February’s Chaos Is March’s Opportunity Three weeks from Selection Sunday, college basketball’s ranked landscape is in full upheaval. Duke just reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for a record 148th time. Houston is on its first three-game losing streak since January 2017. Kansas suffered its largest home loss as a ranked team … Read more
Houston’s Three-Game Collapse and What It Means for March Houston entered last week as one of the safest bets in college basketball. Ranked No. 2 in the country, 23-4, with a defense that had smothered opponents all season long. The Cougars were a consensus top-3 March Madness seed — the kind of team that casual … Read more
Houston Held the #2 Ranking for Less Than 12 Hours The AP poll dropped Monday afternoon. Houston moved up to #2 with the lone first-place vote not going to Michigan. By 11 p.m. that same night, the Cougars had blown a 10-point lead and lost 70-67 at Iowa State. The ranking was already outdated before … Read more