As conference play in men's college basketball continues to heat up, so, too, are the seats of several head coaches of teams that simply are not as good as they expected/used to be.

The No. 1 team in the poll, Arizona remains undefeated despite facing off against ranked opponents Florida, UConn and Alabama and in six Quad 1 games total. The Wildcats face No. 11 BYU on Jan. 26, but they have West Virginia and Cincinnati before then — both of them top-100 teams by NET ranking — and UCF, the toughest of the bunch.

“Unfortunately the FOX agreement prevented [St. John’s] from playing in the CBS Classic,” said a source close to St. John’s leadership. FOX holds major Big East broadcast rights as the lead network partner under a six-year deal that began this season, extending through 2030-31.

Here are the most-watched men's and women's college basketball programs in 2025-26, as of Jan. 18, per Nielsen:

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 12 of the season: Keaton Wagler, No. 9 Illinois The freshman guard from Shawnee, Kansas, set an Illini record with nine 3-pointers while scoring 46 points in an 88-82 win at then-No.

Nebraska's improbable run, the longest in Division I since the 2014-15 Kentucky team went 38-0, came to a halt against the No. 3 Wolverines.

Michigan held Nebraska to 1-of-13 from three in the second half and rallied late to beat the previously unbeaten Cornhuskers in Ann Arbor.