HoriZone Roundtable

Don't consider it contradictory, think of it as a second opinion. Here are Norse Report's Power Rankings.

For the second week in a row, the Horizon League men's basketball slate resulted in five sweeps out of six matchups. While there was a good deal of movement in this week's rankings, they were much more stable than last week following the seemingly straightforward results. While two teams dropped multiple spots, nobody moved up more than one.

Here's your yearly reminder that Adrian Nelson is good at basketball.

Wright State and Cleveland State maintained pace at the top of the Horizon League, but now it's starting to look like Northern Kentucky is emerging as a third team destined for a first round bye in the league tournament. While the Norse still have a pair of games against Wright State, the team is currently riding a six-game win streak and sits four games above .500. Once again, there were five sweeps out of six series this weekend. Here's a look at how that changed the league's outlook:

A week after Milwaukee remained undefeated in Horizon League play with a sweep of IUPUI, Northern Kentucky returned to action and returned the favor by staying undefeated with a pair of wins against Milwaukee. With the wins, the Norse are now the only undefeated team in Horizon League play. Here's a look at this week's rankings:

Purdue Fort Wayne is on a four-game losing streak after falling to Oakland with glaring defensive issues. With an 81-66 loss on Friday, followed...

One of the really nice things about the Horizon League Women's Power Rankings is that frequent sweeps resulted in very clearly drawn lines through most of the league. Apparently the occasional weekend full of sweeps isn't having the same impact on the men's side. Despite five out of six matchups this weekend ending with one team winning both games, there was significant change from last week's Power Rankings. At least the top two teams in the league are doing their part to make things easy on me? Once again, every team in the league was able to take the court, and as a result everyone appears in this week's rankings.

Cleveland State’s ability to hold onto leads in the second half was tested this past weekend in their series versus Green Bay. The Vikings...

This weekend, the Horizon League's men's basketball teams seemed to be following the lead that has been set on the women's side for much of the season. Of the six series this weekend, five ended in sweeps. Because of this, things remained steady at the top of the league, but across the board there were significant shakeups. Here's a rundown of what happened this weekend: