Johni Broome 's injury makes Auburn's spot more tenuous, but the Tigers beat Mississippi State by 22 even without him. Duke is barely breaking a sweat while blowing out inferior ACC competition. And then there's Iowa State, which has only a two-point loss to Auburn blemishing its résumé and just dispatched Kansas by 17.

Houston keeps moving on up in the latest edition of the NCAA NET Rankings. The Cougars are now at No. 3 in the NET, trailing top-ranked Auburn and No. 2 Duke. Last week, the Cougars were No. 4. Houston cracks the Top 10 in both major college basketball polls Houston is one of three Big 12 schools in the Top 10,

Kentucky is one of three teams still undefeated in conference play. The Wildcats are on the rise in this week's SEC women's basketball power rankings.