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College basketball power rankings: Houston sets an early tone

By Mike Phillips

ANNAPOLIS, MD - NOVEMBER 11: Tramon Mark #12 of the Houston Cougars jumps to the basket over Ejike Obinna #50 of the Saint Joseph's Hawks during the Veterans Classic college basketball game at Alumni Hall on November 11, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
ANNAPOLIS, MD - NOVEMBER 11: Tramon Mark #12 of the Houston Cougars jumps to the basket over Ejike Obinna #50 of the Saint Joseph's Hawks during the Veterans Classic college basketball game at Alumni Hall on November 11, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 07: Dylan Disu #1 of the Texas Longhorns defends Shamar Givance #5 of the UTEP Miners in the second half during the game between the UTEP Miners and the Texas Longhorns at Moody Center on November 07, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 07: Dylan Disu #1 of the Texas Longhorns defends Shamar Givance #5 of the UTEP Miners in the second half during the game between the UTEP Miners and the Texas Longhorns at Moody Center on November 07, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

The first edition of the 2022-23 FanSided college basketball rankings sees the Houston Cougars on top as they start the season on a dominant note.

The college basketball regular season is underway and there will be a lot of action between now and Selection Sunday. With thousands of games set to be played, it will take some hard work to sort out which teams will be the biggest threats to cut down the nets in Houston in April.

Throughout the regular season, FanSided will post college basketball rankings of the Top 10 teams entering the week as well as five others who are on the verge of breaking through. The list was an interesting one this week since there were a ton of buy games but we’ll begin the 2022-23 college basketball rankings with a look at the five teams to just miss the cut.

Week 2 College Basketball Rankings – The Honorable Mentions

Note: All rankings referenced are from the Week 1 AP Top 25 Poll.

Indiana, Texas, Arizona, San Diego State, Alabama

These five teams just missed the cut, with Indiana coming the closest to cracking the Top 10 after a pair of dominant wins. The issue is that no one in the Top 10 really lost, making it hard to justify dropping someone out to support the Hoosiers’ bid for a Top 10 spot.

The big riser this week was San Diego State, which posted a quality non-conference win over BYU in a week where most of the Top 25 played cupcakes at home. Winning a game like that helps put the Aztecs on the radar as a potential sleeper over the course of the season.