In the preseason, Illinois was supposed to be mediocre at best, and Minnesota was supposed to be above average, and the Big Ten was still considered the obvious choice for best conference in the country.
The Pac-12 has a chance to pick up signature wins Saturday, when Arizona takes on Florida at the McKale Center and Cal hosts Creighton. Otherwise the upcoming weekend is rather humdrum. Here are the latest rankings.
The Mountain West has dealt with some reality the past week, but I still believe this league will get multiple bids and a decent percentage of berths: 1. New Mexico: Steve Alford's crew is playing perhaps the best basketball of his tenure.
Finally, some movement in the SEC power rankings. Tennessee secured a nice win over a mid-major power Thursday. Ole Miss, however, lost to a non-power-six standout over the weekend. Feels good to finally make a few changes.
TCU lost to Tulsa, West Virginia couldn’t beat Duquesne, and Texas floundered down the stretch against a struggling UCLA squad. Poor Big 12. What’s happened to you? Here are this week’s Power Rankings: 1.
Not much holiday feasting in the Big East. Most teams are in that sort of idle mode where they either don’t play or play only a beatable opponent. The big winners of the week: Marquette (which bounced back from its loss to Florida to beat rival Wisconsin) and Villanova (which beat rival Saint Joseph’s).
Thanks to finals week, there hasn't been a ton of action in the Atlantic 10, and thus not much movement in the overall rankings. Anyway, you know ... enjoy while it lasts. It appears we've reached Peak A-10.
Final exams made for a fairly light week for most of the league’s teams. But here are this week’s ACC power rankings, based on myriad factors, including how teams have played lately and the foes they've faced: 1.
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