As of December 18th, there are eleven remaining unbeaten teams in college basketball:
- Seton Hall
- Georgetown
- West Virginia
- Syracuse
- Kansas
- Texas
- Texas Tech
- Kentucky
- Purdue
- New Mexico
- Missouri State
Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, Purdue, Syracuse and West Virginia are the top six teams in the nation, as per the AP poll, and Georgetown (11) is highly-regarded. Texas Tech (16) and New Mexico (19) have started getting respect from the voters. As for the Pirates and Bears — the weak schedules they’ve played thus far (Seton Hall’s schedule is ranked 255th in the nation so far, Missouri State’s 134th) have left voters feeling more than a little bit skeptical. Those two are probably the likeliest teams to fall from these ranks next — though the Hall is about to get reinforcements, with Keon Lawrence (suspension) and Jeff Robinson (transfer) eligible to play this Saturday against Temple.
Ballin’ is a Habit breaks down the upcoming schedules of all the unbeatens.
How ‘Bout Them Owls
Looking at the unbeaten teams’ schedules, one can’t help but notice one common theme: lots of these guys play Temple. The Owls put the first blemish on Villanova’s record, and just missed knocking off Georgetown, losing 46-45 to the Hoyas early in the season. They’ll play undefeated Seton Hall tomorrow and Kansas on January 2nd. It must be fun for Fran Dunphy’s team to play the spoiler this early in the season.
That’s the sort of non-conference schedule that will look awfully good to the NCAA selection committee.
College Basketball’s Unbeatens originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 18:01:26.
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