NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week

By The Associated Press
March 8, 2026 | 8:00 PM

No. 1 Duke (29-2) beat North Carolina State 93-64; beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-61.

No. 2 Arizona (29-2) beat No. 6 Iowa State 73-57; beat Colorado 89-79.

No. 3 Michigan (29-2) beat Iowa 71-68; beat No. 8 Michigan State 90-80.

No. 4 UConn (27-4) lost to Marquette 68-62.

No. 5 Florida (25-6) beat Mississippi State 108-74; beat Kentucky 84-77.

No. 6 Iowa State (25-6) lost to No. 2 Arizona 73-57; beat Arizona State 86-65.

No. 7 Houston (26-5) beat Baylor 77-64; beat Oklahoma State 82-75.

No. 8 Michigan State (25-6) beat Indiana 77-64; beat Rutgers 91-87; lost to No. 3 Michigan 90-80.

No. 9 Nebraska (26-5) lost to UCLA 72-52; beat Iowa 84-75, OT.

No. 10 Texas Tech (22-9) lost to TCU 73-65; lost to BYU 82-76.

No. 11 Illinois (24-7) beat Oregon 80-54; beat Maryland 78-72.

No. 12 Gonzaga (28-3) did not play.

No. 13 Virginia (27-4) beat Wake Forest 75-70; beat Virginia Tech 76-72.

No. 14 Kansas (22-9) lost to Arizona State 70-60; beat Kansas State 104-85.

No. 15 Purdue (23-8) lost to Ohio State 82-74; beat Northwestern 70-66; lost to Wisconsin 97-93.

No. 16 Alabama (23-8) lost to Georgia 98-88; beat Auburn 96-84.

No. 17 North Carolina (24-7) beat Clemson 67-63; lost to No. 1 Duke 76-61.

No. 18 St. John’s (25-6) beat Georgetown 72-69; beat Seton Hall 72-65.

No. 19 Miami (OH) (31-0) beat Toledo 74-72; beat Ohio 110-108, OT.

No. 20 Arkansas (23-8) beat Texas 105-85; beat Missouri 88-84, OT.

No. 21 Saint Mary’s (27-4) did not play.

No. 22 Miami (FL) (24-7) beat SMU 77-69; lost to Louisville 92-89.

No. 23 Tennessee (21-10) beat South Carolina 78-59; lost to No. 24 Vanderbilt 86-82.

No. 24 Vanderbilt (24-7) beat Ole Miss 89-86, OT; beat No. 23 Tennessee 86-82.

No. 25 Saint Louis (27-4) beat Loyola Chicago 79-65; lost to George Mason 86-57.

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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