And then there was one

Last night, Kansas State took down No. 1 and then-undefeated Texas, leaving the Kentucky Wildcats as the lone undefeated team in the country.

But does that mean that Kentucky is, in fact, the best team in the country?

Not necessarily.

The Big XII has been a minefield for road teams this season. Counting Kansas State's win, Big XII home teams are now a ridiculous 119-6 this season. Now factor in the fact that Frank Martin's Wildcats are a top ten team and that they were actually favored to win tonight, and one could very easily argue K-State's win wasn't even an upset.

Last week, Kansas lost on the road to Tennessee, another top ten team, ending their undefeated season.

Who has Kentucky played on the road this year? Florida? Auburn? Indiana? Make a team with the 12 best players off of those three clubs, and I doubt that team could beat Kansas State in Bramlage.

Kentucky, barring a loss, will without a doubt move up to the top spot in both polls, which is absolutely deserved. But can you say with any conviction that the Wildcats have been anything close to dominant this year? With their youth and inexperience (they are the only team in the country with three freshmen averaging double figures) coupled with the number of times they struggled to beat an inferior opponent, do you truly believe this team to be better than Kansas or Texas? Or is it simply Kentucky's turn the old the top spot?

Personally, I don't know, which is exactly the point I'm getting at. There is no dominant team this season. There are three teams (Kentucky, Kansas, and Texas) a cut above everyone else. There are five teams (Villanova, Syracuse, Kansas State, Duke, and Michigan State) that are in the next tier.

After that, its a crap shoot. Right now, does anyone feel like they have a grasp on how good Tennessee truly is? Or Purdue? Or West Virginia? Or Gonzaga, Georgetown, BYU, Clemson, Pitt, or any of the other teams that have shown up ranked in the 10-15 range?

What does it all mean?

That we are in for a heckuva finish to the season. Of the six major conferences, only the SEC has a clear favorite right now (maybe Duke as well, but if you aren't leading your conference, you can't be the "clear" favorite). Conference play will be exciting, conference tournaments unpredictable, and, hopefully, the NCAA Tournament will shed the chalk its ran with the last three years.