Welcome back, and Happy New Year! With both the new year and some personal things that came up, I took a couple weeks off, but we’re back, feeling good, and wow...college basketball is officially back. Before we get into The Board, let’s look at some big results over the past week that had major seeding impact:
Notable games: 1/9-1/15
January 9
* Iowa State def. Houston 57-53
— The Cyclones knock off the nation’s final unbeaten as Hilton Magic strikes again. Cyclones move up to the top 8-seed from when we last saw them.