A.J. Abrams was named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 26 points per game in Newark and being selected for the Legends Classic All-Tournament Team. LaceDarius Dunn of Baylor grabbed the Rookie of the Week honors for the conference.

After shellacking Tennessee, the Longhorns jumped to #8 in both polls this week. Kansas checks in at number four, while Texas A&M is 9th. Kansas State fell from the Coaches Poll after losing to George Mason, but hung on at #25 in the AP rankings.

No major games of note last night, although the ACC/Big 10 Challenge started with a whimper as Wake Forest topped Iowa, 56-47. Nebraska was the only Big 12 team active on Monday night, and the Huskers grabbed a 79-62 victory over Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne.

The ACC/Big 10 Challenge ramps up tonight, with Wisconsin heading to Cameron Indoor to face Duke (8 PM CST, ESPN). Northwestern will be horribly overmatched against Virginia (6 PM, ESPNU) but if you haven’t seen the ‘Hoos play this year, give them a look tonight. In the Big 12, Iowa State hosts Northern Iowa (7 PM) and Colorado makes the short road trip to Denver (8 PM).