If you are a United States Men's National Team fan, I have some good news. This is the worst the national team will ever be. I am serious. The talent coming down the pipeline, and more importantly, the systems developing those talents, are increasingly on par with elite global standards.
2019 College Basketball Rankings: Week 7
Here at the ICT Zone our rankings are molded after Ric Flair's famous quote, "to be the man, you gotta beat the man." The week's ranking are solely on the week's results so if a lower ranked team defeats a higher ranked team, the two teams automatically swap rankings.
Last week was full of surprises and this week had even more. Multiple top ranked teams fell and that definitely affected our rankings. Penn State slides into third, while Texas Tech and Rutgers also join at 5 and 6. Alabama slid down four spots but are still lucky to remain in the top 10 despite a 4 and 5 record. Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Wofford and NC State round out the rest of our new comers in the top 25.
Conference basketball is here, which means more upsets than ever. It'll be interesting to see what conference produces the ICT Zone National Champion.
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