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UNDATED (AP) — Numerous major conference races still to be decided during final week of the regular season. ACC, Big Ten and Big East among the conference races still to be determined. No. 13 Kansas will need some help to capture its 15th straight Big 12 title.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jarrett Culver scored 16 points, Matt Mooney added 15 and No. 8 Texas Tech stayed even with Kansas State atop the Big 12 with one game remaining in a dominating 70-51 win over Texas on Monday night. Brandone Francis scored all 12 of his points in the second half in an eighth straight win for the Red Raiders.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — No. 18 Kansas State is still tied for the Big 12 lead with one game left in the regular season after a 64-52 win at TCU. Barry Brown had 16 points to lead four Wildcats in double-figure scoring. K-State went ahead to stay with a tiebreaking 13-4 run to end the first half before scoring the first 10 points after halftime. The Wildcats are tied with No. 8 Texas Tech for the Big 12 lead after the Red Raiders also won.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Lauren Cox had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked Baylor to a 63-57 victory over West Virginia, capping a perfect Big 12 season for the Lady Bears. Baylor never trailed in winning its 20th straight game entering the conference tournament. Baylor's Juicy Landrum added 13 points and Chloe Jackson scored 10. Naomi Davenport led West Virginia with 20 points.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Bridget Carleton and Kristin Scott each had a double-double to help No. 19 Iowa State beat Kansas 69-49 in the regular-season finale for both teams. Iowa State, which has won three games in a row and five of last six, secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the conference tournament, which begins Friday.

UNDATED (AP) — The Texas baseball team moved as high as No. 7 in the major polls following its attention-grabbing sweep of then-No. 2 LSU. Up next are series at No. 4 Stanford, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 15 Arkansas and No. 23 TCU. Longhorns coach David Pierce uses the word insanity to describe his ambitious approach to scheduling. Pierce says he likes to test his young pitchers against the best competition.

UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga and Virginia are holding onto the top spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll in a week of big changes. The Bulldogs and Cavaliers are the only teams to hold their spots this week in the AP Top 25. North Carolina, Duke and Tennessee round out the top five. Central Florida has moved into the poll for the first time in 8 years at No. 25.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baylor remains the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. The Lady Bears have been atop the rankings for six weeks. They received all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top eight are unchanged, with UConn, Louisville, Notre Dame and Mississippi State following Baylor.

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