Early Storylines
It was a very eventful week in college basketball, and we're finally getting to see which teams are for real, and which teams are not. Big Upsets There were some huge upsets this week. #1 Duke lost to Boston College, who is 10-62 in their last 72 conference games in the ACC. This is a pretty bad loss for Duke, but the Blue Devils have been so inconsistent defensively all year long that it is honestly not that surprising. I could see Duke getting a lot of huge wins this year, but also losing a few head-scratchers. #2 Kansas also lost twice this week. The first loss was to Washington, a huge surprise considering that Washington, just like Boston College, has been terrible in recent years. Washington is probably better than they were last year under new coach Mike Hopkins, a former Syracuse assistant who has brought the 2-3 zone defense with him to Washington. That loss was concerning, but the Jayhawks also lost at home to Arizona State. Unlik...