As conference play kicks into high gear across the country, only three men’s basketball teams hit mid-January still unbeaten.<\/p>\n
Big Ten frontrunner Michigan dropped its first game over the weekend, solidifying unbeaten Arizona (17-0) as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll. The Wildcats’ Big 12 co-favorite, Iowa State, ranked second, was drubbed by Kansas on Tuesday for its first loss and No. 10 Vanderbilt fell at Texas Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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