Men's Power Rankings: Miami (Ohio) debuts, Nebraska rises

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Before this season tipped off, it would have seemed equally unlikely that this late-January edition of Power Rankings would feature Nebraska in the top five or Miami (Ohio) at all. And yet, that's where things stand after two of the three remaining unbeatens survived another week without a loss. (Arizona is the third.)

Looking purely at efficiency-based metrics, which tend to be more predictive than résumé-based metrics, neither team fits the bill on paper. Nebraska entered Wednesday ranked No. 12 in KenPom and No. 19 in the ESPN's BPI, while Miami (Ohio) was No. 90 at KenPom and No. 89 in the BPI.…