Miami (Ohio) basketball made history with its overtime win over Kent State on Jan. 20, improving to 20-0 on the season.

The Miami Hurricanes snap their two-game losing streak, defeating Syracuse on the road for a quad-two win.

Iowa State and Vanderbilt suffered huge slides in this week's ranks, while the perfect teams congregated into the top spots

No, not that Miami in Florida. This one in Ohio has an undefeated basketball team that prospers with low-budget players with high-energyy skills, and a splendid coach.

Can the Miami Hurricanes respond after losing their third game of the season against their in-state rivals?

Larrañaga unexpectedly retired in December 2024 to end a 14-year run as coach of the Hurricanes and a 41-year college head coaching career that saw him win 744 games at Miami, American International, George Mason and Bowling Green. He took Miami to the Final Four in 2023 and took George Mason to the Final Four in 2006.

The Miami University men's basketball team improved to 20-0 this season with a victory at Kent State on Tuesday night. The RedHawks are No. 25 in the Associated Press poll.

In 1999, Miami University's basketball team, led by senior Wally Szczerbiak, captivated fans with a 20-6 regular season record and a memorable NCAA Tournament run.

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.

The Miami Hurricanes are on the road again as they look to take down an opportunistic Syracuse.