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Arizona leads first men's basketball Power 36 of December – NCAA.com
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The first days of December brought some changes to the college basketball landscape as a handful of top-ranked teams fell. Andy Katz delivers his newly updated Power 36 rankings and delivers a preview of this week’s action.
Power 36
Dropped out: Villanova (11), Texas A&M (13), Mississippi State (21), Alabama (27), Nebraska (33), Florida (34), Bradley (36).
Under consideration: Providence, Butler, New Mexico, Indiana State
Early-season recap: Some of the important stats and nuggets from the first month of the season.
Top 10 Games of the Week
Games of the week from @TheAndyKatz fresh off the press ♨
Which game are you looking forward to most? 👀 pic.twitter.com/S4fWBSGrDG
Also check out: Wisconsin at Michigan State, Tuesday; Indiana at Michigan, Tuesday; Providence at Oklahoma, Tuesday; Villanova at Kansas State, Tuesday; Iowa at Iowa State, Thursday; Arkansas at Oklahoma, Saturday; Clemson vs. TCU, Toronto, Saturday; Colorado vs. Miami, Brooklyn, Sunday; Memphis at Texas A&M, Sunday.
Player of the Week
Boo Buie, Northwestern: Buie scored 31 points, including multiple late-shot clock, buckets to lead the Wildcats to an upset of No. 1 Purdue in Evanston. The preseason first-team all-Big Ten guard was sensational in every aspect, also dishing out nine assists, with four rebounds and two steals. Buie scored 23 points and had seven assists in a win over Northern Illinois.
Northwestern stuns No. 1 Purdue: See how the Wildcats pulled off one of the season’s biggest upsets
Runner-up: Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State: Stevens led the Rams to wins over Colorado (20 points/11 assists) and Washington in Las Vegas (12/5).
Weekly Awards from @TheAndyKatz 🏆
Team of the Week: Clemson
Player of the Week: Boo Buie pic.twitter.com/FoQMYYeUnA
Team of the Week
Clemson: The Tigers had a sensational week on the road with wins over Alabama and an ACC opener at Pitt. The Tigers entered the week 7-0 in advance of hosting in-state rival South Carolina. Clemson is a legit ACC title contender
Runner-up: North Carolina. The Tar Heels blitzed Tennessee in the ACC-SEC Challenge and then opened the ACC with a home win over Florida State.
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network, Fox and FS1. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz. Follow his March Madness 365 weekly podcast here.
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