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PITTSBURGH — Once again, Jeff Capel’s team had its back against the wall.

Illinois came in seeking its first bowl win since beating UCLA on New Year’s Eve in 2011 and its first January bowl win since topping Virginia on New Year’s Day in 1990.

Which of our men’s league champ picks have changed—and which have stayed the same?

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes earned a reputation as giant-killers last season when they knocked off a top-10 Duke squad in the regular season and beat highly-regarded USC and Auburn squads en route to the Elite Eight.

The men’s top 10 are playing well right now, but not everyone has the same March ceiling.

Only a handful remain.

After Saturday’s schedule featured five matchups of ranked teams, the college basketball schedule will get awfully light nationally heading into a holiday break for most teams. The one game featuring ranked teams this week will hit home to ACC fans as No. 6 Virginia travels to No. 22 Miami on…

Saturday delivered a packed slate of games between some of the sport’s elite men’s teams that could have a far-reaching impact come March.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — On paper, Saturday’s home game against St. Francis (Penn.) looked like an easy outing before the 25th-ranked Miami Hurricanes face No. 2 Virginia on Tuesday.