St. John's and Louisville ascended to their highest standings in the AP Top 25 poll this season, climbing to No. 6 and No. No. 14, respectively. The Johnnies clinched the Big East championship with a win over Seton Hall this weekend and the Cardinals won their 17th game in the last 18 outings on Saturday with a home win over Pittsburgh.

Houston kept up its dominance on the basketball court, closing in on an outright Big 12 Conference championship. The Cougars, coming off Monday night's 69-61 win at Texas Tech, continue to get high praise from one college basketball analytics website,

For most of the teams in the AP Poll, however, league tournaments begin next week, so we have seven more days of regular-season play. The only teams this week that remain in the same spots as last week are Auburn (No.