In the past couple of weeks, a few men's basketball teams in the Big 12 have been getting hot and just at the right time. For the first time this season, the top three in our week

Three new teams climbed into the top five of the latest CBS Sports College Basketball power rankings, led by fast-rising St. John's and Texas Tech. The Red Storm and Red Raiders moved up nine and 10 spots to No.

After a slow start to Big 12 play, dropping 4 of 6 games, the Cougars have won three straight games and are in the NCAA Tournament picture.

Only four teams moved week over week, with Oklahoma State and Baylor once again flipping spots at Nos. 3 and 4, while Arizona State and BYU flipped at Nos. 13 and 14. The 12 other teams remain in the same spot they were in last week.

Aday Mara has also been a season-changer for Mick Cronin. In his past five games, Mara is averaging 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks. In his first 17 games, Mara averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in just 9.3 minutes.

OSU (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) stunned the country when it earned a 60-59 home win over No. 9 TCU on Wednesday. The Cowgirls erased a 15-point deficit to secure their first top-10 win since 2017, and they showed why they're legitimate Big 12 title contenders.

When the 2024-25 college basketball season started, Big 12 coaches were touting the conference as the deepest in the country. And the AP Poll voters agreed. The Big 12 had five of the top 10 teams in the nation in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll — including Arizona at No.

The Boilermakers are well positioned for their third straight Big Ten championship, and claim the top spot in the Big Ten men's basketball power rankings.

In this week's Power Rankings, Houston remains on top, followed closely by Iowa State. The next three are very tightly bunched - Kansas, Arizona, and Texas Tech. And that was before Arizona's half-court shot on Monday night (that will be reflected in next week's Power Rankings).