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Biggest underachievers:
1. Tennessee: Started the year 4-5 with their only wins being over unranked foes. Jackson is not playing for an unknown reason (but that probably isn't a great sign). I could see this team legitimately missing the tournament if they don't clean up their play in the SEC.
2. Texas: Started the year 4-4, will be out of the top 25 this week. Their losses have all been competitive which is why they're above Tennessee. Harmon was out injured to start the year and Vic is a great coach so I think they'll right the ship, but this has been an awful start.
3. Louisville: Started out 5-4, just got rocked by MTSU. Had a player quit the team midseason. Something is off this year.
4. Iowa: Started out 6-3, they're not bad but they're not in the 1 seed conversation either. They seem even more reliant on Clark than they did last year and opposing teams seem to have figured out how to handle Czinano.
Overachievers:
1. Ohio State: Mikulasikova/Sheldon/Mikesell are the best trio in the country right now. Their pressure defense is relentless and forces 29 turnovers per game, plus they're scoring 94 per night. Their games vs. Iowa, Indiana and Maryland should be a blast to watch.
2. Indiana: Even without Berger they absolutely throttled a good North Carolina team. Holmes is a fantastic offensive post player, and Garzon/Scalia/Parrish are fitting in perfectly.
3. UCLA: They're putting together a really nice season thus far. They blew out Tennessee, beat Marquette and put up a great fight vs South Carolina. I think they're top 4 seed material.
4. UCONN: They got blitzed today by Notre Dame but the rest of the season has looked like a legitimate title threat which is impressive considering Bueckers is out.
1. Tennessee: Started the year 4-5 with their only wins being over unranked foes. Jackson is not playing for an unknown reason (but that probably isn't a great sign). I could see this team legitimately missing the tournament if they don't clean up their play in the SEC.
2. Texas: Started the year 4-4, will be out of the top 25 this week. Their losses have all been competitive which is why they're above Tennessee. Harmon was out injured to start the year and Vic is a great coach so I think they'll right the ship, but this has been an awful start.
3. Louisville: Started out 5-4, just got rocked by MTSU. Had a player quit the team midseason. Something is off this year.
4. Iowa: Started out 6-3, they're not bad but they're not in the 1 seed conversation either. They seem even more reliant on Clark than they did last year and opposing teams seem to have figured out how to handle Czinano.
Overachievers:
1. Ohio State: Mikulasikova/Sheldon/Mikesell are the best trio in the country right now. Their pressure defense is relentless and forces 29 turnovers per game, plus they're scoring 94 per night. Their games vs. Iowa, Indiana and Maryland should be a blast to watch.
2. Indiana: Even without Berger they absolutely throttled a good North Carolina team. Holmes is a fantastic offensive post player, and Garzon/Scalia/Parrish are fitting in perfectly.
3. UCLA: They're putting together a really nice season thus far. They blew out Tennessee, beat Marquette and put up a great fight vs South Carolina. I think they're top 4 seed material.
4. UCONN: They got blitzed today by Notre Dame but the rest of the season has looked like a legitimate title threat which is impressive considering Bueckers is out.