Right now, Northwestern is the most disappointing college basketball team in the country. This is no longer an early season slump. We are 17 games into the season and this is the reality of the situation.
Northwestern opened the season ranked at No. 18 in Ken Pomeroy’s preseason rankings (No. 19 in the preseason AP Poll). This ranking seemed to make sense. Bryant McIntosh, Vic Law, Dererk Pardon and Scottie Lindsey were all coming back. Chris Collins had an extension and was the coach of the future. The hype was unparalleled in the history of this program.