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[QUOTE="Upstate, post: 123126, member: 48"]
[SIZE=4][B]1. Syracuse[/B][/SIZE]

A good deal of college basketball fans believe that Syracuse didn't really earn its no. 1 ranking in the AP and coaches' polls, and instead feel that the Orange are ranked first simply because Kentucky and Ohio State lost. Those fans think that way because they are stupid. The truth is that the Orange do deserve the top ranking. They are the best team in the country right now and the odds-on favorite to stay undefeated longer than any other team in the nation this season.[URL='http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7354340/titus-top-12-ncaa-power-rankings#footnote2']2[/URL] And really, it's easy to see why: They play good defense; they have balanced scoring; they have guys who can shoot, guys who can get to the rim, and guys who can do both; they have a deep bench; and they have more experience than pretty much every other elite team. Syracuse has yet to play a game outside of New York, and their lack of a legitimate inside scoring threat is worrisome, but we'll soon learn how serious those concerns are. For now, though, I have yet to see a reason why I shouldn't consider the Orange to be the best team in college basketball.
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