For the second straight week, the Michigan State women's basketball team dropped one spot in the Associated Press Top 25, falling to No. 24.

Here's what you need to know about the Oregon Ducks, Indiana women's basketball team's first opponent in the Big Ten Tournament:

Sixth-ranked Notre Dame spent nearly the entire Atlantic Coast Conference slate rolling along toward an outright regular-season title. Things changed dramatically. Now it's seventh-ranked N.C. State owning the top seed in this week's ACC Tournament after running down the Fighting Irish in the standings to claim a share of the regular-season crown.

It's the final week of the regular season, which means it's my penultimate rankings of the Big Ten Conference. The rankings will look a little different next week, with predictions on the Big Ten Tournament.

Look for the Cougars to move up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll after winning the Big 12 regular-season title again

Nearly one full week remains before the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. In many respects, an event that marks the true start of the college basketball postseason. Much is still to be decided before the bracket is unveiled.

The Hoosiers have played themselves from out of the projected NCAA Tournament to squarely in, per some projections. Here's why this week is key.