Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The No. 14 Tennessee men’s tennis team defeated Illinois, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the opening round of ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Vols dropped the doubles point, but the singles part of the match was filled with some intense competition.

Tennessee dropped the point in doubles to start the afternoon, but came back to win four points in singles. The Vols saw Jan Kobierski and Alan Jesudason step up when they were down early in doubles, but Tennessee lost two close matches to give Illinois the point.

A pair of SEC squads ranked in the top 15 face off for their first of two regular season meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 29 when the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

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Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Samford at Furman — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at South Carolina Upstate — WYCW/ESPN+, 6 p.m. Colgate at Army — ESPN+, 6 p.m. Old Dominion at Appalachian State — ESPN+,

Houston is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Memphis. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the squads. Memphis is 6-4 against the Southwest

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The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

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