Apparently Nobody Wants to Be No. 1 in College Basketball This Year

The college basketball season is still young, and we're months away from even the preliminary stages of excitement for the NCAA tournament. But even after only about a month, something has become clear: nobody wants to be ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll.

No. 1 Kansas lost to No. 18 Villanova on Saturday afternoon, 56-55. When this week's AP rankings come out, we'll be given our sixth No. 1 ranked team since the season kicked off at Madison Square Garden in early November.

The preseason No. 1 was Michigan State. They lost to Kentucky on opening night. The Wildcats took that top spot, and promptly lost to unranked Evansville only two games later. No. 1 belonged to Duke in Week 3 and 4 before they fell to Stephen F. Austin on a buzzer-beating layup in overtime. Louisville swooped in for the crown as the No. 1 team for Week 5 and 6 before they got stomped by Texas Tech.

That all culminated with Kansas at the top of the rankings heading in to this week, and it was short-lived. Next up will probably be Gonzaga, currently at the No. 2 spot at 11-1 on the year. How long will they keep it? Not long, if this trend continues.