Iowa State crashed the top five of the latest College Basketball Power Rankings this week for the first time and Florida moved to its highest ranking (No. 3) of the season after high profile flops from UCLA and Kentucky last week in the CBS Sports Classic.

Cleveland has made it to the best record in the league through 30 games. And all the Cavs really could use is some better work on the glass, as they rank only 19th in rebound percentage. This is a team with high-minute small guards and not a lot in the way of athletic size off the bench. But we’re nitpicking here.

Florida basketball is off to a torrid start to the 2024-25 campaign having won its first dozen games — and nearly all of them coming in convincing style. As a result, the Gators have climbed up the polls and rankings into the upper echelon of the sport this season.