At this point in the season, it's common to hear critics accuse college basketball insiders of overhyping teams that have failed to justify the preseason buzz about their respective programs, while also questioning the lack of attention for teams that have already surprised us.
That's college basketball.
But we think we can explain some of the hits and misses across the landscape thus far.
Why we overhyped five struggling contenders
North Carolina: Cole Anthony's arrival overshadowed one of UNC's weakest rosters of the Roy Williams era
With Sunday's 56-47 loss at Virginia, a Williams UNC team has failed to score 50 points in consecutive games for the first time (per ESPN Stats & Info).