Illinois' men's basketball team lost another one it shouldn't have – at Rutgers – last week. It was the club's fourth time being upset in as many weeks, a dispiriting trend for Illini fans, whose doubts about this team have bubbled above the surface.

The Big Ten's top tier continued to separate from the rest of the pack after another entertaining week of conference play.

Three new teams climbed into the top five of the latest CBS Sports College Basketball power rankings, led by fast-rising St. John's and Texas Tech. The Red Storm and Red Raiders moved up nine and 10 spots to No.