Eric's Weekly POWER OF THE SUN 10

1. Oklahoma - Sooners won on a tip yesterday in a physical game over West Virginia yesterday. Big XII is a war.

2. Iowa - The Hawkeyes own wins at Sparty and Purdue.  Jarrod Uthoff won't get a chance to embarrass the vampire but he might win a POY.

3. West Virginia - They throttled Kansas and took the Sooners to the buzzer in Norman.  This is a damn good team.

4. Villanova - This is a team that plays with joy.  They look like they're having fun. And they might be learning to win ugly. That's scary if they do.

5. Kansas - Am concerned with "toughness".  Whatever that is.

6. Xavier - The Musketeer team I saw decimate Marquette yesterday is a Final 4 team. How about Chris Mack making a Final 4 before Sean Miller?

7. North Carolina - One concern, too many lulls during games. 

8. Virginia - Barf

9. Michigan State - They can't blame not having Valentine this time against Iowa. 

10. Texas A&M - The best of an underwhelming SEC. They look like the clear favorite in the league.

Coming: Valpo

Going: Duke - I praised the Duke defense last week and it was so bad this week, they're now 95th in KenPom. Sweet 16 ceiling as of now