Georgetown's Explosion, Kansas, Syracuse's Consistency Top Weekend Rewind

For those of you who were either too busy or preoccupied with Super Bowl weekend to watch college hoops on Saturday or Sunday, this rewind is for you.

No. 8 Georgetown 103, No. 2 Villanova 90.

In case you haven't heard, the Georgetown Hoyas are hot.

The eighth-ranked Hoyas put up 103 points en route to their thrashing of the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday.

The Big East is the nation's top conference in regards to basketball, and the Hoyas just threw their name in the national contender conversation on the strength of their stellar showing against Scottie Reynolds and company.

Reynolds scored 24 points for 'Nova (9-1, 20-2), but it wasn't enough to keep the hungry Hoyas at bay. Georgetown (7-4, 17-5) guard Austin Freeman went off to the tune of 25 points in the Hoyas' 103-90 win.

Look for the Hoyas to move up in the AP/ESPN rankings come Monday. No. 6 anyone?

No. 4 Syracuse 71, Cincinnati 54

The Orange (23-1) are tops in the Big East at 10-1, and they rolled over the Bearcats (5-6, 14-9) on Sunday thanks to guard Andy Rautins' 20 points. Bench scoring played a vital role for Jim Boeheim's club, as Kris Joseph came off the pine to finish with 17 points and Scoop Jardine added 11.

The Orange should move up a spot in the rankings due to 'Nova's loss to the Hoyas of Georgetown.

No. 1 Kansas 75, Nebraska 64

The Big 12's front-runners had a couple of scares this week. The Colorado Buffaloes took Sherron Collins and friends to overtime, only to fall 72-66.

With the season winding down, there's always going to be that team that wants to spoil the party for the big dogs—Nebraska (1-7, 13-10) was close.

Down only five points at the half, the Huskers looked like they could hand the Jayhawks (8-0, 22-1) their first conference loss.

Fortunately for the Jayhawks, Marcus Morris and Collins made sure that didn't happen. Morris finished with 20 points, Collins with 17.

Kansas will sit tight at the No. 1 slot for now. The struggling Longhorns are next on the birds' menu, Monday in Lawrence.

Oklahoma 80, No. 10 Texas 71

Speaking of the Texas Longhorns (5-3, 19-4), the 10th-ranked team in the nation suffered yet another loss to the unranked Oklahoma Sooners (4-4, 13-9) in another installment of the Red River Rivalry.

Dexter Pittman was efficient on the glass with 13 boards, but Pittman scored only eight points. Avery Bradley poured 21 points on the Sooners, but turnovers and lack of zeal caused the 'Horns to drop their third game in their last four contests.

Sooners' guard Tommy Mason-Griffin went 5-7 from three-point land, scoring 24 points. Cade Davis wouldn't be denied as he finished with 20.

Panic mode is setting in Austin as the once mighty 'Horns looked nearly unbeatable in December when they thrashed the Michigan State Spartans 79-68 but have recently lost their luster.

Illinois 78, No. 5 Michigan State 73

What happens when a team's star player becomes a spectator due to ankle injury?

It drops two conference games in a row, that's what.

The Michigan State Spartans (9-2, 19-5) are dealing with the loss of reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Kalin Lucas and struggling while he heals.

After a Badger beatdown in Madison, Sparty was upset by the Illini in Champaign-Urbana. Needless to say, Sparty is missing "Too Easy's" presence as it tries to regroup for Tuesday's showdown with the Boilers in East Lansing.

Illinois' (8-3, 16-8) Demetri McCamey was beyond dangerous, shooting 6-9 from downtown and finishing with 22 points. Freshman guard D.J. Richardson caught the hot shooting bug as well—he dropped 14 on Tom Izzo's Spartans.

Delvon Roe and Raymar Morgan were no-shows for Izzo and sophomore guard Korie Lucious folded under pressure. The floodgates are open for the rest of the conference; can Sparty hold on in the competitive Big Ten?

Look for the Izzo clan to remain in the nation's top 10—barely. The green and white should occupy the No. 10 slot come Monday.

Other notable games

No. 6 West Virginia, St. Johns 60

Da'Sean Butler led a super-charged Mountaineer (8-2, 19-3) offense with 33 points. Kevin Jones scored 13 points, Devin Ebanks finished with 12 as Bob Huggins' boys rolled over the Johnnies (2-8, 12-10).

No. 9 Duke 66, Boston College 63

Late free throw shooting kept Duke (7-2, 19-4) from being upset by unranked Boston College (3-6, 12-11) on Saturday. Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith led Duke's offense, each scoring 21 points. Kyle Singler added 12 as Duke escaped by the skin of its teeth against the Eagles.

Maryland 92, North Carolina 71

Turns out losing four players to the NBA Draft is a problem for the Tar Heels. Roy Williams' bunch dropped its sixth conference game of the year (2-6) and will be lucky to get a tournament nod. After upending the Spartans in December, it's been nothing but downhill for the 'Heels.

Maryland's (6-2, 16-6) Greivis Vasquez finished with a game-high 26 points in the Terps' win. Maryland sits in second place in the ACC, right behind Duke (7-2).