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UNDATED (AP) — Arizona has solidified its place atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, setting up ashowdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. 1 team in the nation. The Wildcats were followed by Kansas and the Boilermakers, who jumped Houston to third. The Cougars are fourth, while UConn rounded out the five. Virginia returned to the poll at No. 22 while Northwestern made its season debut at No. 25. Texas A&M and San Diego State dropped out this week.

UNDATED (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors after accounting for 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards of offense this season. He was joined in the backfield by Missouri’s Cody Schrader, a sixth-year running back who leads the nation at 124.9 rushing yards per game. Sixth-year linebacker Payton Wilson from North Carolina State led the first-team defense.

UNDATED (AP) — South Carolina remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. For the first time this season, the top 10 teams stayed the same. UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa and Texas are the rest of the top five. USC, LSU, Colorado, Stanford and Baylor round out the top 10. UNLV and Miami are in the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Rebels came in at No. 23 and the Rebels at 24. Penn State and Washington State dropped out.

UNDATED (AP) — Former Boise State quarterback Taylen Green has announced he is transferring to Arkansas and Penn State received a commitment from transferring offensive tackle Alan Herron from Division II Shorter. In other transfer moves, Washington reserve quarterback Dylan Morris entered the portal ahead of the team’s playoff game. Arizona State landed former Michigan State quarterback Sam Leavitt through the portal and Missouri added Georgia State running back Marcus Carroll, who ran for 1,350 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.

UNDATED (AP) — NIL experts say donor-fueled collectives that raise money and funnel it to college athletes through name, image and likeness opportunities probably won’t go away entirely if NCAA president Charlie Baker’s proposals for paying athletes become reality. Baker proposes Division I schools be allowed to enter into NIL deals directly with their athletes. Collectives that technically operate independently from the schools they serve seek donations from boosters and arrange opportunities for athletes to be paid for activities such as public appearances. NIL experts say the collectives could be absorbed into athletic departments to provide some of the same services.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Heisman Trophy race is looking wide open for 2024. Three of the four finalist this year, including winner Jayden Daniels of LSU, are out of eligibility. The other, Marvin Harrison Jr. of Ohio State is likely to jump to the NFL as a junior. Heading into next season there are fewer obvious candidates for an award that has been dominated by quarterbacks, especially transfer QBs. Among those to watch: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, Georgia’s Carson Beck and former Oklahoma and UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel, who plans to play a sixth season of college football at Oregon.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota defensive coordinator Joe Rossi has accepted the same job at Michigan State under new head coach Jonathan Smith, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person confirmed Rossi’s departure to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Michigan State had not yet announced the hire. Rossi had been in the role at Minnesota for five-plus seasons. His salary in 2023 was $1.1 million in the first year of a three-year contract. The deal included a $330,000 buyout Rossi will owe Minnesota for the early departure.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase brought together six ranked teams, including No. 1 South Carolina and second-ranked UCLA. The women’s basketball tripleheader didn’t see any upset by lower-ranked teams, but showed off the depth of the sport, which some of the games most accomplished coaches say is critical for the growth of the game. There are more people watching games and the talent level has never been better spread across the country. That’s why she didn’t mind scheduling another cross-country trip _ the team’s third of the young season.