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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Kansas and No. 14 Buffalo hit the road to face ranked opponents as part of the week's AP Top 25 schedule. There are several tests ahead for ranked teams, including No. 2 Duke facing No. 12 Texas Tech in New York. Ninth-ranked North Carolina will also play No. 19 Kentucky in Chicago. In addition, Oklahoma and North Carolina State could join next week's poll with a couple of wins this week.
UNDATED (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Georgia freshman quarterback Justin Fields has informed Bulldogs coaches he plans to transfer. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Fields, the former five-star recruit, had yet to formally notify No. 6 Georgia of his intention to transfer.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A year ago, Georgia was getting ready for the College Football Playoff. Now, it feels like the Bulldogs are preparing for the Letdown Bowl. The team missed out on the four-team playoff field after another bitter loss to Alabama, forcing it to settle for a Sugar Bowl match-up against Texas as a consolation prize.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is "probably ahead of schedule" in recovering from ankle surgery. The Heisman Trophy runner-up has been practicing for the top-ranked Crimson Tide, which began preparations for Oklahoma on Friday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee are 1-2-3 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the second straight week. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1. Michigan and Virginia each climbed a spot into the top 5. No. 25 Nebraska was the only addition to this week's rankings. Reigning national champion Villanova fell out for the second time this season after two straight losses.
UNDATED (AP) — Notre Dame's Brian Kelly is The Associated Press college football Coach of the Year. He is the third coach to win the award twice since it was established in 1998. Kelly received 16 of the 58 first-place votes from AP college football poll voters and 81 total points. Alabama coach Nick Saban was second with 16 first-place votes and 66 points. Central Florida coach Josh Heupel was third with 33 points and five first-place votes.
NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor fell out of the top five for the first time in nearly a year after losing at Stanford. The Lady Bears dropped from third to sixth in The Associated Press women's basketball poll after losing 68-63 on Saturday to the then-No. 11 Cardinal. UConn and Notre Dame are still the top two teams in the poll released on Monday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Holly Warlick expects to have injured center Kasiyahna Kushkituah back on the floor when the ninth-ranked Lady Volunteers host No. 8 Stanford. Kushkituah (pronounced kush-KITTA-wah) has missed Tennessee's last three games and has been wearing a brace on her left knee. Warlick says Kushkituah "is good to go" for the Stanford game on Tuesday.
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