Key Michigan-Wisconsin Big Ten clash Tuesday

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. – The Gonzaga and Baylor teams – a combined 23-0 – remained far and away the 1-2 teams in the latest BurlisonOnBasketball College Top 16 team rankings.

Baylor’s Big 12 Conference game in Waco with No. 10 West Virginia – scheduled for Tuesday (Jan. 12) evening, was postponed for COVID-19 protocol reasons.

The Bears have another high-profile Big 12 game, also set for Waco, scheduled against No. 6 Kansas and set for Jan. 18.

The most notable game set for Tuesday is a Big Ten contest between unbeaten/No. 12 Michigan and No. 14 Wisconsin in Ann Arbor.

 

 

Top 16 (records as of Jan. 11)

1. Gonzaga 12-0

Key wins: Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa and BYU.

2. Baylor 11-0

Key wins: Illinois, Oklahoma and TCU.

3. Villanova 8-1

Key wins: Arizona State, Texas and Marquette.

Loss: Virginia Tech.

4. Texas 10-1

Key wins: Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Kansas and West Virginia.

Loss: Villanova.

5. Iowa 11-2

Key wins: North Carolina, Purdue, Northwestern, Rutgers, Maryland and Minnesota.

Losses: Gonzaga and Minnesota.

6. Kansas 10-2

Key wins: Kentucky, Creighton, Texas Tech, West Virginia and TCU.

Losses: Gonzaga and West Virginia.

7. Louisville 8-1

Key wins: Western Kentucky, Kentucky and Virginia Tech.

Loss: Wisconsin.

8. Tennessee 9-1

Key wins: Colorado, Cincinnati, Missouri and Arkansas.

Loss: Alabama.

9. Houston 10-1

Key wins: Boise State, Texas Tech and Wichita State.

Loss: Tulsa.

10. West Virginia 9-4

Key wins: VCU, Western Kentucky, Georgetown, Richmond and Oklahoma State.

Losses: Gonzaga, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

11. Creighton 10-2

Key wins: Connecticut, Xavier, Providence and Seton Hall.

Losses: Kansas and Marquette.

12. Michigan 10-0

Key wins: Maryland, Northwestern and Minnesota.

13. Ohio State 9-3

Key wins: Notre Dame, UCLA and Rutgers (2).

Losses: Purdue, Northwestern and Minnesota.

14. Wisconsin 10-2

Key wins: Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota and Indiana.

Losses: Marquette and Maryland.

15. Missouri 7-2

Key wins: Oregon, Wichita State, Liberty, Illinois and Arkansas.

Losses: Tennessee and Mississippi State.

16. Illinois 9-4

Key wins: Duke, Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue and Northwestern.

Losses: Baylor, Missouri, Rutgers and Maryland.