On the same day Auburn's Johni Broome suffered an ankle injury at South Carolina that sidelined him for two weeks, Duke's Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 42 points in a victory at Notre Dame. That's when the NPOY race flipped.

In this week's WBB Wraparound — South Carolina wins the battle over LSU, Ta'Niya Latson makes a play that will make your jaw drop and Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes leads her team into the rankings as a freshman.

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Cooper Flagg heads into his first meeting with rival UNC on Saturday leading Duke in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots.

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Vanderbilt entered the Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday at No. 23, its first ranking in more than a decade, while Texas returned to the top five and Ohio State and Duke both jumped back into the top 10.

Freshman Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, and Tyrese Proctor and Mason Gillis hit key 3-pointers late as No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest on the road.

College GameDay will return yet again to Duke for the rivalry game against UNC instead of going to one of several massive SEC games.

The Florida Gators reached a season-high No. 4 placement in the KenPom College Basketball Ratings this week, following a 30-point victory over Georgia on Saturday. A plus-31.04 adjusted efficiency margin puts Florida 0.

On Wednesday night, Wolfpack offensive line coach Garett Tujague, who powered the recruitment of NC State's now-premier 2025 signee in Louisville Male High School (Ky.) four-star center Isaac Sowells Jr., had dinner with Ogboko and his mother.

Junior forward Maliq Brown has been sidelined for nearly three weeks with a sprained knee. The Duke defensive specialist is making progress toward a return.

Here's a look at how each preseason AP No. 1 men's basketball team has performed since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85.