Let the numbers to the talking:
When you compare SOS and NET rankings Arizona has the best combined numbers at 9 (#8 SOS and #1 NET) among unbeaten teams.
#2 in combined SOS and NET numbers is 1-loss Purdue (#7 SOS and #4 NET).
#3 is Baylor with #11 SOS and #2 NET.
WVU is 10th among the 1-loss teams with #58 SOS and #139 NET. Which makes the Mountaineers #20 nationally if you use W-L, SOS and NET as a package.
Unbeaten teams in college basketball so far:
Arizona #8 SOS #1 NET
Baylor #11 SOS #2 NET
LSU #56 SOS #3 NET
Southern Cal #55 SOS #11 NET
Iowa State #75 SOS #14 NET
Colorado State #95 SOS #26 NET
One-loss teams so far:
Purdue #7 SOS #4 NET
Duke #12 SOS #7 NET
Alabama #6 SOS #24 NET
UCLA #10 SOS #22 NET
Kansas #31 SOS #9 NET
Xavier #32 SOS #12 NET
Seton Hall #24 SOS #26 NET
Providence #39 SOS #31 NET
Minnesota #49 SOS #33 NET
West Virginia #58 SOS #39 NET
San Francisco #87 SOS #37 NET
Wyoming #131 SOS #18 NET
Wake Forest #120 SOS #34 NET
TCU #130 SOS #61 NET
Murray State #143 SOS #38 NET
DePaul #136 SOS #57 NET
Villanova has played the #1 toughest schedule so far and is 7-3 and ranked #9/#10 in the polls.
Gonzaga is #2 and 9-2 and #5 in the polls.
#3 Michigan State 9-2 and #12 in the polls.
#4 Prairie View 0-9
#5 Ohio State 8-2 and #15 in the polls.
#6 Alabama 9-2 and #6/#8 in the polls.
#7 Purdue 10-1 is #3/#4 in the polls.
#8 Arizona 11-0 and #6/#8 in the polls.
#9 Illinois 8-3
#10 UCLA 8-1and #3/#4 in the polls.
That makes Gonzaga most impressive in comparing strength of schedule and poll rankings. Purdue is next using that comparison. Then Alabama, UCLA, Arizona.
Big 12
#11 Baylor 10-0
#28 Texas 8-2
#31 Kansas 9-1
#34 Texas Tech 8-2
#50 Oklahoma State 7-4
#53 Oklahoma 9-2
#58 West Virginia 10-1
#75 Iowa State 11-0
#98 Kansas State 7-3
Youngstown State #327 and 7-3
When you compare SOS and NET rankings Arizona has the best combined numbers at 9 (#8 SOS and #1 NET) among unbeaten teams.
#2 in combined SOS and NET numbers is 1-loss Purdue (#7 SOS and #4 NET).
#3 is Baylor with #11 SOS and #2 NET.
WVU is 10th among the 1-loss teams with #58 SOS and #139 NET. Which makes the Mountaineers #20 nationally if you use W-L, SOS and NET as a package.
Unbeaten teams in college basketball so far:
Arizona #8 SOS #1 NET
Baylor #11 SOS #2 NET
LSU #56 SOS #3 NET
Southern Cal #55 SOS #11 NET
Iowa State #75 SOS #14 NET
Colorado State #95 SOS #26 NET
One-loss teams so far:
Purdue #7 SOS #4 NET
Duke #12 SOS #7 NET
Alabama #6 SOS #24 NET
UCLA #10 SOS #22 NET
Kansas #31 SOS #9 NET
Xavier #32 SOS #12 NET
Seton Hall #24 SOS #26 NET
Providence #39 SOS #31 NET
Minnesota #49 SOS #33 NET
West Virginia #58 SOS #39 NET
San Francisco #87 SOS #37 NET
Wyoming #131 SOS #18 NET
Wake Forest #120 SOS #34 NET
TCU #130 SOS #61 NET
Murray State #143 SOS #38 NET
DePaul #136 SOS #57 NET
Villanova has played the #1 toughest schedule so far and is 7-3 and ranked #9/#10 in the polls.
Gonzaga is #2 and 9-2 and #5 in the polls.
#3 Michigan State 9-2 and #12 in the polls.
#4 Prairie View 0-9
#5 Ohio State 8-2 and #15 in the polls.
#6 Alabama 9-2 and #6/#8 in the polls.
#7 Purdue 10-1 is #3/#4 in the polls.
#8 Arizona 11-0 and #6/#8 in the polls.
#9 Illinois 8-3
#10 UCLA 8-1and #3/#4 in the polls.
That makes Gonzaga most impressive in comparing strength of schedule and poll rankings. Purdue is next using that comparison. Then Alabama, UCLA, Arizona.
Big 12
#11 Baylor 10-0
#28 Texas 8-2
#31 Kansas 9-1
#34 Texas Tech 8-2
#50 Oklahoma State 7-4
#53 Oklahoma 9-2
#58 West Virginia 10-1
#75 Iowa State 11-0
#98 Kansas State 7-3
Youngstown State #327 and 7-3