Two more huge upsets have left college basketball analysts and fans alike scratching their heads at who could possibly be the best team in college basketball right now.
No.1 Kansas went down to unranked Oklahoma State and No.2 Kentucky suffered their second loss of the season to No.19 Tennessee.
Both of these losses should be taken with a grain of salt in all honesty. Both came on the road and both teams have their reasons to look at the glass half-full here.
First of all Kansas (27-2) didn't have that bad of a game. They shot 46 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the arc against a 20-win team.
Apparently Oklahoma State was poised for this huge victory that most certainly puts them in the field of 65. They had to have the best shooting day from field in over three years to win by only eight points. Their field goal percentage was 60 percent.
As for Kentucky (27-2) once again their youth got them into a little trouble. They kept firing blanks from behind the arc instead of pounding it inside to Cousins and Patterson.
Once again, however, their talent got them back into the game. They actually had the game tied a 65-65 with a little over two minutes remaining and it looked like Kentucky had all the momentum to win another close SEC game.
To steal a cliche from Lee Corso, not so fast my friend.
Tennessee went on a 9-0 run to close the game out. For everyone who isn't keeping score at home, that means Tennessee has defeated the No.1 and No.2 team this season which hasn't happened in college basketball since 2002.
To get back to the question of who is exactly the best team, I believe it's down to four teams: Kansas, Villanova, Syracuse, or Duke.
Sorry, that's the best I can do at this point.
The number one ranking is very overrated in college basketball and in all reality these two losses by Kentucky and Kansas really mean nothing. If Kentucky loses another game then they might fall back to a No.2 seed. Kansas is just good no matter how you look at it.
It should be a great March Madness and good luck filling out your brackets.
With this year's parody in college basketball you should hope for the best with your brackets, but expect the worst!
My Current Top Five
- Kansas (27-2) Last week: Lost to Okla. St, Def. Oklahoma, Def. Colorado
- Syracuse (26-2) Last week: Def. Providence
- Villanova (23-4) Last week: Def. South Florida, Lost to Pitt
- Duke (24-4) Last week: Def. Tulsa, Def. V. Tech
- Purdue (24-3) Last week: Def. Minnesota
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