Kansas dropped four spots to No. 11 after losing a nailbiter to West Virginia and blowing out UCF. The Jayhawks were followed by Houston and Illinois — the biggest climber this week, moving up nine spots — along with Mississippi State and Oregon.

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 62 voters in the college basketball AP Top 25 poll. Here is his ballot this week.

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wants the nearly three-dozen Illinois counties that have voted to secede to consider redder pastures. Among those, two counties that border Vermilion County, Iroquois County to the north and Edgar County to the south.

Javon Small was the best player on mediocre teams during his first three college seasons. Now he’s the Big 12’s leading scorer and a major reason why short-handed West Virginia is relevant again. No.

West Virginia landed another piece to the defensive puzzle, gaining a commitment from Citrus College edge rusher Keenan Eck. "I really like how fired up they are for a turnaround," Eck told West Virginia On SI.

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West Virginia pulls off the stunning upset of No. 2 Iowa State, making for the perfect way to end Jerry West Day. Javon Small was great again and Darian DeVries

Michigan State will host its first big recruiting event of the year this Sunday, when it welcomes an impressive list of 2026 and 2027 recruits to campus for its annual junior day. The recruits will take in the Michigan State-Illinois basketball game during their visits.

James Vrioni was an avid golfer and fisherman. He enjoyed watching his beloved West Virginia Mountaineers and Pittsburgh Steelers during football season, and working with electronics.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.