>>Illinois Hosts Western Carolina Tonight
(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois will host Western Carolina at Assembly Hall tonight. The 14th-ranked Illini improved to 8-and-0 following last week's win over Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Western Carolina is just 3-and-5 this season.
NCAA Top-25 Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
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#6 Syracuse Orange 84, Eastern Michigan Eagles 48
#21 San Diego State Aztecs 74, Texas Southern Tigers 62
>>IU, Duke Remain Top-Two In "USA Today" Poll
(Undated) -- Indiana remains the number-one team in this week's "USA Today" men's college basketball poll. The 8-and-0 Hoosiers received 25-of-31 first-place votes. Duke is still number-two, but picked up two more first-place votes this week with six. Michigan remains third, followed by Syracuse and Florida. Louisville, Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas and Gonzaga round out the top-ten.
