No. 10 Florida State embarked on a stunning NCAA Tournament run last season that ended just short of its first Final Four since 1972. With sights set much higher this year, the Seminoles are likely to receive a boost Monday when forward Phil Cofer is expected to join the team when Southeast Missouri State visits.

Wake Forest looks to put together back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-November as it hosts Davidson on Monday evening. The Demon Deacons are coming off a dominating win over Charlotte, while the Wildcats will try to bounce back off just their second loss of the season.

The Bobby Hurley effect is real for No. 20 Arizona State, which has gone 37-11 outside of Pac-12 play under its fourth-year head coach. The surging Sun Devils look to build on that success Monday when they visit Vanderbilt, which has had the past 12 days off for final exams.

Georgia Tech has played just once since Dec. 1 and has been off for a week, but the Yellow Jackets schedule gets much busier starting with Monday’s home game against Gardner-Webb. The contest opens a stretch of three games in six days, including a Wednesday trip to Arkansas and Saturday’s home game against cross-state rival Georgia, giving coach Josh Pastner a good gauge of where his team sits with just three weeks left before ACC play begins.

Caleb Daniels will look to take advantage of one of worst defensive teams in the nation Monday when Tulane hosts Texas Southern. Daniels has been on a tear since Thanksgiving - averaging 17.8 points for the Green Wave, who have dropped five of their last six games heading into the matchup against a Tigers team that is allowing 85.1 points per game.

After falling below .500 for the first time this season, Utah looks to even its non-conference record Monday against visiting Florida A&M. The Utes’ offensive woes continued in Saturday’s 88-61 loss to Kentucky, which forced 18 turnovers and closed the game on a 31-14 run.

Northwestern looks to extend its non-conference home winning streak to 11 games when it faces Chicago State on Monday. The Wildcats bounced back from losses in Big Ten play to fifth-ranked Michigan and Indiana, by a combined four points, with a 75-68 win against instate rival DePaul on Dec. 8, and hope to stay on the winning track by beating Chicago State for the 13th consecutive time.

Oregon State has suffered two straight losses by a total of seven points heading into Monday's home contest against Pepperdine. And despite poor shooting and a season-high 19 turnovers in a 67-64 setback against Texas A&M on Saturday, coach Wayne Tinkle remains optimistic about the Beavers' season moving forward.

Washington State looks to wash away the effects of an upset loss and begin gaining some momentum for Pac-12 Conference play when it hosts dangerous Rider on Monday night. The Cougars have dropped two of their three games since getting off to a 4-1 start, including a 95-90 setback against Montana State last time out on Dec. 9 when they gave up 16 makes from 3-point range.