32 in the NET rankings and has since cracked the top 30. 6, San Francisco is tied for having the most wins in the country (nine) and the Dons are one of two teams, along with Colorado State, to be 9-0 so far. George Washington transfer Jamison Battle, a 6-7 forward, has translated well to Minnesota so far, as he has averaged a team-high 17.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. They're already halfway to last season's win total, when they went just 14-14.
Here's some more Midwestern, Big Ten flavor, as the Gophers, under first-year head coach Ben Johnson, have gotten off to a 7-0 start, following a road win over Mississippi State. He's a potential first-team All-Big Ten candidate if he can keep up this pace statistically, while leading Iowa to a competitive record in the Big Ten. Murray is enjoying a breakout season in which he's averaging a team-high 23.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while shooting nearly 70 percent inside the arc. Now, back to Murray: the sophomore has helped fill in the shoes of departed national player of the year Luka Garza and another NBA draft pick, Joe Wieskamp. Iowa's best win of the season came on the road against Virginia in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. 1 Purdue (by only seven points, without Iowa's leading scorer, Keegan Murray) and to Illinois (No. The two largest universities in Iowa both appear on Katz's list of the 10 most surprising teams through the first month of the season because the Hawkeyes got off to a 7-0 start before falling to now-No. 4 in the NET rankings.ĬROSSOVER TO THE COURT: How the College Football Playoff teams are faring in men's hoops 4. He scored 30 points in a two-point win over Houston – a Cougars team that debuted at No. Davis, whose scoring average has climbed from seven points per game as a freshman to 20.1 as a sophomore, is among the most-improved players nationally. The Badgers are 7-1 and their only loss came when sophomore guard and the team's leading scorer Johnny Davis didn't play in a five-point loss to Providence. In their Pac-12 season-opener, they defeated Oregon State by 25 points on the road.Īrizona started at No.
Their win over the Wolverines came by an 18-point margin. And like the Cyclones, the Wildcats also got off to an undefeated start with a 7-0 record, following neutral-court wins over Wichita State and Michigan in the Roman Main Event. Like Iowa State, Arizona has a first-year head coach in Tommy Lloyd, who was previously a longtime Gonzaga assistant. MORE: Click or tap here to read a refresher on the history and purpose of the NET rankings 2. 65) in the NIT Season Tip-Off, and a road win at Creighton (No. 30 in the first NET rankings) and Memphis (No. Now, they're 8-0 with neutral-court wins over Xavier (No. Otzelberger, the Cyclones were the unanimous pick to finish last in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll. Last season, Iowa State went just 2-22 and entering this season under new head coach T.J. Kelsey Kremer | Special to USA TODAY Sports Images 1.
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