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Conference action is heating up in the men’s college basketball season and the NCAA tournament rankings are on the line.

In the case of the Big 12, Oklahoma used Saturday to hand Kansas their third straight loss and prove their worth as a Top 25 team, moving away from the bubble. This result puts the Jayhawks away from the competition in the conference race. Baylor has managed Oklahoma State and the Bears and Texas will likely be in a two-way street.

Oklahoma is in third place, while Kansas, 15-time regular-season champions in the past 16 years, are down to 0.500 in conference.

All winners and losers on Saturday:

Winners

Houston. The Cougars hammered Temple 68-51 to improve to 13-1, 8-1 in the American Athletic Conference. Houston, ranked No.8 in the Ferris Mowers Coaching Poll, is vying for a No.2 seed in the NCAA tournament – with a long distance of a seed. They aren’t slowing down under coach Kelvin Sampson, who turned this squad into a surprising top 10 team.

Baylor. The Bears (14-0, 7-0) were stranded with Oklahoma State in the first period, but ultimately pulled out 81-66 to remain undefeated. Jared Butler had 22 points and six assists in the win.

Villanova. The Wildcats (10-1, 5-0) beat Providence, 71-56, and hit their stride in the second period. Coach Jay Wright’s team have been given a month off due to COVID-19 and continue to shed rust as the nation’s No.3 team.

State of Florida. The Seminoles (9-2, 5-1) begin to find their identity and blew up a shocked Clemson team, 80-61. Coach Leonard Hamilton had 39 points on his bench. Florida State remains in the No. 3 / no. Range 4 for the ranking of NCAA tournaments.

Losers

Kansas. The Jayhawks (10-5, 4-4) lost their third straight game, 75-68 against Oklahoma, the first time this has happened since 2013. Coach Bill Self will continue to seek solutions to prevent his team lost four in a row for the first time since 1988-89 – Roy Williams’ first season as a KU coach.

Virginia Tech. The Hokies lost 78-60 to Syracuse and looked like the worst team in that ACC tilt. After dragging the entire game, but closing in halfway through the second half, Virginia Tech tripped as “Cuse went on a 31-9 run to close.” The result is not ideal for the Hokies, who play three of their next four games on the road.

Connecticut. The Huskies (7-3, 4-3) fell to Creighton, 74-66, in a Big East game against a better team as top scorer James Bouknight, who is recovering from elbow surgery, remains out . But this was the second opportunity for coach Dan Hurley’s side to prove themselves as a Top 25 team and contender for Big East alongside the Bluejays and Wildcats. Bouknight scored a career-high 40 points in the Huskies’ 76-74 overtime loss to Creighton last month.

Minnesota. The Gophers (11-5, 4-5) fell 63-49 to Maryland in a Big Ten contest. Despite a strong non-conference portfolio, they are now 4-5 in conference. Minnesota aren’t shooting the ball well, and it shows. The Gophers are ranked 283rd nationally in field goal percentage defense.

Follow college basketball reporter Scott Gleeson on Twitter @ScottMGleeson.

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