1. Are any mid-majors at-large contenders? The answer is simplistic if you include the Mountain West as a mid-major conference: Of course, there will be at-large mid-major teams! However, most basketball fans wouldn’t consider the Mountain West as a true mid-major. Amongst conferences that traditionally only receive one bid, you can look towa

1. Computers! I love it when there is a debate over the computer rankings. I don’t agree with some of the rankings either. However, the committee has always said that computers only paint a part of the picture. I look heavily at the KenPom and NET because they do. If I am going to justify […]

1. Sorting out the Mountain West It’s too early to conclude anything about the MWC, but the chaos we expected is coming to fruition. Colorado State, who looked like the best team during non-conference play, lost to the two remaining unbeaten conference squads last week (Utah State and Boise State). Speaking of Utah State, the […]

Top 25 1. Purdue (14-1) (1) – Illinois has emerged as a top team in the Big Ten. Purdue beat them by five last week. They don’t play a currently ranked team for a while, but an in-state in-conference rivalry game at Indiana awaits on 1/16. 2. Kansas (13-1) (2) – As I keep saying, the […]

Top 25 1. Purdue (12-1) (1) – A dominant win over Eastern Kentucky was expected, but you never know what to expect in college basketball. It’s all conference play from here on out for the Boilermakers, owners of the 18th-best non-conference schedule. 2. Kansas (12-1) (2) – The computers don’t love the Jayhawks, though they d

Top 25 1. Purdue (11-1) (1) – After a tough schedule that included wins over Gonzaga, Tennessee, Marquette, Alabama, and Arizona, the Boilermakers finally received a break in a 100-57 drubbing of Jacksonville. No team is more deserving of the top spot heading into 2024. 2. Kansas (11-1) (2) – The computers don’t love the Jayhawks

Top 25: 1. Purdue (10-1) (2) – Non-conference wins: Gonzaga, Tennessee, Marquette, Alabama, and Arizona. I don’t care what the NET rankings say – how can this squad not be the best in the country? 2. Kansas (10-1) (3) – Their non-conference conquests include Kentucky, Tennessee, and UConn with a solid win over Indiana. Befor

Top 25: 1. Arizona (8-0) (1) – It wasn’t a busy week, but it was a productive one as the Wildcats mauled Wisconsin by 25. The crazy end to their non-conference schedule has three more games: Purdue, Alabama, and Florida Atlantic. 2. Purdue (9-1) (2) – Purdue is pouring it on offensively, including a 92-point effort […]

We are down to 12 unbeaten teams (half of them reside in the Big 12). It is hard to project a big conference team as the potential “last team standing” so I will look elsewhere. Here is how I rank those who are unbeaten, based solely on their potential to be the last unbeaten team: […]

Thanksgiving Week never seems to disappoint, and 2023 was no different. The Maui Invitational was one of the most loaded fields in recent history, with Purdue emerging from the pack. The Battle 4 Atlantis was a great platform for Villanova to jump from, and Florida Atlantic bounced back strongly from their loss to Bryant to […]