The stakes are rising with March Madness coming in less than two months. A look at the biggest games of the college basketball weekend.

Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.

The Cal women's basketball team erased a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit, but a 3-pointer in the third OT left them with a 90-87 loss to Syracuse.

Texas Tech added a second Quad 1 win to its résumé with a win over West Virginia. The Lady Raiders also beat No. 21 Baylor on Dec. 21. They have Kansas State (62nd in NET) and No. 19 Iowa State looming before January ends, and it's not like the Lady Raiders have had an easy schedule to this point: per NET, they've faced the 67th-toughest schedule.

The Commodores, previously unbeaten, shot just 37% from the field, allowed Texas to shoot 53% and never found a rhythm in their first true road game of the season -- against a team currently ranked in the top 40 at KenPom.com. Vanderbilt now sits at 16-1 entering Saturday's matchup with reigning national champion Florida.

The best news you will read today: The NCAA has announced transfer windows in men's and women's basketball will open for a 15-day period the day after the national championship game. This is a change from it opening during March Madness. The changes are effective immediately.

The NCAA announced a pair of changes to men's and women's college basketball, including a new transfer portal window. Here's what to know:

Ohio State has entered the top 10 with a win over Maryland on Sunday and then scoring 108 points against Penn State on Wednesday, which is the third most points the Buckeyes have ever scored in the Big Ten conference.