We are nearly a month through the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season. We still have a microscopic sample size of games we’ve evaluated, but which teams have surprised us most—in a good way—through the early portion of the season? Let’s talk about it!
Colorado State
This was a (captain) obvious answer, but no team in the Mountain West has looked better than Colorado State, who was picked to finish No. 5 in the conference’s preseason poll.
The Rams followed up their earth-shattering 21-point victory over then-No. 8-ranked Creighton with a five-point win over Colorado Wednesday evening, who entered top-35 in KenPom’s rankings.