We Have A New #1

In a shocking turn of events, Boston College pulled the upset that shocked the college world. With their dominant play, North Carolina seemed to have a chance of going undefeated. Well North Carolina get a reality check, losing to Boston College 85-78.

The coaches poll came out today, giving Pittsburgh the #1 spot. The Panthers are currently undefeated and proving to be a tough test for their Big East conference foes. North Carolina dropped to #3, falling behind ACC rival Duke, who slid into the #2 spot. Wake Forest and UCONN round out the top 5. The ACC has 5 teams in the Top 25, while the Big East has 9 schools. Teams who dropped from the Top 25 were previously ranked #16 Gonzaga, #23 Michigan and #24 Ohio State. Both teams suffered heartbreaking losses this week.

The new #1, Pittsburgh, is led by Sam Young. So far, Young has averaged 19.5 points per game. DeJuan Blair has contributed nicely, bringing 12,5 boards a game along with 14.2 points a game. Pittsburgh has a matchup with Saint John's on the 11th, then with South Florida on the 14th, and traveling to Louisville on the 17th.

Ohio State Loses It's First Game

Ohio State entered Saturday's game with a 14 game winning streak, the longest in the nation. During the game, the Buckeyes were overmatched by Alex Ruoff and the Mountaineers. Ruoff scored 17 points, leading his team to a 76-48 victory. West Virginia has won four straight. The Mountaineers won their 10th game of the season, in a game in which their largest lead was 32 points.

Ohio State suffered its worst home loss since Feb. 7, 1998 when Purdue defeated them 107-75. The Buckeyes drop to 9-1 on the season, currently 3rd in the Big Ten. Ohio State now prepares for their conference games, going up against Iowa on Wednesday, undefeated Minnesota on Saturday, and #18 Michigan State on Tuesday.

Gonzaga and Xavier Both Upset

Both teams played their last game before Christmas yesterday. The players of Gonzaga and Xavier were expecting to have a merry christmas, until they bumped into Butler and Portland State.

#12 Xavier was stunned by Butler, who was led by Matt Howard and Gordan Hayward as they both scored 19 points. Butler's starters accounted for 67 of the team's 74 points. Matt Howard also had 14 boards, and Gordan Hayward had 4 blocks. Derrick Brown led Xavier with 17 points, but in the end, Butler topped Xavier 74-65.

#7 Gonzaga couldn't believe the outcome of their game against Portland State. Portland State had not beaten a Top 25 team since reinstating its basketball program in 1996-97. Jeremiah Dominguez scored 25 points with 6 rebounds. The Vikings outrebounded the Zags 39-30, and forced 11 turnovers. Gonzaga was shocked by Portland St, 77-70.

NCAAM: The Weekly Preview

Games of Interest

#8 Texas (9-2) vs Wisconsin (9-2) on Tuesday

#13 Ohio State ( 8-0) vs West Virgina (8-2) on Saturday

Rutgers (8-3) at #1 North Carolina (11-0) on Sunday

Upset Watch

Butler at #11 Xavier on Tuesday

The week ahead for College Basketball doesn't include many big games against ranked teams. But there are always good games, and the surprising upsets. This week will be a big week for Villanova, who takes on Navy on Tuesday. After the Navy game, Villanova has to prepare for Temple and #25 Marquette next week, where they begin their Big East conference play.

Shake Up Saturday For The Top 10

Yesterday was a crazy day for the college basketball world, especially the Top 10. There were upsets, blowouts, and buzzer beaters. Let's see how the Top 10 fared.

#1 North Carolina kept on rolling, blowing out Valparaiso 85-63. Tyler Hansborough put up 25 points, with Deon Thopson bringing in 6 boards.

#2 Connecticut held on late against #7 Gonzaga. The game went to overtime when Connecticut got a huge 3 point shot from A.J Price. In overtime, UCONN held on to the lead, winning 88-83.

#4 Oklahoma looked strong against VCU, defeating them 81-70. Blake Griffin had 8 rebounds and Tony Crocker had a career high 26 points.

The game of the day, #5 Texas was stunned by #22 Michigan State, 67-63. Durell Summers hit a late 3 point shot to take the lead with 18 seconds left.

#6 Duke ran through #7 Xavier, 82-64. Jon Scheyer put up 23 points, while Junior Brian Zoubek recorded 4 blocks.

#9 Louisville could not handle undefeated Minnesota, losing 70-64. Al Nolan put up 18 points and Blake Hoffarber sank 4 three pointers.