And since we're in a giving mood, let's look at one thing each top-25 team needs in the second half of the 2024-25 season. Johni Broome to stay healthy. There hasn't been a more dominant team in college basketball this season -- Auburn is putting up historic efficiency numbers through the first two months.

Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer scores 21 points, grabs 17 boards and has six assists, four steals and three blocks after he had 10/10/3/3/3 in a win over Georgia Tech to be the only player to post 20 plus points, 10 plus rebounds, three plus assists, three plus steals and three plus blocks twice in a season.

And the way this college basketball season is unfolding has served as a nice reminder of such. Look at the top of the Top 25 And 1. No. 1 Tennessee is coached by Rick Barnes, who was fired by Texas in March 2015.