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Illinois State coach Robin Pingeton hopes her team's first Top 25 appearance in more than 19 years is just a starting point. The Redbirds, winners of 13 in a row after two more victories this past week, entered The Associated Press poll at No. 24 on Monday Â the first time they've appeared since Dec. 5, 1988.
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Illinois and Kansas were ranked 1-2 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday for the seventh straight week, the longest such run in 6 years.
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Illinois and Kansas are ranked 1-2 in The AP Poll Monday for the seventh straight week, the longest such run in 6 years.
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The top-ranked Illinois basketball team shot 54 percent Monday night, won by 26 points and improved its record to 12-0. At practice Sunday, coach Bruce Weber
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored a  game-high 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 1  Illinois past Indiana, 60-47, at Assembly Hall.
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LAS VEGAS -- The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini past Northwestern
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Illinois and Kansas remained 1-2 in the AP college basketball poll for the sixth straight week, while Marquette and Oklahoma cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
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Duke led the AP women's basketball poll for the seventh straight week Monday, though the Blue Devils lost a first-place vote, while North Carolina State joined at No. 24, the latest accomplishment for a team inspired by coach Kay Yow's battle with cancer.
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Mercyhurst is the No. 1 team in both Division I national polls, ahead of such long-established womenâs powerhouses as Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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LSU remained unanimous No. 1 and Utah joined at No. 25 Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There was some shuffling within the poll after five members of the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents during the past week, but Utah was the only newcomer.
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The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini
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The Illini (2-0), who opened the season with wins over Lehigh and Florida A&amp;M, climbed one spot to No. 5 in The Associated Press men&#39;s basketball poll, returing to their preseason ranking after slipping one spot in the first regular-season poll.
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-- Even with a loss, Duke is still No. 1. Duke led the AP women's basketball poll for the eighth straight week on Monday, holding on by a solid margin despite losing for the first time. Montana joined at No. 25 as the only newcomer, its first national ranking in 13 years.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head had a  game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine  assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over  in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.
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CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored 23 points on  8-of-10 shooting to lead top-ranked Illinois to an 83-66  victory over Oregon at the United Center. Deron Williams added  17 points and seven assists in the victory.
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Duke, Tennessee, Connecticut and North Carolina were selected Monday as the No. 1 seeds for the women's NCAA tournament.
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Illinois was No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the ninth straight week Monday, and for the first time the Illini were a unanimous choice.