A look at each of the remaining unbeatens, ordered by rank in the Pomeroy ratings (yeah, so that’s not too self-serving)…
Illinois 9-0 (Pomeroy rank: 1)
Best performance to date: 12/1 beat Wake Forest 91-73, but it wasn’t nearly that close.
Worst Performance: 12/9 beat Georgetown 74-59 in a game that was tied with four minutes remaining…in the first half.
Fun Fact: Second in the nation in offensive efficiency (1.208 points per possesion)
Oklahoma State 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 2)
Best performance: 12/7 beat Syracuse 74-60.
Worst Performance: 11/27 beat Sam Houston State 73-57, but trailed by six at halftime.
Fun Fact: Fourth in the nation in field goal percentage.
Kansas 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 3)
Best performance: 11/29 beat Nevada 85-52.
Worst Performance: 11/19 beat Vermont 68-61 in a game that had suspense in the final minute.
Fun Fact: According to my ratings, has played the toughest schedule of any of the unbeatens.
Duke 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 4)
Best performance: 11/30 beat Michigan State 81-74.
Worst Performance: 11/22 beat Davidson 74-61.
Fun Fact: Ranks fourth in the nation in blocked shots per game.
Pittsburgh 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 5)
Best performance: 12/7 beat Memphis 70-51.
Worst Performance: 12/11 beat Penn State 74-61.
Fun Fact: Have scored 80 or more points in five games this season. They had four such games all of last season.
Georgia Tech 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 6)
Best performance: 11/30 beat Michigan 99-68.
Worst Performance: 11/22 beat Illinois-Chicago 60-59.
Fun Fact: Had gone 16 years making at least one three in every game until going 0 for 2 from long range against Air Force on Saturday.
Cincinnati 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 8)
Best performance: 12/9 beat Vanderbilt 88-72.
Worst Performance: 11/24 beat Northern Iowa 76-70 in double overtime. UC trailed by 18 with 10 minutes to go.
Fun Fact: They do this every year, then lose in 2nd round of NCAA Tournament.
North Carolina State 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 15)
Best performance: 11/19 beat East Carolina 100-66.
Worst Performance: 11/29 beat Purdue 60-53.
Fun Fact: N.C. State leads the nation in offensive efficiency (against a weak schedule, though)
Wichita State 5-0 (Pomeroy rank: 34)
Best performance: 12/11 beat Providence 90-86.
Worst Performance: 11/27 beat Austin Peay 72-62.
Fun Fact: Shoot 48.2 free throws/100 field goal attempts, 21st best in the nation (yeah that’s lame, it’s the best I could do).
Boston College 7-0 (Pomeroy rank: 35)
Best performance: 11/26 beat Clemson 79-70.
Worst Performance: 12/9 beat Holy Cross 63-60 in overtime.
Fun Fact: According to the RPI, have played the toughest schedule of the unbeatens, for what it’s worth, which is nothing.
Marquette 9-0 (Pomeroy rank: 36)
Best performance: 12/11 beat Wisconsin 63-54.
Worst Performance: 11/14 beat Western Carolina 75-64.
Fun Fact: Marquette has rebounded 45% of its own missed shots, the fifth best rate in the nation.
West Virginia 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 49)
Best performance: 11/27 beat LSU 84-69.
Worst Performance: 11/24 beat Duquesne 72-69.
Fun Fact: Has committed .192 fouls per possesion, the lowest rate in the nation.
Fresno State 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 55)
Best performance: 12/8 beat USC 71-68.
Worst Performance: 12/3 beat Grand Canyon 63-53.
Fun Fact: They’re 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage defense (32.4%).
Hawaii 5-0 (Pomeroy rank: 81)
Best performance: 11/29 beat Southern Illinois 66-64.
Worst Performance: 12/26 beat Coastal Carolina 72-65. Coastal lost to Chaminade two days later.
Fun Fact: Has two players with nearly identical names, Matt Gibson and Matt Gipson.
Kansas State 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 85)
Best performance: 11/27 beat Washington State 62-53.
Worst Performance: 11/19 beat North Dakota State 70-61.
Fun Fact: Has committed .202 fouls per possesion, the 3rd lowest rate in the nation.
Hofstra 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 105)
Best performance: 12/11 beat St. John’s 78-68.
Worst Performance: 11/19 beat North Dakota State 70-61.
Fun Fact: 6-0 for the first time since moving to Division 1 in 1973.
Oral Roberts 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 106)
Best performance: 12/5 beat cross-town rival Tulsa 70-47.
Worst Performance: 12/11 beat Utah Valley State 92-89 on last-second shot.
Fun Fact: Has never started a season 7-0.
Texas A&M-College Station 6-0 (Pomeroy rank: 166)
TAMU-CS has beaten North Carolina A&T, Trinity University, Texas-Permian Basin, Oakland, Prairie View, and Alabama A&M – all at home. Come on Aggies, you’re an embarrassment to the Big XII.