Top-ranked Michigan held off No. 2 UConn 69-63 in a battle of college basketball heavyweights, improving to 37-3 while handing the Huskies their sixth loss in a 34-6 campaign. The Wolverines' resume keeps getting louder.
On the women's side, No. 1 UCLA delivered a statement for the ages — a 79-51 destruction of fellow No. 1 South Carolina. The Bruins moved to 37-1, holding the Gamecocks to 51 points in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the ranking suggested. UCLA looks like a runaway freight train.
No. 1 Northwestern women's lacrosse edged No. 2 North Carolina 14-11 in a championship-caliber clash, both squads sitting at 19-plus wins. Meanwhile, No. 5 North Carolina baseball ran Oklahoma off the diamond 13-2, pushing the Tar Heels to 54-14-1. And No. 2 Hawai'i men's volleyball took down UC Irvine in four sets (28-5, 20-8).
The football slate is loaded: TCU hosts North Carolina, USC welcomes San José State, NC State visits Virginia, and Hawai'i travels to Stanford. Season openers. Fresh starts. Let's go.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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