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After replacing Drake in this week’s Top 25, the Ramblers rolled to an 81-54 victory against the conference rival Bulldogs, improving to an MVC-best 13-1.

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Iowa falls to 15 and Drake drops out of AP Poll Fran McCaffery The Iowa Hawkeyes have been ousted from the nation’s top ten. The Hawkeyes are 15th in the latest AP Poll after Sundays 67-65 loss at Indiana. It was Iowa’s fourth loss in five games and the Hawkeyes have slipped to 7-5 in the Big Ten. “The message is not to blame yourself or blame each other and stay together and stay positive,” said Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery. “We need to respect our opponents, respect the league and be better on Wednesday.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tremell Murphy scored a career-high 30 points and No. 25 Drake rolled past Illinois State 95-60 on Monday night in the Bulldogs' first game as a ranked team in nearly 13...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Drake nationally ranked for the first time since 2008 Roman Penn For the first time since 2008 the Drake basketball team is nationally ranked. The Bulldogs are 25th in the Associated Press Poll after Sunday’s 78-76 overtime victory against Illinois State. Drake improved to 16-0 despite making only four of 30 shots from three point range and squandering a 15 point second half lead. “It’s league play and you have to find a way to win sometimes,” said Drake coach Darian DeVries. “We were able to survive and get the win.” The Bulldogs and Redbirds conclud...

WHIZ News Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in Oklahoma has been making a statement of its own. With a win over then-No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three straight top-10 opponents. Oklahoma also is the first team since 1974 to beat four top-10 teams in the same month. The Sooners’ run led to a big jump in this week’s Associated Press men’s basketball poll. Oklahoma moved up 15 spots to No. 9 in the Top 25 released Monday, its highest ranking since reaching No. 4 in 2017-18. “Any time you can win a game like that...