Next up is Buffalo and while Bobby Hurley had that program on a sharp upward trajectory, his team not even backing down when the Bulls played Kentucky, it's not clear yet what his successor will do.
Nate Oats, a former Hurley assistant who took over when his boss decamped for Arizona State, is 4-3 so far, with bad losses on the road to ODU and St. Joseph's. St. Joe's is periodically very good, but is coming off of a 13-18 season. ODU, coached by fomer UVA point guard Jeff Jones, was 27-8 last year and made theNIT semifinals.