Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Kansas, a program that had won 16 of the past 17 regular-season Big 12 titles, held off a late surge to take down Baylor, 71-58.

James Bouknight’s return from injury has helped lift the Huskies to safer ground. Syracuse, Minnesota and VCU are heading in the wrong direction.

Kansas will not win the Big 12 for the first time in 16 seasons, but the conference’s depth shows with five teams projected as top-four seeds.

Georgia Tech, Syracuse and Richmond picked up meaningful victories, but Indiana, VCU and Stanford came up short Saturday.

Long-time powerhouses Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State earned important wins on Saturday amid down seasons for the blue-blood programs.

Two teams from the ACC, SEC and Big 10 land on this week’s misery index as schools jostle for position for the 68-team NCAA Tournament.

Yes, Kentucky is struggling and could miss the Big Dance for the first time since 2013. But the SEC has six teams in the latest projected field of 68.

The Big Ten and Big 12 are in great shape, but the ACC and Pac-12 are among conferences struggling as teams race to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina, Duke, Indiana and Connecticut among men’s college basketball teams with work to do as the final month of the regular season unfolds.

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Tom Brady had motivation in leaving the Patriots to try to win another championship with a different franchise.