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Alabama, Houston top final AP Top 25 ahead of March Madness

Alabama is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the season Houston is No. 2 and Big Ten champion Purdue was third.

Memphis topples No. 1 Houston; Hardaway back to NCAA tourney

Edey’s 30 helps No. 5 Purdue hold off Penn State in Big Ten

Kansas coach Bill Self out of hospital after heart procedure

No. 1 Houston falls; Bama, Purdue win tourney titles

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The Top Twenty Five

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

No. 4 Alabama finishes off SEC title double dip at tourney

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Miller walked along the front row, celebrating and slapping high-fives with family and friends.

UCLA radio broadcast: Arizona fan yells at Cronin’s dad

An Arizona fan yelled at UCLA coach Mick Cronin’s father, Hep, following the Pac-12 championship game, according to the Bruins radio broadcast.

Ramey lifts No. 8 Arizona over No. 2 UCLA for Pac-12 title

Courtney Ramey made a 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds left to put Arizona in front and the eighth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 2 UCLA 61-59 in the Pac-12 championship game.

Filipowski, No. 21 Duke beat No. 13 Virginia for ACC title

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jon Scheyer stood on the stage, wiping his brow as he scanned the bubbly crowd while his Duke players danced around the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship trophy.

No. 6 Marquette routs Xavier 65-51 to win 1st Big East title

Tyler Kolek and No. 6 Marquette raced out to a hefty lead and never looked back, beating No. 15 Xavier 65-51 to win the Big East Tournament for the first time.

San Diego State beats Utah State for Mountain West title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Diego State appeared to be in trouble Saturday, trailing by 11 points in the first half. Then, the Aztecs’ defense took over.

No. 7 Texas rolls past No. 3 Kansas 76-56 for Big 12 title

Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Jayhawks hope to have Bill Self back for NCAA title defense

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas hopes to have Hall of Fame basketball coach Bill Self, who missed the entire Big 12 Tournament after a medical procedure earlier week, back on the sideline when it begins its NCAA Tournament title defense next week.

No. 1 Houston in AAC tourney final again, but Sasser’s hurt

Jamal Shead had 16 points and nine assists as top-ranked Houston advanced to its fifth American Athletic Conference championship game in a row with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati.

Pickett, Penn State beat Indiana 77-73 in Big Ten semis

CHICAGO (AP) — Penn State got pushed by Indiana all the way to the end. The Nittany Lions held on.

Close games are no big deal for Jalen Pickett and Co.

No. 18 Texas A&M beats Vandy to reach 2nd straight SEC final

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Texas A&M Aggies are a win away from finishing off a rebound few saw coming in mid-December.

Edey dominates, Purdue beats Ohio State in Big Ten semis

Zach Edey had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue beat Ohio State 80-66 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Miller’s double-double leads No. 4 Alabama to SEC final

Freshman Brandon Miller scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama advanced to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship by beating No. 25 Missouri 72-61.

No. 1 Houston’s Marcus Sasser injured in AAC tourney

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Athletic Conference player of the year Marcus Sasser left the first-half of top-ranked Houston’s AAC tournament semifinal game Saturday with an apparent groin injury.

Arkansas AD apologizes for incident with Kentucky reporter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Arkansas’ athletic director has apologized after a Kentucky student journalist said his cellphone was grabbed and thrown to the ground by a Razorbacks staffer following an early exit at the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

No. 8 Arizona beats Arizona St, gets title rematch with UCLA

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No. 8 Arizona got its revenge Friday night, and now the Wildcats get their rematch.

No. 1 Houston tops East Carolina, advances to AAC semifinals

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 30 points and top-ranked Houston got its 30th win of the season, 60-46 over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.

Tyger Campbell lifts No. 2 UCLA past Oregon in Pac-12 semis

Tyger Campbell scored a career-high 28 points, including all seven during a key second-half run, and No. 2 UCLA beat Oregon 75-56 in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament semifinals.

Manjon, Vanderbilt jolt No. 23 Kentucky at SEC quarters

Not this season.

No. 21 Duke holds off No. 14 Miami 85-78 in ACC semifinals

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Duke has spent weeks building consistency and cohesion on the offensive end.

No. 20 San Diego State beats San Jose State in MW semis

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Keshad Johnson and Darrion Trammell each scored 15 points and No. 20 San Diego State beat San Jose State 64-49 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday night.

Arkansas coach Musselman upset in SEC loss to No. 18 Aggies

Arkansas coach Eric Musselman had to be restrained a couple times by his assistants during a 67-61 loss to No. 18 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Jackson-Davis, Hood-Schifino lead Indiana past Maryland

CHICAGO (AP) — Malik Reneau knows as well as anyone just how hard it is to defend Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, so he had an idea what Maryland was going through.

No. 13 Virginia tops Clemson, will meet Duke for ACC title

Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia beat Clemson 76-56, sending coach Tony Bennett’s team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game for the first time since 2018.

No. 15 Xavier beats No. 24 Creighton 82-60 in Big East semis

NEW YORK (AP) — Back in late January, Xavier point guard Souley Boum scored a season-low two points in a loss at Creighton and was undeniably outplayed by his counterpart, Ryan Nembhard.

No. 7 Texas beats No. 22 TCU 66-60 in Big 12 semifinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christian Bishop’s basketball career began in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, included a three-year stretch at Creighton and ultimately a transfer to Texas, where he found himself in a starring role for the Longhorns before more than a dozen friends and rela

No. 3 Kansas beats Iowa St 71-58, moves to Big 12 title game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12 Tournament.

No. 6 Marquette holds off No. 11 UConn in Big East semifinal

Tyler Kolek and David Joplin each scored 17 points, and No. 6 Marquette moved into the Big East championship game for the first time by holding off No. 11 UConn 70-68.

No. 25 Mizzou tops No. 17 Tennessee, 1st trip into SEC semis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First-year coach Dennis Gates is in a hurry to turn Missouri into champions and remains unhappy his Tigers missed the Southeastern Conference’s regular-season title.