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whose statistical brilliance and locked-in national player of the year status offers us a chance to sit back, relax and savor it all. So, you know, do that. Savor it. Even Jay Wright is on board.

Wisconsin locks up its tournament bid with 75-62 home win over Michigan.

Our own Chantel Jennings had the story on Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky, who put up a McDermott-esque night: "Kaminsky was the difference in the Badgers' 13-point win. He scored 25 points on 16 field goal attempts, shot 11-of-16 from the floor, and picked up 11 rebounds, one block and one steal in just 29 minutes of play against Michigan. Defensively, he held the Wolverines in check. With strong perimeter defense not giving up anything easy from the outside, Kaminsky stayed solid inside, holding the Michigan post combo of Jon Horford and Jordan Morgan to just eight points and 11 rebounds combined.

Temple upsets SMU. Let's pause for a moment and consider how upside-down that headline is.

How strange a college basketball world we live in when Temple beating SMU in its own gym is considered an upset? But it really was an upset. Temple, 7-17 and 2-10 in the American, playing without Anthony Lee, knocked off Larry Brown's No. 23-ranked Mustangs 71-64 on Saturday afternoon. The win has more than just catharsis for Temple, or a letdown for SMU. It was also a really bad loss where the Mustangs' NCAA tournament hopes are concerned. For one thing, Temple's RPI is down in the 200-ish range. For another, it cements the notion that SMU -- which played a bad nonconference schedule and hasn't beaten a good team on the road all season -- can't replicate the high-level stuff it does on its own floor elsewhere in the country. The Mustangs' profile is still much better than most of the bubble teams you'll see in the next few weeks, but the schedule/road knocks are key selection committee pet peeves to be avoided at all costs.

To read all of Monday's Game Plan, complete with ICYMI, state of the week and games you need to see, click here.

Freshman Focus

ARIZONA
• Wednesday at Utah, 10 ET, FS1
• Saturday at Colorado, 9 ET, ESPN

DUKE
• Tuesday at Georgia Tech, 9 ET, ESPN3
• Thursday at North Carolina, 9 ET, ESPN
• Saturday vs. Syracuse, 7 ET, ESPN

KANSAS
• Tuesday at Texas Tech, 8 ET, ESPN3
• Saturday vs. Texas, 7:30 ET, ESPNU

KENTUCKY
• Tuesday at Ole Miss, 7 ET, ESPN
• Saturday vs. LSU, 4 ET, ESPN

SYRACUSE
• Wednesday vs. Boston College, 7 ET, ESPN2
• Saturday at Duke, 7 ET, ESPN

Freshman Tracker
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By Jeff Goodman | ESPN.com

Each week we release the Freshman Tracker, and each week there are new names and movement.

Despite the heroics from Tyler Ennis in Pittsburgh, the Syracuse pure point guard remains No. 2 in the latest rankings behind a player who appears to have his legs back after going through a rough stretch at the outset of league play.

Check back each week as we'll have updates on how the top freshmen did on the floor and give you the rundown on the top first-year players in the country in a season in which the young guys wasted little time taking center stage.

Here is our updated ranking of the 10 best freshmen in college basketball.

1. Jabari Parker, F, Duke Blue Devils 6-foot-8, 235 pounds

The Blue Devils' game at North Carolina was postponed, and Parker finished with 23 points and eight boards in a close win against Maryland at Cameron. Parker ranks second in the ACC in scoring, and first in the league in rebounding.

This week: Tuesday at Georgia Tech; Thursday at North Carolina; Saturday vs. Syracuse

Stats: 19.3 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 48 percent FG, 37 percent 3-pointers | Previous rank: 1

1. Tyler Ennis, G, Syracuse Orange 6-foot-2, 180 pounds

Ennis didn't put up huge numbers in three games this past week, but he sank the game winner as time expired to beat Pittsburgh on the road, and then had the key pass in the final seconds against NC State to keep the Orange unbeaten. Ennis had 13 points and five assists against Pittsburgh and nine points and five assists in the win over NC State. Ennis leads the ACC in assists and has an impressive assist-turnover ratio of nearly 4-1.

This week: Wednesday vs. Boston College; Saturday at Duke

Stats: 11.8 PPG, 5.6 APG, 2.1 SPG | Previous rank: 2

1. Julius Randle, F, Kentucky Wildcats 6-foot-9, 250 pounds

Randle had a couple of more double-doubles. He went for 12 points and 12 boards in a win against Auburn, then totaled 13 points and 13 rebounds in a home loss to Florida. Randle has 13 double-doubles thus far this season, three behind the NCAA leaders.

This week: Tuesday at Ole Miss; Saturday vs. LSU

Stats: 15.7 PPG, 10 RPG, 53 percent FG | Previous rank: 3

To see the entire top 10 in this week's Freshman Tracker, click here.

Insider

What to Watch

MONDAY
• North Carolina at Florida State, 7 ET, ESPN
• Oklahoma State at Baylor, 9 ET, ESPN

TUESDAY
• Texas at Iowa State, 7 ET, ESPN2
• Kentucky at Ole Mis, 7 ET, ESPN
• NC State at Clemson 7 ET, ESPNU
• Wake Forest at Maryland, 7 ET, ESPN3
• Kansas at Texas Tech, 8 ET, ESPN3
• Duke at Georgia Tech, 9 ET, ESPN3
• Iowa at Indiana, 9 ET, ESPN
• Virginia at Virginia Tech, 9 ET, ESPN3
• Georgia at Tennessee, 9 ET, ESPNU
• Utah State at San Diego State, 11 ET, ESPNU

WEDNESDAY
• Boston College at Syracuse, 7 ET, ESPN2
• Auburn at Florida, 7 ET, ESPN3
• Cincinnati at UCF, 7 ET, ESPNU
• TCU at Kansas State, 9 ET, ESPNU
• Washington at Oregon, 9 ET, ESPN2
• Arizona State at Colorado, 11 ET, ESPNU
• New Mexico at UNLV, 11:05 ET, ESPN2

THURSDAY
• Michigan State at Purdue, 7 ET, ESPN
• Alabama at Texas A&M, 7 ET
• Penn State at Nebraska, 7 ET, ESPNU
• Duke at North Carolina, 9 ET, ESPN
• Connecticut at Temple, 9 ET
• Toledo at Bowling Green, 9 ET, ESPNU
• Gonzaga at BYU, 11 ET, ESPN2
• Pepperdine at Loyola, 11 ET, ESPNU

FRIDAY
• Mercer at FGCU, 6 ET, ESPNU
• VCU at UMass, 7 ET, ESPN2
• Iona at Rider, 8 ET, ESPNU
• Detroit at Wright State, 10 ET, ESPNU

SATURDAY
• Wake Forest at North Carolina, noon ET, ESPN3
• Wisconsin at Iowa, noon ET, ESPN2
• Indiana State at Missouri State, 1 ET, ESPNU
• Notre Dame at Virginia, 2 ET, ESPN2
• Tennessee at Texas A&M, 3 ET, ESPNU
• LSU at Kentucky, 4 ET, ESPN
• Iowa State at TCU, 4 ET, ESPN2
• Duke at Syracuse, 7 ET, ESPN
• UCLA at Stanford, 6 ET, ESPN2
• Texas at Kansas, 7:30 ET, ESPNU
• Texas at Kansas, 7:30 ET, ESPNU
• Missouri at Alabama, 8 ET, ESPN2
• Arizona at Colorado, 9 ET, ESPN
• Temple at Memphis, 9:30 ET, ESPNU
• San Diego State at N. Mexico, 10 ET, ESPN2

SUNDAY
• Florida State at Pitt, 6 ET, ESPNU
• Arizona State at Utah, 8 ET, ESPNU

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