The tip-off: Tuesday in college basketball

Setting up the day in college basketball:

Best bet: Today's hoops headliner is a good one as No. 11 Memphis visits No. 9 Oklahoma State in the Old Spice Classic (8 p.m. ET/ESPN). The winner figures to reap future RPI dividends, particularly the Tigers if they can pull off the victory on the road. Joe Jackson will lead a veteran Memphis backcourt that will look to counter the Cowboys' floor leader extraordinaire, Marcus Smart.

Number of the day

64: Allen Fieldhouse is daunting enough for Kansas' conference opponents. For non-league visitors, getting out with a win has been downright impossible. The Jayhawks, elevated to No. 3 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, have won 64 non-conference games in a row at home. They'll try to make it 65 today against Iona.

Words of the day: "I'm learning things that they really need a lot of work on, and I'm learning some things that they've done pretty well that we have to continue to do well." — Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan, on his players, after the Badgers gutted out a 69-66 victory at Wisconsin-Green Bay to improve to 3-0. Ryan will look to learn a bit more about his players today when the No. 15 Badgers return home to play North Dakota.

Days until Selection Sunday: 117