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Thursday Thoughts 11/21: Under the Radar Starts

Feast Week is coming up, and with that, we are going to get a chance to see a lot of high major teams match up. More and more people are going to be tuning into college basketball. They've likely seen that Florida isn't living up to expectation and Kentucky lost to Evansville, but I wanted to look at some starts that have flown under the radar, both good and bad, and see whether they are sustainable in the long term, especially as many of these teams will face big tests coming up. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @ThreePointRange to get thoughts on more teams and get more up to date thoughts throughout early season tournaments. Good Arkansas The Story So Far: Some coaches have arrived at new destinations and struggled early on. I'll get to Nate Oats later, but Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt and Buzz Williams at Texas A&M look like they are in the midst of big rebuilds, Fred Hoiberg at Nebraska is off to a disaster start, and guys like Kyle Smith, Mike Anderson, a...

Top 25 11/18

This past week, I was quite busy with school work, so unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to watch as much basketball as I wanted to. I still followed results, but I'm a little out of the loop with college basketball. I'll be able to catch up a lot more over the next two weeks, but this week was tough. Still, I think I have a good feel for the Top 25. Make sure to follow me on Twitter @ThreePointRange and let me know why you disagree with me rankings. Top 25 1. Duke (+1) Record: 4-0 Results: W 105-54 vs Central Arkansas, W 74-63 vs Georgia State Upcoming Games: 11/21 vs California (in MSG), 11/22 vs Georgetown or #19 Texas (in MSG) 2. Louisville (+1) Record: 4-0, 1-0 Results: W 91-62 vs Indiana State, W 87-58 vs North Carolina Central Upcoming Games: 11/20 vs USC Upstate, 11/24 vs Akron 3. Michigan State (+3) Record: 2-1 Results: W 76-73 at Seton Hall Upcoming Games: 11/18 vs Charleston Southern 4. North Carolina (N/A) Record: 3-...