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

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.

What had already been a recent run of bizarre games in the Big 12 Conference turned even more psychotic on Saturday. There were player and coach ejections, a snubbed postgame handshake, a massive second-half comeback and two huge upsets by road teams to snap the home teams' long winning streaks on its court.

Stailee Heard and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls take over the top spot in the Big 12 women's basketball power rankings.

UConn hits the road to play No. 19 Tennessee and No. 2 South Carolina this month. Will it help or hurt the Huskies' résumé?

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).