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College Basketball Power 10: Welcome To The Top 10, Cincinnati Bearcats

By Jeremy Karll

Jan 29, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats guard Troy Caupain (10) walks on the court during the second half against the South Florida Bulls at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati won 94-53. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats guard Troy Caupain (10) walks on the court during the second half against the South Florida Bulls at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati won 94-53. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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3. Kansas (21-3)

The Kansas Jayhawks stayed on top of the Big 12 standings with another close win over Kansas State, 74-71. Wins have not been easy to come by for Kansas as of late. The Jayhawks are just 2-3 in their last five games with an average winning margin of 4.7 points.

Plus, their loss to Iowa State last week snapped a 51-game home winning streak.

The Jayhawks allowed Iowa State to shoot 50 percent from the field and an astounding 52.9 percent from three. Three Iowa State players scored at least 20 points to help counter Frank Mason‘s 32 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Kansas is evidently beatable this year, even at home. That said, the Big 12 has had a lot of upsets this season that has kept the Jayhawks on top of the conference with a 1.5 game lead over Baylor.

With West Virginia and Baylor still left on their schedule, Kansas is far from clinching the Big 12 this year. Although, it would take the aforementioned teams to get their seasons back on track and possibly even another home loss from Kansas, which isn’t likely.

Kansas travels to Texas Tech and hosts West Virginia this week to try to avenge their first conference loss earlier in the year.