Observations: Parity has reached an all-time high in college basketball
By Jon Rothstein | CBS Sports
January 19, 2016 11:04 am ET
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...eached-an-all-time-high-in-college-basketball
There's been plenty of discussion so far this season about how there's no dominant teams like we saw a year ago in the mold of Kentucky, Wisconsin or Duke , but the overall parity level of the sport has reached new heights.
No. 19 Iowa State's 82-77 win over No. 1 Oklahoma on Monday at Hilton Coliseum was the fifth time this season that a top-ranked team was beaten and that's only a precursor for what people should expect in March during the NCAA Tournament.
If rankings mean this little in January, you better believe that they'll mean just as little in March when seeds take center stage during the field of 68.
This is the type of season where two No. 4 seeds, a No. 5 seed, and a No. 7 seed could reach the Final Four.
The unexpected becoming the ordinary?
You better believe it. We're officially just 54 days away from Selection Sunday -- it's coming folks.
This and That
By Jon Rothstein | CBS Sports
January 19, 2016 11:04 am ET
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...eached-an-all-time-high-in-college-basketball
There's been plenty of discussion so far this season about how there's no dominant teams like we saw a year ago in the mold of Kentucky, Wisconsin or Duke , but the overall parity level of the sport has reached new heights.
No. 19 Iowa State's 82-77 win over No. 1 Oklahoma on Monday at Hilton Coliseum was the fifth time this season that a top-ranked team was beaten and that's only a precursor for what people should expect in March during the NCAA Tournament.
If rankings mean this little in January, you better believe that they'll mean just as little in March when seeds take center stage during the field of 68.
This is the type of season where two No. 4 seeds, a No. 5 seed, and a No. 7 seed could reach the Final Four.
The unexpected becoming the ordinary?
You better believe it. We're officially just 54 days away from Selection Sunday -- it's coming folks.
This and That
- The most underrated part of Jarrod Uthoff's game is how well he's able to protect the front of the rim. The 6-foot-9 senior has blocked 18 shots in Iowa's first five Big Ten games and continues to look like an All-American candidate. Uthoff is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 rebounds for the 14-3 Hawkeyes, who next travel to Rutgers on Thursday.
