In a sport where parity is the always the word of the day, Wichita State did something no men's Division I basketball team has ever done before. Last night they went to 30-0 on the season.
And yet they are still ranked only number TWO in the country.
I get it, even in college basketball you're ranked partly on toughness of the schedule you play, but the Shockers ALWAYS have one of the best teams in the country. Hitting a milestone like 30-0 SHOULD give them a little leeway.
Not that it matters that much. They will be ranked as a region number one, and if they survive that region, they will still have to play a lot of teams who have very good records. With 400 teams in the tournament, and all of those games, it's hard NOT to have "upsets".
Most good college basketball teams can beat one another on any given day. But in a sport that seems to take pride in that level of mediocrity, it's a nice to see a team that defies the odds.
I give the Shockers credit for that.
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