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UNDATED (AP) — Conference tournaments are likely to carry significant implications when it comes to seeding for the NCAA Tournament. Top-ranked Kansas could stamp itself as the heavy favorite to be the NCAA's No. 1 overall seed if it wins the Big 12 Tournament. Fourth-ranked Florida State is trying to follow its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title with a second tournament championship. The Big Ten Tournament features six ranked teams. The Big Ten, Southeastern, American Athletic and Atlantic-10 conferences run through Selection Sunday before crowning a champion.
UNDATED (AP) — Kansas maintained its grip on the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll. The Jayhawks received all 65 first-place votes to remain at the top for a third straight week. The past two weeks they have been the unanimous choice ahead of Gonzaga and Dayton. Florida State climbed three spots to No. 4 after winning its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. This is FSU's highest ranking since sitting at No. 2 in December 1972. West Virginia and Butler were the week's new additions. Michigan and Penn State fell out of the poll.
NEW YORK (AP) — South Carolina ran through the Southeastern Conference Tournament to keep its hold on the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll. The Gamecocks beat Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi State by an average of 24 points to win the conference tournament for the fifth time in six years. Oregon moved up one spot to No. 2, switching places with Baylor after the Lady Bears lost to unranked Iowa State. Maryland and UConn round out the first five teams in the poll.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. is questionable for the Southeastern Conference Tournament because of a sprained left wrist. Blackshear is the team's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder. He injured his wrist during the season finale against Kentucky on Saturday. X-rays were negative, and an MRI showed a sprained ligament. The Wildcats took advantage of Blackshear's absence in the second half, getting 10 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second-chance points. Kentucky overcame an 18-point deficit to win 71-70. Blackshear is averaging 12.8 points and 7.5 rebounds.
UNDATED (AP) — Florida's baseball team is looking like its old self through the first four weeks of the season. The top-ranked Gators are off to a program-record 16-0 start. They are the only unbeaten team in Division I. Last year they won their fewest games since 2013 and didn't make the College World Series for the first time since 2014. This will be the Gators' toughest week so far with games against Florida State and Georgia.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive back Brandon Davis is recovering after being shot in the leg in an incident being investigated by Knoxville police. An incident report says someone alerted a Knoxville police officer at 12:32 a.m. Saturday that Davis had been shot. The 20-year-old sophomore from New Orleans was being helped by several people and had an apparent gunshot wound in his left upper leg. Davis told the officer he was inside a bar when he heard a shot and felt pain in his leg. Davis also said he didn't know who shot him or why.
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