Purdue's Zach Edey and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks, while Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson.

Thank you, Antoine Davis. Thank you so much.

And in the ASUN, that means you must go through Liberty University, the consensus pick to win the conference title.

They outlasted Detroit Mercy, 73-67, Saturday — and lost ground in the computer power rankings, which already have the Cardinals as the 8th best team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

After a sluggish first 16 minutes, the University of Louisville men’s basketball team thundered to 18 consecutive points and then held on to defeat Detroit, 73-67, at the KFC Yum! Center Saturday afternoon.

The opening point spread for the Kentucky-Louisville football game will not be posted until Sunday afternoon. But if you’re as impatient as I am, you don’t have to wait to calculate the likely number.

Rick Bozich presents his early picks for national player of the year, coach of the year and national champion contenders.