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There’s an intriguing battle for the No. 1 overall seed developing.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A conversation with Kansas football coach Lance Leipold is 15 minutes old, most of it rehashing a recently completed breakthrough season, when the topic turns to the man most responsible for it. He is sitting behind a desk, a mural of KU players decorating the windows…

The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, 2000. Illinois hasn’t had a winning season since 2012-13.

The Cougars received 34 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to return to the top after a two-week stay there earlier this season. Kansas was second and had 22 first-place votes, while Purdue fell from No. 1 to No. 3.

WACO, Texas — The dream start continues.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — No. 3-ranked Kansas, which won at Texas Tech on Tuesday, claimed its second Big 12 Conference road victory in a week on Saturday by beating unranked West Virginia, 76-62, at WVU Coliseum.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Missouri basketball program had never beaten three straight nationally ranked opponents before coming to Arkansas this week — and still hasn’t. The No. 20 Tigers’ quest to vanquish three consecutive ranked foes collapsed Wednesday under a smothering red wave at Bud Walton Arena, where No. 13…

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The Boilermakers remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving all but one first-place vote.