Somehow we're back to where we started, Big Blue is back on top of the Power Rankings. How did they get here? Well, all they did was win the games they were supposed to, which is apparently far more complicated for some of our other contenders for the Power Rankings crown. But looking from top to bottom the rankings are starting to shake out like we would have thought they might at this time of the year, with that South Carolina exception who just aren't going away.
Let's take a look at the Tiers, which are starting to pan out in a way that you can see where the potential March dancers line gets cut off, though keep your eye on suddenly hot Alabama.