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Tumultuous Season

Dan Dakich passed his first test as Indiana's new coach on Saturday night.

On Tuesday, the former Indiana player and Bob Knight assistant will fulfill his lifelong dream: being introduced to the home fans as coach of the Hoosiers. To Dakich, who laments the circumstances surrounding Kelvin Sampson's resignation last week, it will be a bittersweet moment.

UCONN Hits The Road

Although Connecticut's 10-game winning streak is over, it will be getting a key player back when it returns to action Tuesday night.

Suspended guard Jerome Dyson will likely see action for the first time in over a month for the 15th-ranked Huskies when they visit Rutgers, the worst team in the Big East.

Back to Work

Tennessee didn't get much time to celebrate the first No. 1 ranking in school history before facing its first big challenge from that position.

Following a thrilling weekend victory, the top-ranked Volunteers visit No. 18 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in an SEC matchup.

Looking For Eight Straight

No matter how well Kansas State's best players have been playing, the Wildcats have had trouble winning recently. Texas, meanwhile, doesn't lose even when its stars struggle.

The seventh-ranked Longhorns (23-4, 10-2 Big 12) look to win their eighth straight game Monday when they visit the No. 24 Wildcats, who are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season.

Blowing Out The Comp

Marquette will try to avoid becoming the second straight ranked team to have its winning streak snapped at Villanova when the No. 25 Golden Eagles visit the Wachovia Center on Monday.

After a 78-48 blowout of Rutgers on Saturday, Marquette (20-6, 10-5 Big East) has won four straight games by an average of more than 20 points.