NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week

By The Associated Press
March 1, 2026 | 6:58 PM

No. 1 Duke (27-2) beat Notre Dame 100-56; beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51.

No. 2 Arizona (27-2) beat Baylor 87-80; beat No. 14 Kansas 84-61.

No. 3 Michigan (27-2) beat Minnesota 77-67; beat No. 10 Illinois 84-70.

No. 4 Iowa State (24-5) beat Utah 75-59; lost to No. 16 Texas Tech 82-73.

No. 5 Houston (24-5) lost to No. 14 Kansas 69-56; beat Colorado 102-62.

No. 6 UConn (27-3) beat No. 15 St. John’s 72-40; beat Seton Hall 71-67.

No. 7 Florida (23-6) beat Texas 84-71; beat No. 20 Arkansas 111-77.

No. 8 Purdue (22-7) lost to No. 13 Michigan State 76-74; lost to Ohio State 82-74.

No. 9 Gonzaga (28-3) beat Portland 89-48; lost to Saint Mary’s 70-59.

No. 10 Illinois (22-7) lost to No. 3 Michigan 84-70.

No. 11 Virginia (25-4) beat North Carolina State 90-61; lost to No. 1 Duke 77-51.

No. 12 Nebraska (25-4) beat Maryland 74-61; beat USC 82-67.

No. 13 Michigan State (24-5) beat No. 8 Purdue 76-74; beat Indiana 77-64.

No. 14 Kansas (21-8) beat No. 5 Houston 69-56; lost to No. 2 Arizona 84-61.

No. 15 St. John’s (23-6) lost to No. 6 UConn 72-40; beat Villanova 89-57.

No. 16 Texas Tech (22-7) beat Cincinnati 80-68; beat No. 4 Iowa State 82-73.

No. 17 Alabama (22-7) beat Mississippi State 100-75; beat No. 22 Tennessee 71-69.

No. 18 North Carolina (23-6) beat No. 24 Louisville 77-74; beat Virginia Tech 89-82.

No. 19 BYU (20-9) lost to UCF 97-84; lost to West Virginia 79-71.

No. 20 Arkansas (21-8) beat Texas A&M 99-84; lost to No. 7 Florida 111-77.

No. 21 Miami (OH) (29-0) beat Eastern Michigan 74-64; beat Western Michigan 69-67.

No. 22 Tennessee (20-9) lost to Missouri 73-69; lost to No. 17 Alabama 71-69.

No. 23 Saint Louis (26-3) lost to Dayton 77-62; beat Duquesne 91-76.

No. 24 Louisville (20-9) lost to No. 18 North Carolina 77-74; lost to Clemson 80-75.

No. 25 Vanderbilt (22-7) beat Georgia 88-80; lost to Kentucky 91-77.

NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
July 23, 2026 | 2:09 PM

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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