Top Teams At This Point

[GrantNKY]

I'll be the first to tell you, that games before the New Year in college basketball tell us very little about whether or not a team is any good. But with that said at this point in the season which couple of teams do think are the best teams going into the New Year?

[GrantNKY]

For me I think Oklahoma is the best team I've watched play. Very athletic. Michigan State has the experience and one of the best players in college basketball. With the lack of a truly dominant team in college basketball this year, I think this is the year Xavier finally makes a Final Four run. My Top 5:

1. Oklahoma

2. Michigan State

3. Kansas

4. Xavier

5. Maryland

[LIPTON BASH]

I'd flip Kansas and X , then I would agree with the top 4

[gametime]

I have Buddy Hield as the best player in the country, so obviously I like Oklahoma a lot. I just don't know how they will hold up to the round robin Big 12 schedule with home/home against Kansas, Iowa State, WVU and Baylor.

 

I think we learn a lot about X in the next week as they open Big East play @Nova and home against Butler in a 3 day span.

 

I have Michigan State on hold until we see how Valentine looks when he returns. They aren't top 5 without him at 100% IMO.

 

I'd have Oklahoma, Kansas, Maryland, X and maybe Virginia in that 5th spot. That said, I'm not sold any of them will finish in the top 5 by the end of conference tournament action. Roughly 30 teams are all in one jumble with little separation from 1-30 right now...

[GrizzlyAdams]

Can we just go back to last year with Duke and UK being really good? I dislike this season.

[Randy Parker]

I think North Carolina is the best team, with Michigan State close behind. Probably put Kansas as #3, Xavier #4, & Oklahoma #5.

[GrantNKY]

Can we just go back to last year with Duke and UK being really good? I dislike this season.

Don't fret, one of the traditional powers will get hot and win it all again this year.

[NKYknowitall]

I think North Carolina is the best team, with Michigan State close behind. Probably put Kansas as #3, Xavier #4, & Oklahoma #5.

 

Nailed it!