STARKVILLE — Mississippi State basketball has taken a fall in this week's national polls but remains in the rankings. The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 SEC) slipped five spots to No. 18 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and one spot to No. 15 in the AP Top 25. MSU earned a 76-64 road win on Tuesday at Vanderbilt but lost 95-90 at home to Kentucky on Saturday.

Mississippi State fell to Kentucky 95-90 in an SEC showdown. Discover 5 key takeaways from the thrilling basketball matchup.

Michigan basketball is halfway through its season thus far, and at 13-3, the Wolverines have somewhat outperformed expectations in Dusty May’s first year. The maize and blue are still undefeated in Big Ten play and are a couple of bad minutes from being undefeated overall.