The Iowa State men are off to one of the best starts in program history, sitting third in both the AP and Coaches Polls. Now, the real season begins, as Big 12

How much benefit of the doubt should we give those Big Ten Conference teams who played the toughest non-conference schedules? Ken Pomeroy’s analytics site classifies some games as either A (top 50) or B (top 100) quality based on both opponent and location.

With Big 12 play beginning next week, the real fun begins. And so far, Cincinnati has been a steady climber while proving it's for real.