Aday Mara has also been a season-changer for Mick Cronin. In his past five games, Mara is averaging 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks. In his first 17 games, Mara averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in just 9.3 minutes.

Three new teams climbed into the top five of the latest CBS Sports College Basketball power rankings, led by fast-rising St. John's and Texas Tech. The Red Storm and Red Raiders moved up nine and 10 spots to No.

When the 2024-25 college basketball season started, Big 12 coaches were touting the conference as the deepest in the country. And the AP Poll voters agreed. The Big 12 had five of the top 10 teams in the nation in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll — including Arizona at No.