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  SI.com: Power Rankings: Michigan Sets the Pace of a Banner Week for the Big Ten

  

  College basketball got an early taste of chaos this past week, and that's before a Thanksgiving week slate that feels bound to go off the rails. The defending champs lost twice--at home; Iowa, not Syracuse or Oregon, won the 2K Classic and Virginia Tech and Purdue played a Sunday night tilt in Charleston that felt like it could've taken place in March. While most of the top 10 took care of business, the back half of the rankings experienced a significant shuffle, and five teams dropped out entirely.

  Our Week 2 power rankings are below, but first, some notable performances--for better or for worse--from last week's top 25.

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  November 16 at 12:06pm

  SI.com: Picks: Sizing Up Maui Invitational, Battle 4 Atlantis and More Thanksgiving Week Tournaments

  

  Thanksgiving week typically brings us the best tournaments, other than the tournament, of the college basketball season. It all starts this Monday, with the beginning of the Maui Invitational, and goes through next weekend, when the AdvoCare Invitational crowns its champion. All told, the five best Thanksgiving week tournaments will give us 44 games featuring 14 ranked teams, including eight inside the top 10.

  Dates: Nov. 19-21
  Location: Maui, Hawaii
  Teams: No. 1 Duke, No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 9 Auburn, Xavier, San Diego State, Arizona, Iowa State, Illinois
  Predicted Winner: Duke

  The Maui Invitational is always one of the best Thanksgiving week tournaments, and this year's field guarantees it will be again.

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  November 16 at 9:27am

  ESPN.com: The education of Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura

  

  SPOKANE, Wash. -- When Gonzaga star Rui Hachimura caught teammate Killian Tillie singing like the viral "yodeling kid" while staring in the mirror at their off-campus apartment last summer, he reacted like any college kid would.

  "He was practicing by himself," said Hachimura, a projected lottery pick and preseason All-American from Japan who averaged 25.0 points through Gonzaga's first two games. "I was like, 'What the f---?'"

  The promising, 6-foot-8 combo forward communicates like a seasoned American, sprinkling cliches, song lyrics and some occasional profanity into conversations. He's never cautious.

  During his first year on Gonzaga's campus, however, Hachimura only understood Japanese, which interrupted everything he attempted to do on the court, in his social life and during his studies.

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  November 16 at 2:46am

  SI.com: In Front of a Thunderous MSG Crowd, UConn Proves Just How Much Difference a Year Can Make

  New York, NY -- Moments after the final buzzer had sounded on a statement UConn victory, Dan Hurley and his players let their emotions loose as they walked off the Madison Square Garden floor. In front of a frenzied pack of Huskies fans, sophomore Tyler Polley grabbed the front of his jersey with both hands and puffed out the UCONN on his chest. Senior Jalen Adams, the longest-tenured member of the team, gave a visceral yell of joy as he passed the jubilant crowd. Hurley, the coach that those fans hope can return this program to its position amongst the college basketball elite, indulged in a celebratory scream of his own as he jogged to the tunnel.

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  November 15 at 9:51pm

  SI.com: Cal Basketball Game Canceled Due to Unhealthy Air Quality Levels From Ongoing California Wildfire

  The ongoing wildfires in California have spread into the Berkeley area, causing Cal's men's basketball team to cancel Thursday night's game against Detroit Mercy. The fires have caused unhealthy air quality levels across the region and in Haas Pavilion, where a "significant amount of smoke" has infiltrated the arena, the team announced.

  "This was the best situation for all the student-athletes, coaches and fans," Detroit Mercy's men's basketball team wrote on Twitter. "We are praying for all of those truly affected by the wildfires and air quality."

  No decision has yet been made regarding Cal's football game against rival Stanford on Saturday.

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  November 15 at 7:41pm

  ESPN.com: Penny, Crean, Hurley, Mack: Which new coaches will break through?

  

  It's not often a new head coach at a power conference school walks into an ideal situation. Barring an upward move to a better school or the NBA, there are usually either NCAA issues, recruiting issues or multiple years of subpar performances. Sometimes, all three. Nearly all the time, however, it's uphill battle for a new coach.

  Except, well, last season.

  We consistently saw successful transitions at power conference programs during the 2017-18 campaign.

  Chris Holtmann took over for Thad Matta at Ohio State after Matta was ousted in early June, and Holtmann subsequently led the Buckeyes to a 25-9 record and a 5-seed in the NCAA tournament.

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  November 15 at 5:30pm

  SI.com: Las Vegas Sportsbook Sets Duke as 7.5-Point Favorites Over Michigan's Fab Five in Hypothetical

  The new college basketball season might have just started, but Vegas already holds Duke's freshman class in high esteem.

  Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook tabs Duke as a 7.5-point favorite over Michigan's 1991 freshman class in a hypothetical game, per ESPN. Yes, those freshmen-The Fab Five.

  In the fall of 1991, Michigan's freshman class included Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. Michigan went on to reach the national championship in 1992 but lost to Duke. The Wolverines returned to the title game in 1993 only to be defeated by North Carolina.

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  November 14 at 9:41pm

  SI.com: Watch: Duke's Zion Williamson Goes Off Against Eastern Michigan

  

  Zion Williamson continues to prove difficult for opponents to slow down. Duke's freshman phenom put on yet another awe-inspiring performance during the first half of Wednesday's contest against Eastern Michigan.

  Williamson took off for several dunks, setting Cameron Indoor into a ruckus.

  Prior to that, he also took off for this terrific one-hander...

  He also scored this one-hander in transition...

  Not to mention this two-handed jam for his first basket of the game...

  Stayed tuned as Williamson builds his case for becoming the first college basketball player to compete in the NBA Dunk Contest.

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  November 14 at 3:44pm

  SI.com: College Basketball Daily Best Bets: Take Villanova in National Championship Rematch

  Wednesday's slate is enticing, with a national championship rematch, eight top-25 teams and a wealth of mid-major competition to pick from. It would be impossible to stay away from Villanova vs. Michigan, but the two other plays from the day come from the same game, a mid-major battle between Toledo and Wright State.

  Recap of yesterday bets:

  1. Wisconsin started very strong, getting out to a 10-2 lead, but let Xavier chip away and took only a two-point lead into the half. The Badgers came out of the half energized and quickly got out to a 15-point lead 10 minutes in and was able to stifle all of Xavier's runs.

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  November 14 at 2:22pm

  SI.com: Division III Player Suspended After Striking Opponent in His Face After Shot Attempt

  Video is making the rounds on social media of a Division III player taking a cheap shot at his opponent following a three-point shot attempt in a game played Tuesday.

  Kewan Platt of Fitchburg State was taken out of the game after hitting Nate Tengalia of Nichols College with a vicious strike that left Tengalia on the ground after he connected on his shot.

  Platt, who was named the MASCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday, was charged with a technical foul for the incident, and ejected from the game following the hit.

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  November 14 at 12:31pm

  SI.com: The Best Modern Football Teams to Come out of College Basketball Powerhouses

  They've been to 23 combined Final Fours, including seven in the past 15 seasons. The last time they both missed the same NCAA tournament was back in 1967, and they enter the new year in the top six for all-time wins among Division I college basketball programs. Yet on the football field, they're an afterthought--at least, they usually are.

  Kentucky and Syracuse are no strangers to success on the hardwood, and their fans are no strangers to spending each fall eagerly anticipating another season of hoops. But this year, you'll have to forgive Wildcats and Orange fans if they've been a bit distracted.

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  November 14 at 12:26am

  SI.com: With Return of Key Players This Season, Wisconsin Already Looks to Be in Midseason Form

  

  After a one-year hiatus, Wisconsin looks like an NCAA Tournament team again.

  The Badgers saw their 19-year streak of March Madness appearances snapped by an injury-marred 2017-18 season. With its two starting guards banged up, Wisconsin stumbled to a losing record. Point guard D'Mitrik Trice missed the final 23 games of the year with an injured foot, forcing true freshman Brad Davison--a natural shooting guard--to take over at point, where he played nearly the entire season with a hurt shoulder that required offseason surgery.

  Trice and Davison are back at full strength this season. That's bad news for the Big Ten because it means Ethan Happ is no longer alone.

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  November 13 at 3:28pm

  SI.com: College Basketball Daily Best Bets: Wisconsin Can Pull Off Big Road Win at Xavier

  Tuesday's slate is not too much to look at, especially with giant point spreads in both top-25 games, but there are a couple good games that provide decent value and are certainly worth wagering on.

  Recap of Monday's bets:

  1. Southern Illinois's veteran presence was able to control the pace, slowing down Buffalo and stretching out their own possessions the full 30 seconds consistently. While this worked against an ice-cold Buffalo team in the first half, passing up decent looks on offense combined with Buffalo connecting from deep led to the wheels falling off for SIU.

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  November 12 at 9:59pm

  SI.com: College Basketball Daily Best Bets: Fade Buffalo Off Major Upset Win

  Though many teams are still trying to find their identity, things are certainly becoming clearer with every team playing at least a game. Monday's slate has a few intriguing matchups between some of the top teams in the country as well as some mid-majors trying to prove they belong in the mix.

  Cornell -2.5 against Colgate. Cornell blew the doors off SUNY Canton (which is a JUCO mind you) and looked comfortable against Binghamton too. Matt Morgan is a legit NBA prospect who can take Cornell to the top of the Ivy League if he plays as well as he's shown he is capable of

  -- Bailey Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) November 11, 2018

  Recap of Sunday's bets:

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  November 12 at 7:37am

  SI.com: Power Rankings: Duke Leads the Way After a Compelling Opening Week

  

  Welcome to our 2018-19 college basketball power rankings! The highlights of a busy opening week started with the Champions Classic and ended with Vanderbilt edging USC in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Now that every team has at least one game under its belt, we can better assess where everyone falls at this early point of the season.

  Our Week 1 power rankings are below, but first, some notable performances--for better or for worse--from the top 25...

  The five most impressive team performances of the last week:

  Duke: What else is there to say about the Blue Devils?

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