School basketball energy rankings: Miami (OH) surges into high three amid undefeated run

On this home, we reward perfection in school basketball. As such, the three remaining undefeated groups — Arizona (19-0), Nebraska (19-0) and Miami (OH) (20-0) — are ranked No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on this week’s Energy Rankings. Almost three months of outcomes with no loss can solely be handled with the utmost respect. That is my method of a digital salute. 🫡

Whereas Arizona and Nebraska have been additionally No. 1 and No. 2 final week, Miami’s surge from No. 14 to No. 3 is a major change — and one which has cascading results all through this week’s rankings.

The change would not occur in a vacuum, both. Vanderbilt went from 16-0 to 16-3 within the span of every week to plummet out of the highest 10; Iowa State slipped from 16-0 to now 17-2 to do the identical; and top-10 mainstay Purdue suffered a highway loss to middle-of-the-pack UCLA. 

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Meaning there’s winds of change shifting about on this week’s rankings with a number of new entries into the highest 10 and a notable new order among the many elites of the game. 

Let’s get to the rankings.

Week 1: Purdue | Week 2: Arizona | Week 3: Michigan | Week 4: Michigan | Week 5: Michigan | Week 6: Michigan | Week 7: Michigan | Week 8: Arizona | Week 9: Arizona