Both Texas Tech and TCU find themselves in a four-way tie for last place in the Big 12, combining for just two conference victories, but both squads come into Monday’s meeting at TCU off near-misses Saturday against ranked teams and conference co-leaders. The Horned Frogs pushed top-ranked Kansas in a seven-point road defeat, while the Red Raiders rallied from seven points down before falling at the buzzer to No. 22 Baylor.

Both Texas Tech and TCU find themselves in a four-way tie for last place in the Big 12, combining for just two conference victories, but both squads come into Monday’s meeting at TCU off near-misses Saturday against ranked teams and conference co-leaders. The Horned Frogs pushed top-ranked Kansas in a seven-point road defeat, while the Red Raiders rallied from seven points down before falling at the buzzer to No. 22 Baylor.

No. 6 Duke has hit its first extended bump in the road of the 2015-16 season, putting additional emphasis on earning a victory in Monday's home contest against Syracuse. The Blue Devils fell to Clemson last week before absorbing a 95-91 setback against Notre Dame on Saturday.

No. 6 Duke has hit its first extended bump in the road of the 2015-16 season, putting additional emphasis on earning a victory in Monday's home contest against Syracuse. The Blue Devils fell to Clemson last week before absorbing a 95-91 setback against Notre Dame on Saturday.

Purdue looks to break the pattern in Big Ten play as it goes after back-to-back victories for the first time with a road test against struggling Rutgers on Monday night. The 24th-ranked Boilermakers have alternated wins and losses through a 3-2 conference start, but rolled over Penn State 74-57 on Wednesday with another solid defensive effort.

Oklahoma accentuated its rise to No. 1 in the Coaches' Poll two weeks ago with a hard-fought victory over Iowa State before a triple-overtime loss at Kansas made the stay atop the rankings a brief one. The top-ranked Sooners get another chance to prove they should remain there Monday when they visit No. 21 Iowa State.