The men’s college basketball season tipped off 3 1/2 months ago with Dan Hurley grumbling about two-time reigning champ UConn being ranked only No. 3.
A lot has changed since then.
The Huskies have tumbled out of the AP Top 25. So have Gonzaga and North Carolina. Preseason national title favorite Kansas is in jeopardy of joining them.
A team that starts four Division II transfers is 23-3. A team that starts two projected top-five NBA Draft picks is sub-.500. Not every top-10 team is from the suddenly dominant SEC, but sometimes it feels that way.