Out of the chaos of last week, Houston reemerges as the No. 1 team of 2022-23
As the No. 1 team changes once again, Kansas State has us breaking our one-award-per-program rule this week, and adding them to the top 16.
Number 13, with 5 Big XII teams in top 16 (6 if you include Houston) and only 1 Little X Team. Pretty Fair Analysis all around.
13. Iowa State Cyclones (12-2)
Previous ranking: In the waiting room
This week: vs. Texas Tech (Tuesday), at Kansas (Saturday)
How does T.J. Otzelberger keep doing this? After being picked last in the 2021 Big 12 preseason poll, he led the Cyclones to the Sweet 16. Entering this season, they were picked eighth in the preseason -- and are now 12-2 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12 after road wins at Oklahoma and TCU last week. They're once again elite defensively, difficult to score against and actually lead the nation in defensive turnover percentage this season. And, they aren't as awful offensively as they were last season. They're more balanced, and Gabe Kalscheur's reemergence in the past month has been a boost.
Diz
