Teams in desperate search of a victory in American Athletic Conference play meet Wednesday when Tulane visits East Carolina. The Green Wave have lost six straight games while the Pirates have dropped their last two and eight of 10.

Two teams that are fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives square off in a Big East Conference battle when Butler travels to face Seton Hall on Wednesday. The Bulldogs come in having won their last two, including a 33-point blowout of St. John’s on Saturday, while the Pirates have won four straight coming into the contest.

LSU has shaken off its early-season struggles to surge to the top of the Southeastern Conference standings, but it faces a tough road test Wednesday at No. 20 South Carolina. The Gamecocks, who are one of three teams who sit a game behind the Tigers, are 12-0 at home.

Texas A&M's 10-game winning streak is a distant memory at this point, leaving the 13th-ranked Aggies to pick up the pieces Wednesday at Alabama in an SEC matchup. The Aggies have lost three of four games since their hot stretch, although their one win over the last four outings was a quality non-conference victory against Iowa State.

Memphis could have another new look when it travels to Houston on Wednesday. Coach Josh Pastner gave freshman guard Craig Randall II his first start Saturday and said more lineup changes could happen this week as the Tigers look for an offensive spark.

Wake Forest coach Danny Manning knows his Demon Deacons have lost eight in a row entering the opener of a three-game road trip Wednesday at Georgia Tech, but there were signs of a breakout in Wake Forest’s last performance. The Demon Deacons held a four-point lead late in the first half Saturday against Florida State, and were tied early in the second half before the Seminoles pulled away 91-71, the Demon Deacons’ 10th loss in 11 ACC games this season.

After losing three straight Big Ten games, Wisconsin is now on a five-game winning streak that includes victories over No. 9 Michigan State and No. 22 Indiana. The Badgers on Wednesday host a Nebraska team that snapped a three-game losing streak on Saturday against lowly Rutgers and while doing so, lost the services of three-year captain Shavon Shields.

Providence is struggling, banged up and now must attempt to get a win in a place it has never had success when it visits Marquette on Wednesday for a challenging Big East affair. While forward Ben Bentil - the league's leading scorer (19.7) - was able to play through an ankle injury in Saturday's meeting with first-place Villanova, he struggled out of the gate in the Friars' 72-60 loss.

Kansas State finally snared the big win that has proved elusive, surprising No. 3 Oklahoma 80-69 last Saturday. The Wildcats are eyeing a second straight upset when No. 19 Baylor visits Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday in a Big 12 matchup.