College Basketball Power 10: Kentucky Isn’t The Best
By Jeremy Karll
Kentucky may be ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll, but read on to learn the identity of the actual best team in college basketball in the early going.
After a week of early season tournaments, there is a better idea which teams in college basketball are the best so far this season. College basketball is in full swing and teams are starting to find their rhythm and identity.
Besides a few minor upsets, there hasn’t been a ton of craziness in college basketball yet. That being said, the third-ranked Indiana Hoosiers suffered the first major upset of the college basketball season last week.
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne defeated Indiana on Nov. 22. The Hoosiers looked lost the whole game and lost 71-68 in overtime to a team that lost to Illinois State by 18 just six days before.
As for the rest of the nation, everyone is still waiting for Duke’s freshman trio or Harry Giles, Marques Bolden and Jayson Tatum to return from injury. Also, the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge will have the marquee games of the week.
Every Monday, the Associated Press releases its Top 25. This power ranking has nothing to do with the AP rankings, rather I base it off what teams are playing the best right now.
The potential of teams is factored in some, however a team like Duke won’t be looked at as if their three freshmen are healthy.