Houston moved up to No. 2. Duke had been ranked No. 2 the previous two weeks and for five of the last seven weeks waited in the shadows for a potential Auburn slip-up. When Auburn lost to Florida ...

But for as good as Duke and Auburn have been with only six losses between the two of them, Houston is close behind in third. The Cougars have already locked up the outright Big 12 regular-season ...

Oh, baby! If you're looking for prime-time, lockdown, suffocating defense, you don't need to look any further than these four fortresses: Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars, St. John's Red Storm ...

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Auburn and Duke are nearly tied at the top of the odds to win the title, but several contenders are crowding the field.

Both teams top the NCAA Division I men’s basketball rankings. With a 23-4 record, Houston sits in fourth place nationally behind only Auburn, Duke, and Florida. One of Houston’s four losses belongs to ...

Duke! Houston! St. John's! Tennessee! These teams don't just play defense, they make statements. Oh, I love it! See you later in March, my friends, because these defenses are built for the Big Dance!