The sport of college football spent Saturday playing games designed to help determine which schools should be invited to the four-team playoff that finally seems too small. Meantime, the sport of college basketball spent Saturday making things difficult for anybody dumb enough to rank 26 teams every morning.
What a wild afternoon!
Georgia Tech upset Duke, 72-68. UNC Wilmington upset Kentucky, 80-73. Drexel upset Villanova, 57-55. Those are three of the biggest brands in the sport — three programs that have combined to win 16 NCAA Tournaments — all losing to schools that were ranked outside of the top 125 at KenPom.com at tipoff. It was bad losses all around -- especially Kentucky's defeat inside Rupp Arena.
John Calipari's Wildcats were coming off of a 22-point victory over Miami. They closed as 17.5-point favorites over UNC Wilmington. And yet they lost by seven points to a Coastal Athletic Association program that had previously lost 86-56 to Appalachian State (No. 94 at KenPom) and 74-66 to East Carolina (No. 200 at KenPom).
"All I know," said Kentucky coach John Calipari, "is [that] we didn't play the way we've been playing,"
Kentucky is down to No. 15 in Sunday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Arizona remains No. 1 following Saturday's 82-55 win over Colgate that pushed Tommy Lloyd's Wildcats to 7-0. They are the only undefeated team in the country with multiple wins over schools also in the Top 25 And 1. Barring a surprise, Arizona should move to No.1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll and the USA Today Coaches poll when those rankings update Monday.
Top 25 And 1 rankings
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Oumar Ballo finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's 82-55 win over Colgate. The Wildcats' next game is Saturday against Wisconsin. | -- | 27-9 |
| 2 |  | Purdue allowed Northwestern to shoot 50% from 3-point range in Friday's 92-88 OT loss at Northwestern. The Boilermakers' next game is Monday against Iowa. | -- | 34-5 |
| 3 |  | K.J. Adams finished with 18 points and five rebounds in Friday's 69-65 win over UConn. The Jayhawks' next game is Tuesday against UMKC. | 1 | 23-11 |
| 4 |  | LJ Cryer finished with 23 points and four rebounds in Friday's 66-60 win at Xavier. The Cougars' next game is Wednesday against Rice. | 1 | 32-5 |
| 5 |  | Cam Spencer was just 2-of-12 from the field in Fridays' 69-65 loss at Kansas. The Huskies' next game is Tuesday against North Carolina. | 1 | 37-3 |
| 6 |  | Jalen Bridges finished with 16 points and eight rebounds in Saturday's 91-40 win over Northwestern State. The Bears' next game is Tuesday against Seton Hall. | 2 | 24-11 |
| 7 |  | David Joplin was 3-of-13 from the field in Saturday's 75-64 loss at Wisconsin. The Golden Eagles' next game is Wednesday against Texas. | 4 | 27-10 |
| 8 |  | Graham Ike finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's 89-76 win over USC. The Zags' next game is Tuesday against Arkansas Pine Bluff. | 1 | 27-8 |
| 9 |  | Joel Scott finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in Saturday's 86-81 win over Washington. The Rams' next game is Wednesday against Denver. | 2 | 25-11 |
| 10 |  | Johnell Davis finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's 90-74 win over Charleston. The Owls' next game is Tuesday against Illinois. | 2 | 25-9 |
| 11 |  | Max Abmas finished with 26 points and six assists in Thursday's 77-58 win over Texas State. The Longhorns' next game is Wednesday at Marquette. | 2 | 21-13 |
| 12 |  | RJ Davis finished with 27 points and five assists in Saturday's 78-70 win over Florida State. The Tar Heels' next game is Tuesday against UConn. | 2 | 29-8 |
| 13 |  | Jordan Gainey was 1-of-9 from 3-point range in Wednesday's 100-92 loss at North Carolina. The Vols' next game is Tuesday against George Mason. | 2 | 27-9 |
| 14 |  | Wade Taylor IV was 2-of-10 from the field in Wednesday's 59-47 loss at Virginia. The Aggies' next game is Wednesday against DePaul. | 2 | 21-15 |
| 15 |  | Rob Dillingham was 1-of-9 from the field in Saturday's 80-73 loss to UNC Wilmington. The Wildcats' next game is Saturday against Penn. | 8 | 23-10 |
| 16 |  | Norchad Omier finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds in Saturday's 62-49 win over Notre Dame. The Hurricanes' next game is Wednesday against LIU. | 1 | 15-17 |
| 17 |  | Baylor Scheierman finished with 21 points and eight rebounds in Thursday's 79-65 win at Oklahoma State. The Bluejays' next game is Sunday at Nebraska. | 1 | 25-10 |
| 18 |  | Johni Broome finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds in Wednesday's 74-57 win over Virginia Tech. The Tigers' next game is Sunday against Appalachian State. | 1 | 27-8 |
| 19 |  | Duke was 4-of-16 from 3-point range in Saturday's 72-68 loss at Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils' next game is Saturday against Charlotte. | 9 | 27-9 |
| 20 |  | Jaden Akins finished with 14 points and six rebounds in Tuesday's 86-55 win over Georgia Southern. The Spartans' next game is Tuesday at Nebraska. | -- | 20-15 |
| 21 |  | Terrence Shannon finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's 76-58 win at Rutgers. The Illini's next game is Tuesday against FAU. | -- | 29-9 |
| 22 |  | Otega Oweh finished with 20 points and four rebounds in Thursday's 107-86 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Sooners' next game is Tuesday against Providence. | -- | 20-12 |
| 23 |  | Spencer Johnson finished with 22 points and five assists in Friday's 85-56 win over Fresno State. The Cougars' next game is Tuesday against Evansville. | 2 | 23-11 |
| 24 |  | Max Klesmit finished with 21 points and two steals in Saturday's 75-64 win over Marquette. The Badgers' next game is Tuesday at Michigan State. | NR | 22-14 |
| 25 |  | Isaac McKneely finished with 22 points and five rebounds in Saturday's 84-62 win over Syracuse. The Cavaliers' next game is Tuesday against North Carolina Central. | NR | 23-11 |
| 26 |  | Dylan Andrews finished with 17 points and five assists in Thursday's 66-65 win over UC Riverside. The Bruins' next game is Dec. 9 at Villanova. | -- | 16-17 |
