueben Chinyelu (14 points, 21 rebounds) and Alec Condon (20 points, 11 rebounds) are the first SEC teammates over the past 30 seasons with a 20-rebound double-double (Chinyelu) and a 20-point double-double (Condon) in the same game. Chinyelu’s 21 rebounds are also the most in a game by a Florida player since Eugene McDowell in Jan. 1982 (also 21 against Georgia).
What’s next: Thursday vs. TCU in San Diego (Rady Children’s Invitational), 3 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 17
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: The Spartans got their first win in a Champions Classic game played at Madison Square Garden (after going 0-4), and got their second win against an AP-ranked opponent at MSG over the past 15 seasons after going 1-8.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. East Carolina in Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Meyers Tip-Off), 1 p.m., FS2
Previous ranking: 13
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: Last Monday, the Zags beat Southern Utah 122-50. The 72-point win is the program’s largest against a D-I opponent of all time, and those 122 points are the team’s most in a game since Feb. 1989 at Loyola Marymount, when they scored 136 in a loss.
What’s next: Monday vs. Alabama in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 9:30 p.m., TNT
Previous ranking: 8
2025-26 record: 5-1
Stat to know: The Illini have now lost five of their past six games played at United Center in Chicago, after losing on Thursday to Alabama — their only win came March 2019 against Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament.
What’s next: Monday vs. UT Rio Grande Valley, 8 p.m., BTN
Previous ranking: 14
2025-26 record: 3-1
Stat to know: St. John’s has scored at least 93 points in all four games this season. The Red Storm are averaging 98.5 PPG this season (after averaging 78.7 PPG in Rick Pitino’s first two seasons at the helm).
What’s next: Monday vs. Iowa State in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 4:30 p.m., truTV
Previous ranking: 16
2025-26 record: 4-0
Stat to know: The Cyclones currently have an average winning margin of 33.3 PPG. — The Associated Press
What’s next: Monday vs. St. John’s in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 4:30 p.m., truTV
Previous ranking: 18
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: North Carolina recorded its 2,400th win after beating Navy last week. The Tar Heels join Kentucky (2,425) and Kansas (2,417) as the only men’s Division I programs with 2,400 total wins.
What’s next: Tuesday vs. St. Bonaventure in Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Meyers Tip-Off), 6 p.m., FS1
Previous ranking: 20
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures in the win against Tennessee State. — The Associated Press
What’s next: Monday vs. Rutgers in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 1 p.m., TNT
Previous ranking: 19
2025-26 record: 5-1
Stat to know: UCLA shot 62.7% from the floor in the win against Presbyterian on Friday, its best mark in seven seasons under coach Mick Cronin. — The Associated Press
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Cal in San Francisco (Mizzen+Main Empire Classic), 10 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 12
2025-26 record: 4-2
Stat to know: Kentucky has now won three games by at least 40 points. No other D-I team has more such wins this season.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 15
2025-26 record: 4-2
Stat to know: Texas Tech suffered its first 30-point loss as an AP-ranked team in program history, when it fell to Purdue in the Baha Mar Championship game. The Red Raiders’ previous largest loss while ranked was by 29 points to Oklahoma State on Jan. 9, 2010.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. New Orleans, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 22
2025-26 record: 4-1
Stat to know: Auburn’s 56-point win against Jackson State is its largest since a 57-point win over University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Dec. 20, 1999. The 56-point win is tied for Auburn’s largest win against a D-I opponent in the past 60 years (100-44 win vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21, 1999).
What’s next: Monday vs. Oregon in Las Vegas (Players Era Festival), 8 p.m., truTV
Previous ranking: 21
2025-26 record: 5-1
Stat to know: In the win against Jackson State, Arkansas shot 39-for-61 from the field (63.9%) — its second-highest field goal percentage in a game in the past 30 seasons (The Razorbacks were 27-for-41 from the field on 65.9% shooting on Dec. 7, 2009, against Delaware State).
What’s next: Thursday vs. Duke in Chicago (CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic), 8 p.m., CBS
Previous ranking: 25
2025-26 record: 4-0
Stat to know: The Wolfpack are 4-0 for the fourth consecutive season after winning for the 70th time in their past 74 nonconference home games.
What’s next: Monday vs. Seton Hall in Maui (Maui Invitational), 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: The Commodores are No. 1 in the country in offense, averaging 103 PPG. Four of their five wins to start this season have come after scoring 100 or more points.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Western Kentucky in Nassau (Battle 4 Atlantis), 12 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: Unranked
2025-26 record: 5-0
Stat to know: Indiana has started a season 5-0 for the first time since 2022-23. — The Associated Press
What’s next: Tuesday vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m., FS1
Undefeated Nebraska earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament bracket released Sunday.
The five-time national champion Huskers (30-0) have dominated this season, dropping just seven sets. They lead Division I in hitting percentage at .352.
Dani Busboom Kelly, who won NCAA titles as both a Nebraska player and assistant, took over at her alma mater this season after longtime Huskers coach John Cook retired. Busboom Kelly led Louisville to the NCAA final in 2024, where the Cardinals lost to Penn State.
The other No. 1 seeds are Kentucky, Texas and Pitt. The Wildcats have won one NCAA title, and the Longhorns have four. The Panthers reached the final four the past four seasons but lost in the semifinals each time.
Pitt and Stanford finished tied atop the ACC at 18-2, and the Cardinal won their head-to-head matchup 3-2 at Stanford on Nov. 14. But the Panthers’ overall body of work secured them the last No. 1 seed, while nine-time NCAA champion Stanford is the No. 2 seed in Texas’ region.
SEC regular-season and tournament champion Kentucky defeated Texas 3-2 in the conference tournament final. They would face each other in the national semifinals should they advance that far.
Defending national champion Penn State, the only school that has appeared in every NCAA tournament dating back to the event’s start in 1981, is a No. 8 seed in Texas’ quarter of the bracket. St. Thomas (Minnesota) and Toledo are both making their first appearance in the tournament.
The Big 12 led all leagues with 10 teams in the field, the Big Ten has nine, the ACC seven and the SEC five.
Early-round matches will be held from Dec. 4 to 6 on campus sites. The regionals, scheduled for Dec. 11-14, will be hosted by the four highest seeds still standing in each quarter of the bracket.
The final four is at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, for the third time in the tournament’s history. It was there that Penn State won the championship in 2010 and Nebraska won its most recent title in 2017.
The national semifinals are Dec. 18 (ESPN), and the championship match is Dec. 21 (ABC).
The Commanders return from their bye week searching for their first victory since Oct. 5. It won’t be easy against the Broncos, who have won eight straight.
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Ruben Amorim has said that Manchester United are “stealing” set-piece routines from other clubs after goals from two free-kicks helped earn a valuable 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.
United came from behind at Selhurst Park thanks to second-half goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount, both of which came from Bruno Fernandes set plays.
Amorim’s team have now scored 10 Premier League goals from set-pieces this season — joint most with table-toppers Arsenal.
“We work a lot,” Amorim said when asked about United’s improvement at set-pieces.
“We have more time to work, we work a lot and we learn a lot in England.
“I think you are used to seeing that, but when you come for the Premier League you learn a lot with other teams how to do it and we are stealing a lot of things to score goals.”
United looked destined for another set-back following Monday’s defeat to 10-man Everton when Crystal Palace went in at half-time 1-0 up thanks to a retaken penalty from Jean-Philippe Mateta.
But there was marked improvement in their performance after the break as Amorim’s team recorded just their second league win away from home since March.
“I just said to the players we need to be more alive and you can feel that,” Amorim said.
– Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee inspire Man United comeback win at Crystal Palace
– Zirkzee leads Man United comeback in game of two halves vs. Palace
– Premier League table
“So if you are more alive, you are in more places, you are near the ball more often. I think everyone did that.
“But we also need to understand that the opponent was tired also in the second half.
“And when you increase the rhythm and the opponent gets tired a little bit, suffers right away a goal, you felt that we had the control of the game and that’s it.”
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