BYU has won five straight under coach Kevin Young, who is making case for coach of the year. How high did Cougars climb in this week's power rankings?

All season long, when it comes to Big 12 Conference men’s basketball, we’ve been conditioned to expect the unexpected. Sunday might have been the ultimate microcosm of that adage. There were only two games played on Sunday,

The Houston Cougars continue to prove they are the team to beat in the Big 12 after a tough road win against Texas Tech.

With just over a month until Selection Sunday, let's take another look at how the five major conferences compare in strength to each other. Surprised?

Texas Tech jumped up to the No. 2 spot—however, only seven points separate Tech, Iowa State, and Arizona. By comparison, Houston has a 32-point advantage over the Red Raiders. On the other end of the spectrum, Colorado remains at No. 16, a spot they have occupied all season long.

It appears the SEC has separated itself into a few tiers; the elite teams who you wouldn't be surprised to see in San Antonio for the Final 4, the middle-of-the-pack teams who cou