College Basketball Power 10: Louisville Cardinals Get Statement Win

1. Villanova (12-0)

Watching Villanova play is a thing of beauty. They share the ball as well as any team in the country and are well-coached. Josh Hart might the best player in the nation, but their game plan doesn’t circulate around him, rather Villanova’s offense just flows and whoever is open gets the shot.

Villanova’s 42-point win over American was the perfect way to end their non-conference schedule. The Wildcats have blown out almost every unranked opponent so far and beat Purdue and Notre Dame in close games that exemplifies their veteran leadership.

Even though Villanova looks like the favorite to win another national championship, they’ll finally have their first string of tough games in Big East play.

So far, Villanova has followed up games against ranked opponents with easy wins, but the Big East has a lot of talented teams that will male Villanova work every night.

That said, the only way to beat Villanova is if they have a bad game. Their extremely efficient on offense, are a great defensive team and almost never foul. In fact, only three teams in the nation foul less than Villanova and no teams allows fewer free-throws than them.

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Villanova starts Big East play by hosting DePaul before traveling to Creighton on New Year’s Eve.