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Update: K-State will take on Syracuse Saturday at 11:15 am (Central).  You can watch the game here on KWCH-12. The Kansas State Wildcats (#8) won their 2nd Round NCAA game against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (#9). The final score was Southern Mississppi 64 - Kansas State 70. Pictures from the game The Wildcats were up by three going into halftime. Southern Miss went on a run at the beginning of the 2nd half to take on the lead. Kansas State came back to take the lead again, but the game was tight most of the half until the final minute when K-State expanded the lead by making free throws, despite a 3-point bucket by the Golden Eagles in the last few seconds of the game.

For the first time in school history, Kansas State is No. 1 in the BCS as the latest standings were unveiled Sunday night on ESPN. The Wildcats, who earned their highest-ever mark of No. 2 on October 28, are No. 1 in a college football poll for the first time since 1998 when they earned the school's first No. 1 ranking from Nov. 8-29 in the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches Poll. K-State, which was fourth in the initial BCS standings this season, moved to No. 3 on October 21 before sitting at No. 2 for the last two weeks.

K-State is playing Xavier.  Watch the game live on KWCH 12 or by clicking the graphic below. Watch March Madness Games Online - Free! (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.) Kansas State is moving on to the Sweet 16.  The Wildcats defeated Brigham Young University 84-72. The number 2 ranked Wildcats now face  6th seeded Xavier who beat Pittsburgh 71-68 Sunday afternoon. The game will be played on either Thursday  in Salt Lake City. The Wildcats were led in scoring by Jacob Pullen who had 34 points.

Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has picked senior Carson Coffman over sophomore Collin Klein and junior Sammuel Lamur as the Wildcats starting quarterback. The information comes from the Omaha World-Herald. Snyder said Coffman has shown more consistency in fall camp. Coffman started last season, but lost the job after four games. The Wildcats start their season Saturday against UCLA. Kickoff is 2:30 from Manhattan.

Kansas State had its perfect season undone last week by Oklahoma. Now, the No. 17 Wildcats will try to get back on track against third-ranked Oklahoma State. The Wildcats were hammered 58-17 by the Sooners, allowing 690 yards of offense while only managing 32 yards in the second half. Cornerback Nigel Malone said "it kind of hurts the pride a little bit," especially after Kansas State was off to its best start since 1999. Things won't be much easier against the Cowboys. The quarterback-to-wide receiver duo of Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackmon is among the best in college football, and some have argued they're a more prolific offense than Oklahoma.

Will Clyburn had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State beat No. 11 Kansas State 73-67 on Saturday, handing the Wildcats their second straight loss. Freshman Georges Niang added 15 points for the Cyclones (14-5, 4-2 Big 12), who beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season. Rodney McGruder broke free for a dunk to get the Wildcats within 70-67 with 48.5 seconds left. But Korie Lucious answered with a layup off the glass to make it a two-score game with 20 seconds left.

There was a period during the late 1990s, back in Bill Snyder's first tenure at Kansas State, when the Wildcats annually fielded one of the best defenses in the country. There are signs that another stout defense is forming in the Flint Hills. Through the first three games of the season, the No. 15 Wildcats have piled up eight sacks and 22 tackles for loss, an increase of nearly 50 percent from the same point last season. That defense will surely get a test on Saturday, when the Wildcats visit No. 6 Oklahoma in a game that should go a long way toward deciding the Big 12 championship.

The Kansas State Wildcats have finished the regular season on a 6 game winning streak, beating Iowa State this afternoon 67 to 55. Senior Guard Jacob Pullen once again led the 'Cats in scoring with 17 points.  Will Spradling and Curtis Kelly each added 13 for the Wildcats who improve to 21-9 with the win. This win secures a 4 seed and a bye in the Big 12 tournament for Kansas State. 

The Fort Hays State women's basketball team fought hard against Kansas State but fell 68-57 in exhibition play on Thursday night (Nov. 1) at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan. The Tigers held the lead for a good portion of the first half and took the lead back early in the second half before Kansas State took the lead for good at the 18:18 mark of the second half. Fort Hays State pulled within two points on a breakaway layup by Melisa Nelson at the 9:39 mark of the second half, but Chantay Caron hit a key 3-point field goal for the Wildcats at the 7:51 mark to extend the lead back to five.

Kansas State says sophomore forward Brandon Bolden is joining the Wildcats after leaving Georgetown. Coach Bruce Weber announced the Bolden's decision Friday. Bolden will sit out next season as required by the NCAA, but has three years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-10 Bolden, from Sumter, S.C., played in four games for the Hoyas last season, totaling just five minutes of playing time with no statistics. He played high school ball for Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C., alongside incoming Kansas State freshman Jevon Thomas.