[Cactus Jack]

A little too soon for a full blown update, but Gonzaga's loss to Oregon State hurts both them and Kentucky. Duke has been beating up on some not-so-great teams and their metrics have really improved-- per KenPom.com, they are currently #3 in Adjusted Offense and #2 in Adjusted Defense.

Memphis and UConn are two other teams whose stocks will plummet.

West Virginia's win over Iowa State put them firmly in the field and they'll stay there unless they completely collapse late.

Good chance that Tennessee's loss to Vanderbilt is the death-blow to them getting a #1 seed (unless they only lose two or three games the rest of the way and get help elsewhere). Vanderbilt was not a game could drop so soon after the Florida blowout. They have Mississippi State, Auburn, Kentucky, Florida, and Missouri in their next five, so going 3-2 and the discussion turning to their fight for a spot on the #2 seed line isn't out of the question.

We all saw what Alabama did in Rupp. That's a huge road win for a team with an already impressive resume, and if two SEC teams were to get #1 seeds, they'd have the inside track behind Auburn. Don't know that the loss does much to move Kentucky off the low #2, high #3 seed line that they were currently on, especially given everyone else's results.

Missouri is the SEC team of the week, and they have the wins over Florida and Kansas, but don't be shocked if they drop back out of the rankings in the next couple of weeks with a tough slate on tap from this weekend through the end of the first weekend in February. They'll see both Mississippi schools, Tennessee, and Texas A&M during that stretch.