LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Losing was the story of the week in men's college basketball.
Five of the top six teams in the AP men’s college basketball poll lost — to teams like Nebraska, UCF and Texas A&M.
Nine of the top 11 teams lost.
Fifteen of the Top 25 teams lost.
It’s Monday. Time to guess again.
1. UConn (15-2) — The Huskies have won five straight in the Big East without Donovan Clingan, one of their best players. Beware.
2. Auburn (14-2) — The Tigers don’t have any Top 25 wins but they have 14 victories by double figures.
3. Purdue (15-2) — The Boilermakers are looking at a two-game deficit with Wisconsin atop the Big Ten, which means they are advised not to lose at Indiana Tuesday night.
4. Houston (14-2) — Four-point loss at Iowa State. One-point loss at TCU. This isn’t the AAC any more, Cougars.
5. Kansas (14-2) — The metrics still don’t like the Jayhawks because of their No 39 ranking in offensive efficiency.
6. North Carolina (13-3) — Louisville’s next opponent has three ACC road wins in the bank.
7. Duke (13-3) — The Blue Devils have Pittsburgh at home before visiting Louisville a week from Tuesday.
8. Wisconsin (13-3) — Look who’s playing faster while opening a 2-game lead in the Big Ten?
9. Baylor (14-2) —The Bears will be on the road twice this week — Kansas State and Texas. Stay warm.
10. Kentucky (12-3) — Giving up 97 points to a Texas A&M team that had scored 108 in its previous two games is worth a discussion about John Calipari’s defense.
11. Tennessee (12-4) — The Vols have a fun week with Florida and Alabama visiting Knoxville.
12. Memphis (15-2) — That’s 10 straight wins for Penny Hardaway.
13. Dayton (13-2) — The Flyers have won 10 straight and have one of the nation’s best players in DaRon Holmes.
14. Illinois (12-4) — I didn’t have the Illini losing at home to Maryland — and I doubt Brad Underwood did either.
15. Marquette (11-5) — The Golden Eagles have lost three of their last five and don’t look like the team that soared in Honolulu.
16. Utah State (16-1) — That’s 15 straight wins for the Aggies, who face a challenge against Richard Pitino and New Mexico Tuesday night.
17. FAU (13-4) — The Owls won’t be able to show us much until March.
18. Oklahoma (13-3) — The Sooners visited TCU and Kansas. It did not go well.
19. Creighton (13-4) — The Bluejays bounced back from a two-game losing streak to win four straight.
20. TCU (13-3) — Beating Oklahoma and Houston in the same week is worth some love.
21. Texas Tech (14-2) — The Red Raiders will take a 9-game winning streak to Houston this week.
22. Oregon (13-3) — The Ducks sit atop the Pac-12 with the only unbeaten league record.
23. Iowa State (13-3) — Let’s see what the Cyclones do away from Hilton Magic against BYU and TCU this week.
24. Arizona (12-4) — Why do I keep voting the Wildcats lower than anybody in the poll? Well, they’ve lost two of their last four, three of their last six and four of their last eight — and Washington State and Stanford are not good losses.
25. Seton Hall (12-5) — If you check the Big East standings you’ll find the Pirates ties with the Huskies at the top.
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