End of January rundown:

Well, Creighton accomplished what figured be an impossible task in MVC, sweep Northern Iowa. While just a blip on radar screen for Panthers, this probably sewed up an at large bid for Bluejays. Dana Altman continues to have a great thing down in Omaha. Except both teams to be in the upper half of bracket come Selection Sunday.

Georgetown is on fire, although at this point, dismantling DePaul is like picking on the dumb kid at school-just a bit unfair and really just piling on. Seriously, the Hoyas continue to be a sleeper pick to win the Big East, and with their imposing front line, it's certainly not of the question.

Wisconsin looks to be joining Cincy in not having the manpower to compete with big boys at this point. A 4 in my bracket this past week, there will be a sharp fall for Badgers this week after 66-51 drubbing by Illinois, as they have proven that a lot of the good accomplished before Steimsma and Landry were declared ineligible needs to downplayed. They are 1-4 without them, with an embarassing loss to North Dakota State. Meanwhile, Bearcats won a hard fought game over pesky South Florida, but still really need a couple of big wins to ensure a tourney berth in March.

The rough season continues for Louisville and Wake Forest. A valiant effort by Rick Pitino's bunch came up a little short at Villanova, and now sit at 2-6 in Big East, with trips to Cincinnati, Syracuse, West Virginia and number one UConn left on docket, as well as home tilt with surprising former C-USA rival Marquette. After a loss in Coral Gables to resurgent Miami, 5-3 in ACC, Wake now sits at a shocking 1-7 in ACC and Skip Prosser may have moving plans to Cincinnati already in place.

Kansas dismantled Texas Tech, and the young Jayhawks have the look a team gelling at the right time as they move to 5-2 in Big 12. While still not yet locked into the field and a poor non-conference showing, Kansas has the look of a team high seeds don't want to see opposite them.