4:22 PM ET So, uh, last week happened. It’s often said, most notably by Mike McDermott in “Rounders,” to always leave yourself outs. While the weekly Power Rankings might not be considered high-stakes gambling, hedging predictions is always a sound strategy. In other words, don’t make Kentucky No. 1 and then write that “The Wildcats don’t have any true tests on their schedule until late December … get used to Calipari’s Cats at No. 1.” Because when that same Kentucky team loses to Evansville at home about 36 hours after the rankings come out, suddenly the Power Rankings look … not great. Lesson learned. We forge on, however, and Kentucky’s loss leaves a bigger question: Who’s No. 1 right now? Duke will get that honor in the polls because the Blue Devils were No. 2 and that’s just how polls operate. But we had Michigan State in the No. 2…
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