The goal of every team in college basketball is to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Each year, there are teams that are deserving of making it — but for whatever reason, are left on the outside looking in by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.

Oklahoma State’s third-ranked wrestling team won its final four matches to close out a 30-12 victory over No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday.

The Texas A&M men’s indoor track & field team is ranked No. 1 in the first USTFCCCA poll of the season. The A&M women are No. 7.

No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.

Saturday, Feb. 1 NASCAR Cup Clash: qualifying 5 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Cup Clash: heats 7:30 p.m. FS1 Washington at Minnesota 11 a.m. BTN Fordham at St. Bonaventure 11:30 a.m. USA Clemson at NC State 12:30 p.m. CW Wisconsin at Northwestern 1 p.m. FS1

Plus, North Carolina’s path to the NCAA tournament narrows with the first of two rivalry games against Duke looming on Saturday.

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

Seth Trimble, considered UNC’s most effective defender, missed games after a concussion and has had a double-double in each of the past two games.

For UNC, the late collapse Tuesday night at Pitt was “kind of like the same movie over and over again,” RJ Davis said. The Tar Heels are becoming familiar with an uncomfortable new reality.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis chose to downplay the significance of his team's Saturday showdown at No. 2 Duke following the Tar Heels' dispiriting 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its last four games and raises the stakes of the upcoming rivalry game for a team that is scrambling to assemble an NCAA Tournament resume.

JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he wanted his children to attend Lincoln County Public Schools. After the change, 90% of his property will lie in Catawba County and he expects his three children will be required to attend school in the district.

See which teams currently sit on the bubble of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, as conference play continues across college basketball.