It is now officially time to have a conversation about Iowa State. The Cyclones came into the day ranked No. 10 in the country and went into Mackey Arena, running No. 1 Purdue out of its own gym. The Cyclones won by 23 points, and that loss for Purdue was the most significant defeat that a number 1 team has ever experienced at home. Iowa State has the best win in the country, given the venue and the score.
Cameron Boozer and the Duke Blue Devils went into the Breslin Center and came away with a huge win. Duke now has the best resume in the country. Arizona State looked mighty impressive again in its blowout win over Oklahoma. Arizona State started the game on a 27-6 run. Arizona, which is also vying to be the number 1 team in the country next week, blew out Auburn. Auburn was ranked No. 20 heading into the gam, but has now been beaten by 30 points twice in the last two weeks. Hard to justify the Tigers still being ranked.
Illinois is a good team and will have its say in the Big Ten conference title race. The Illini are stacking up quality wins and look every bit like a top-10 team. Tennessee has not won since it beat Houston in the Players Era…