With the second full week of the season in the books, out-of-conference competition is starting to hit another gear as teams across the country are wasting no time building their resumés, and several early matchups offered the kind of intensity usually reserved for February. UConn made one of the week’s loudest statements with an impressive performance in Boston against AJ Dybantsa and BYU, while Purdue bounced back from its early scare against Oakland by going on the road and taking down Alabama in a top-10 midweek showdown. Louisville ignited the rivalry flames by knocking off in-state foe Kentucky at home, Illinois protected its turf with a strong win over JT Toppin and Texas Tech, and Houston escaped Birmingham with a hard-fought win against Auburn in a game that introduced the Steven Pearl era with plenty of fire following the sudden retirement of his dad Bruce. With momentum already shifting and contenders emerging, the push toward March is officially underway, so let’s see where things stand through two early weeks of competition:

1. Houston (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Oakland, vs. 22 Auburn (in Birmingham, AL)

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Rider (11/20)

2. UConn (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Columbia, vs. 7 BYU (in Boston, MA)

Losses: None

This Week: vs. 4 Arizona (11/19), vs. Bryant (11/23)

3. Arizona (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Northern Arizona, vs. 15 UCLA (in Inglewood, CA)

Losses: None

This Week: @ 3 UConn (11/19)

4. Purdue (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: @ 8 Alabama, vs. Akron

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Memphis (in Nassau, Bahamas) (11/20), vs. TBD (in Nassau, Bahamas) (11/21)

5. Duke (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: @ Army, vs. Indiana State

Losses: None

This Week: vs. 24 Kansas (in New York, NY) (11/20), vs. Niagara (11/21), vs. Howard (11/23)

6. Louisville (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. 9 Kentucky, vs. Ohio

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Cincinnati (in Cincinnati, OH) (11/21)

7. Illinois (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. 11 Texas Tech, vs. Colgate

Losses: None

This Week: vs. 11 Alabama (in Chicago, IL) (11/19), vs. Long Island (11/15)

8. Michigan (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Wake Forest (in Detroit, MI), @ TCU

Losses: None

This Week: @ 12 Louisville (11/11), vs. Eastern Illinois (11/14)

9. BYU (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. Delaware

Losses: vs. 3 UConn (in Boston, MA)

This Week: vs. 23 Wisconsin (in Salt Lake City, UT) (11/21)

10. Alabama (2-1)

Last Week’s Record: 0-1

Wins: None

Losses: vs. 2 Purdue

This Week: vs. 8 Illinois (in Chicago, IL) (11/19)

11. Florida (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Florida State, vs. Miami (in Jacksonville, FL)

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Merrimack (11/21)

12. Kentucky (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. Eastern Illinois

Losses: @ 12 Louisville

This Week: vs. 17 Michigan State (in New York, NY) (11/18), vs. Loyola MD (11/21)

13. Gonzaga (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. 23 Creighton, @ Arizona State

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Southern Utah (11/17)

14. St. John’s (2-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. William & Mary

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Bucknell (11/20)

15. Texas Tech (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. Milwaukee

Losses: @ 14 Illinois

This Week: vs. Wake Forest (in Nassau, Bahamas) (11/20), vs. TBD (in Nassau, Bahamas) (11/21)

16. Iowa State (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. Mississippi State (in Sioux Falls, SD)

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Stonehill (11/17)

17. Michigan State (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. San José State

Losses: None

This Week: vs. 12 Kentucky (in New York, NY) (11/18), vs. Detroit Mercy (11/21)

18. North Carolina (4-0)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Radford, vs. NC Central

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Navy (11/18)

19. Tennessee (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. North Florida

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Rice (11/17), vs. Tennessee State (11/20)

20. NC State (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. UNC Greensboro

Losses: None

This Week: vs. VCU (11/17)

21. Wisconsin (3-0)

Last Week’s Record: 1-0

Wins: vs. Ball State

Losses: None

This Week: vs. SIUE (11/17), vs. 9 BYU (in Salt Lake City, UT) (11/21)

22. UCLA (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. West Georgia

Losses: vs. 5 Arizona (in Inglewood, CA)

This Week: vs. Sacramento State (11/18), vs. Presbyterian (11/21)

23. Arkansas (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Central Arkansas, vs. Samford

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Winthrop (11/18), vs. Jackson State (11/21)

24. Kansas (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 2-0

Wins: vs. Texas A&M-CC, vs. Princeton

Losses: None

This Week: vs. 5 Duke (in New York, NY) (11/18)

25. Auburn (3-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. Wofford

Losses: vs. 1 Houston (in Birmingham, AL)

This Week: vs. Jackson State (11/19)