Monday, 7 p.m., ESPN With a 78-56 victory over Florida State on Saturday, Duke has won four games in a row, but the Blue Devils will be challenged in their next two games, both on the road. Duke (16-4, 5-2) first has to play Pittsburgh (18-2, 6-1), the No. 2 team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, then will follow it up Saturday with a game against the conference's top team, and the No. 2 team in the country, Syracuse (19-0, 6-0). The Panthers, who beat Maryland, 83-79, on Saturday, are undefeated at home and are led by the senior Lamar Patterson, who is averaging 17.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists a game. Tuesday, 7 p.m., ESPN After incurring its first Big Ten loss of the season Saturday, an 80-75 defeat against No. 21 Michigan, Michigan State (18-2, 7-1) will have another chance to beat a ranked opponent, Iowa (16-4, 5-2). The senior big man Adreian Payne has missed five straight games for the Spartans with a sprained right foot. And the junior forward Branden Dawson is out with a broken right hand; he slammed the hand on a table in frustration during a film session. The senior guard Roy Marble is averaging a career-high 16.1 points a game for the Hawkeyes, who are 1-3 against ranked teams. Wednesday, 9 p.m., ESPNU The Cyclones and the Jayhawks have gone in opposite directions since they played on Jan. 13, a 77-70 victory for Kansas. That loss was part of a three-game skid for Iowa State (15-3, 3-3 Big 12) that ended Saturday with the Cyclones" 81-75 win over No. 22 Kansas State. Kansas (15-4, 6-0), which routed Texas Christian, 91-69, on Saturday, has won six in a row but will be tested: After facing the Cyclones, the Jayhawks will travel to Austin to face a resurgent Texas (16-4, 5-2) on Saturday. Thursday, 7 p.m., ESPN The top two teams in the American Athletic Conference will face off when Cincinnati (19-2, 8-0) travels to Louisville (17-3, 6-1). The Bearcats have won 12 games in a row, including Sunday's 80-76 victory against Temple, in which Cincinnati's Division I-leading streak of holding an opponent to fewer than 70 points was snapped at 27 games. The Cardinals, the defending national champions, who have won four in a row, are led by the senior guard Russ Smith, who is averaging 18.1 points a game.