Vanderbilt is yet to face a ranked opponent, but it did defeat UCF and SMU (28th in NET) during the non-conference portion of the schedule. No. 14 Alabama is their first ranked opponent, on Jan. 7, with Florida, Arkansas and Kentucky all in January as well.

We are living in a country where Indiana's football program is ranked No. 1 and favored to win the national championship. That's crazy. Similarly nutty, Nebraska's men's basketball program is undefeated and ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 1966.

It's the beginning of a new year. Big Ten Conference play has started in men's college basketball. Here is where every Big Ten team stands:

Here are the top 10 men's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is already fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 9.

South Carolina stayed at No. 3 and UCLA kept its No. 4 ranking following a 34-point victory over now-No. 21 USC. Meanwhile, LSU fell from No. 5 to No. 12 after losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt, which helped both teams enter the top 10.

College Football Playoff bracket, along with the schedule and scores. Games continue Thursday, Jan. 1 with the rest of the quarterfinals.

Ranking the four 2025 College Football Playoff teams remaining, from best (Indiana) to worst (Ole Miss) originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. How unpredictable has the 12-team College Football Playoff been so far?

Here are the top 10 women's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is already fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 9.

The Blue Devils survived a scare vs. the Yellow Jackets and are No. 8 in the first Top 25 And 1 rankings of 2026