Who's up?
February 23, 2008 at 4:58AM
No. 18 Louisville (21-6, 11-3 Big East) Six-game winning streak includes victories over No. 25 Marquette and No. 12 Georgetown.
No. 10 Xavier (23-4, 11-1 Atlantic 10) The Atlantic 10 powerhouse has a nine-game winning streak and could do damage in the NCAA tournament.
WHO'S DOWN?
No. 5 Duke (22-3, 10-2 ACC) Losses to unranked Miami and Wake Forest exposed Duke's defensive vulnerability.
Arizona State (16-9, 6-7 Pac-10) Last week's victories over No. 9 Stanford and Arizona were followed by losses to California and No. 17 Washington State.
WHAT TO WATCH
Today, No. 2 Tennessee (24-2, 11-1 SEC) at No. 1 Memphis (26-0, 12-0 Conference USA), 8 p.m., ESPN
If you don't know why you should watch this, you're not a sports fan.
Today, No. 16 Drake (23-3, 14-2 MVC) at No. 8 Butler (25-2, 14-2 Horizon League), 4 p.m., ESPN2
Are they really midmajors when they're ranked this high?
Today, No. 15 Indiana (22-4, 11-2 Big Ten) at Northwestern (7-17, 0-13 Big Ten), 7 p.m., Big Ten Network
The first game in the post-Kelvin Sampson era arrived suddenly.
about the writer
Gilmore has not practiced since exiting the Dec. 1 win over the Cardinals with a hamstring strain.