Iowa State crashed the highest 5 of the newest Faculty Basketball Energy Rankings this week for the primary time and Florida moved to its highest rating (No. 3) of the season after excessive profile flops from UCLA and Kentucky final week within the CBS Sports activities Traditional.
The Cyclones jumped as much as No. 5 and the Gators moved all the way in which as much as No. 3 behind the entrenched massive two of Auburn and Tennessee on the high. Iowa State’s rise of two spots got here on account of different group’s failures but additionally on the heels of (one other) nonconference beatdown, this week beating Morgan State by 27 to shine off its non-league schedule. Florida’s rise of two spots comes beneath related circumstances, with a 99-45 win this week over North Florida ushering it to a 12-0 report.
Auburn, in the meantime, held regular at No. 1 after only one outing vs. Purdue resulted in a comfortable 18-point win. Tennessee additionally held agency at No. 2 regardless of a scare from Center Tennessee that additionally resulted in an 18-point win. The newest outcomes give the SEC dominance within the Energy Rankings with six of the highest 10 and every of the highest three hailing from the SEC.
There’s a lot to unpack right here, so let’s dive in with the rankings pointers as we at all times do and clarify how we function on this area. I promise to abide by these as carefully as I can all through the season.Â
Energy Rankings definition: Rating groups with an emphasis on current efficiency based mostly on their degree of competitors. These are closely unscientific in nature and will be distilled right down to a “vibes” rating — with issues like margin of victory, accidents, efficiency vs. high competitors, momentum and different generally subjective components weighing into the equation. The facility rankings will be considered in a weekly setting as a response — or generally even an overreaction — to the small pattern of the week that was.Â
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Faculty Basketball Energy Rankings