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Teams that should show urgency

ESPN college basketball reporter Andy Katz thinks Butler, Wisconsin and California had significant wins last week.

We're always worried about what's next.

But we have three months to argue about March Madness and the meaning of UCLA's upset over Kentucky on Thursday -- if it means anything. We'll deal with conference play and the Big East race that adds a new contender every night once the league fun begins in three weeks.

Table those conversations for a moment.

Let's talk about now and the sense of urgency a collection of teams frequently on the fringes in conference-race convos and Final Four discussions should demonstrate in the coming weeks and months.