With conference play in full swing, a look at which are the 10 best teams in college basketball.
Another week, another top-ranked team falls in college basketball. The Baylor Bears are already the fourth top-ranked team to fall this season, as Villanova regained the top spot after losing it a week earlier.
Even though Baylor lost, the Big 12 has been the best conference in college basketball this season with three teams in the top 10 — Baylor, Kansas and West Virginia.
It’s the only conference with three teams in the top 10 and has also had two teams in the top five in the past six weeks before Baylor fell to sixth this week.
While the Big 12 is not normally known for being a powerhouse in basketball, they have had more of an opportunity with the Big Ten having down years.
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In fact, the Big Ten has no team ranked inside the top 15. Wisconsin, at 17th in the nation, is its highest-ranked team, with Purdue and Maryland also cracking the top 25 of the AP Poll.
This is the second straight week the Big Ten doesn’t have a team in the top 15 and the fifth straight week they’re outside of the top 10.
That said, here’s a look at the top 10 teams in college basketball right now.