Arkansas entered its game against Louisville with a 5-2 record that featured no good wins and no bad losses. In simple terms, the Razorbacks had beaten everyone they were supposed to beat and lost to everyone they were supposed to lose to. That changed Tuesday.

Duke remained No. 4 in the latest AP Poll as well. Purdue (1), Arizona (2) and Michigan (3) rank above Duke. Again, the Blue Devils are the highest ranked ACC team in the AP Poll, with Louisville at No. 6 and UNC at No. 16.

After one month of competition, Virginia Tech men's basketball sits in a healthy position, sporting a 7-2 mark through nine games and sitting in the top-100 on the NET, KenPom and BartTorvik, a large step up from last year. Here's what the statistics look like a month in and my takes on them:

A dozen new teams join the NC high school boys’ basketball statewide ranking after the first big week of games in the state

Vanderbilt women's basketball moved up two spots to No. 15 in the AP Poll after winning the Paradise Jam tournament over the holiday break. The Commodores (8-0) defeated Oregon State, 88-66, and BYU, 84-71. Mikayla Blakes was named tournament MVP after performances of 35 and 27 points.

After a third consecutive win against Sacramento State earlier this week, it seems like the Baylor Bears basketball is starting to gain a little respect nationa