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Rutgers looks to earn its first Big Ten victory of the season Wednesday when it hosts struggling Illinois in a battle of two of the bottom three teams in the league standings. The Scarlet Knights have dropped nine straight, while the Illini have lost two in a row.

No. 5 Xavier achieved its highest ranking in the program’s history this week and looks to keep moving up when struggling St. John’s pays a visit Wednesday night for a Big East battle. The Musketeers have won three in a row after an 86-65 rout at DePaul on Saturday and stands one game behind first-place Villanova in the league race.

Florida has lurked just below the level of serious postseason contender all season, but coupling a recent red-hot offense with its stellar defense has grabbed people’s attention entering Wednesday’s home game against Arkansas. It certainly helped that Florida dominated ninth-ranked West Virginia on Saturday and the Mountaineers’ vaunted pressure defense to the tune of an 88-71 triumph, the fourth time in five games the Gators have reached 80.

Coming off arguably its poorest performance of the season, No. 15 Miami (Fla.) looks to regain its winning form as it hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes were dominated 85-69 by North Carolina State, which had won only one conference game, while the Irish are coming off an impressive 85-62 rout of Wake Forest.

Iowa has emerged as one of the nation's top teams partly because it maintains an even demeanor regardless of a game's outcome and hopes to continue that mindset as it prepares to host struggling Penn State on Wednesday. The No. 7 Hawkeyes rebounded from a 74-68 loss to No. 3 Maryland on Thursday - snapping a 13-game Big Ten regular-season winning streak - with an 85-71 victory over Northwestern on Thursday for their 14th consecutive home win.

Virginia looks as if it has regained its defensive dominance and has a great chance to continue its rise toward the top of the ACC. The Cavaliers look to follow up perhaps their most impressive win of the season when they host last-place Boston College in a conference tilt on Wednesday.

Creighton has had one month to figure out a way to stop Josh Hart and Villanova, but it won't be an easy task. The fourth-ranked Wildcats host the Bluejays on Wednesday looking to sweep the season series after a decisive victory in Omaha on Jan. 2.

Maryland moved up to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll on the strength of a pair of wins last week, the first over previous No. 3 Iowa at home and then on Sunday in a tightly contested road battle against Ohio State. The Terrapins on Wednesday travel to Lincoln to face a Nebraska team that has lost two straight, including a 75-64 loss to No. 16 Purdue on Saturday.

Marquette hopes for a far better result than it managed in its first meeting with Seton Hall when the teams meet Wednesday in New Jersey. The Golden Eagles entered the Dec. 30 Big East opener for both teams riding a nine-game winning streak, but fell 83-63 at home to the Pirates.

Two struggling squads in need of a Southeastern Conference victory square off when Missouri hosts Ole Miss on Wednesday. The slumping Tigers hope to snap a six-game skid when they welcome a Rebels team that has lost five of its last six.

Texas Tech looks to solve its late-game problems when its hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday. The Red Raiders let leads slip away against West Virginia and Arkansas during its three-game losing streak and coach Tubby Smith blames his team's execution down the stretch.

Kansas hasn't won consecutive games in nearly three weeks, but that distinction pales in comparison to Kansas State, which hasn't won a Big 12 road game in over a year. The sixth-ranked Jayhawks and visiting Wildcats hope to end their disappointing stretches Wednesday when the teams meet in the 282nd installment of the Sunflower Showdown.

No. 22 Wichita State is in control of the Missouri Valley Conference race and looks for its 12th consecutive win when it hosts Southern Illinois on Wednesday. The Shockers have a three-game lead over the Salukis and Evansville in the conference race and coach Gregg Marshall is attempting to become the winningest coach in school history.

No. 20 Arizona is hoping to have its second-leading scorer back in the lineup when it visits Washington State on Wednesday. Allonzo Trier (14.8 points) has missed the last six games with a broken bone in his hand, but the freshman guard has been shooting without discomfort and will be a game-time decision against the Cougars, according to coach Sean Miller.

Washington has a season sweep on the mind when it hosts Arizona State on Wednesday. Andrew Andrews became the first player in school history to post 30 points and 12 assists in a game when the Huskies held on to beat the Sun Devils 89-85 in Tempe on Jan. 16.