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This college basketball season has been about much more than just the blue blood programs. The season has been wide open — four of the top five teams in the Associated Press Top 25 lost last week. Similar upsets are allowing several nontraditional names to step into the spotlight.
Things could very well stay that way all season.
What We Learned
Chris Beard will keep Texas Tech nationally relevant. The Red Raiders, who dropped out of the rankings at the beginning of December, again showed why they have become one of the toughest teams in college basketball since Beard became coach.