With its stunning victory over Duke, Boston College served notice to the ACC and rest of the country the Eagles are back after six consecutive losing seasons and two straight last-place finishes within the conference. Boston College's next task is to try and avoid a huge letdown when it returns to non-conference play and entertains struggling Columbia on Tuesday.

Maryland has often been its own worst enemy offensively this season, but it operated more like a well-oiled machine in its most recent victory. The Terrapins eye a fourth straight win Tuesday when they continue a six-game homestand against Division III opponent Catholic.

Rutgers looks to build on its current two-game winning streak when it hosts non-conference foe Fordham Tuesday night. The Scarlet Knights bounced back from two conference losses to ranked teams - Minnesota and Michigan State - with victories over NJIT and Fairleigh Dickinson, while the Rams are also coming off a win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Saturday.

Recent subpar performances from its best players has dropped Cincinnati out of the top 25 rankings. Getting back there will require better ball handling - and that starts with a Tuesday night encounter with a visiting Mississippi State team that comes in with an unblemished record but is having its own turnover problems.

Central Florida looks to keep its winning ways at home going when the Knights host Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. UCF has won four of five at CFE Arena this season and eight of the past nine dating back to last season.

Seton Hall finds itself ranked among the top 15 teams in the USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time as it prepares to host Saint Peter's on Tuesday. The No. 15 Pirates followed up an impressive road win at then-No. 17 Louisville by throttling VCU 90-67 last week and will be in search of their 20th victory in the last 21 games against the Peacocks.

Colorado's Tad Boyle told anyone that would listen before the season that he had one of the top freshmen in the country in McKinley Wright IV. The point guard hasn't done anything to diminish his coach's feelings and will put his vast skills on display again when the Buffaloes host stingy San Diego on Tuesday in a matchup of 7-2 teams.

Michigan looks to build on its comeback win over UCLA when it hits the road to face Texas on Tuesday. The Wolverines erased a 15-point second half deficit en route to a 78-69 overtime victory against the then 23rd-ranked Bruins, as they knocked off a ranked team for the first time this season, and hope the win serves as a springboard to their fourth consecutive triumph over Texas after posting victories over the Longhorns in each of the last three years.

Memphis continues to gain knowledge while adding victories and hopes to continue the trend when it hosts dangerous Albany on Tuesday night. The Tigers have won three in a row and six of their last seven, including three victories by two or fewer points, after shooting 57.6 percent from the field with 13 made 3-pointers to pull away from visiting Bryant 90-72 on Saturday.

A five-game nonconference win streak isn't normally cause for celebration for most schools in the Pac-12 Conference. But it would be a small milestone for Oregon State, which has won four in a row going into Tuesday game with defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Jacksonville State, because the host Beavers won a grand total of five games during an injury-plagued 2016-17 season.