Jay Bilas ranks the nation's top 68 teams - College Basketball - ESPN
46. [URL="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/66/iowa-state-cyclones"]Iowa State Cyclones[/URL] (Previous ranking: No. 39)
The Cyclones lost to top-20 teams Cincinnati and UNLV, but Will Clyburn and [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56161/tyrus-mcgee"]Tyrus McGee[/URL] have been very good to start the season. Unfortunately, Michigan State transfer [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41761/korie-lucious"]Korie Lucious[/URL] is shooting only 28 percent from the floor and is turning the ball over more than four times per game.
^^^I think Korie gets on track with some more games... we'll be fine - still projected as a 13 seed
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46. [URL="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/66/iowa-state-cyclones"]Iowa State Cyclones[/URL] (Previous ranking: No. 39)
The Cyclones lost to top-20 teams Cincinnati and UNLV, but Will Clyburn and [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56161/tyrus-mcgee"]Tyrus McGee[/URL] have been very good to start the season. Unfortunately, Michigan State transfer [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41761/korie-lucious"]Korie Lucious[/URL] is shooting only 28 percent from the floor and is turning the ball over more than four times per game.
^^^I think Korie gets on track with some more games... we'll be fine - still projected as a 13 seed