By Andy KatzFOX Sports University Basketball AnalystPostponements. Terminations. of that happened in males's university basketball over the previous month. Yet what really did not alter was the yearly anointment of teams prematurely in the frequently, teams are given a "pass" to the competition before the brand-new year also gets here. However this past week showed that early checks out on teams aren't constantly accurate. To be clear: The period is not over for any of the teams listed below by any type of stretch. Some have renewed hope, while others deal with major 's has a pulse, and who remains in trouble? I CBB on FOX Andy Katz shares which teams he assumes are showing restored hope and which groups must be worried about their current performances. Groups with a pulse: Texas AM The Aggies were rarely a team of note in the SEC in the preseason or perhaps throughout nonconference play. They had an official shot to remove Wisconsin in Las Las vega in the preliminary of the Maui Invitational however could not hold a lead. They went on to win the last 2 video games of the occasion versus Butler and Notre Dame, and the only imperfection because that Wisconsin loss was a four-point, neutral-court loss to TCU. The Aggies removed Arkansas and Ole Miss in the house prior to scratching an impressive roadway win over Missouri Knights Shop. We will learn where the Aggies stand this week, with Kentucky on Wednesday and a check out to Arkansas on Saturday prior to LSU in Baton Rouge the complying with Wildcats beat Michigan State without Pete Nance over the weekend in East Lansing, giving them their second Large 10 road win. Home losses to Michigan State, Penn State and Maryland after holding leads stings. However they have a lot of opportunities upcoming with Wisconsin on Tuesday before road video games at Purdue and Hogs were a stylish NCAA Competition choice early after they won the Hall of Popularity Standard in Kansas City, however after that they dropped level and lost 5 of 6 in December and early January. Nevertheless, an impressive win over Missouri adhered to by a roadway win against LSU has transformed the instructions of this group. A home video game versus Texas AM on Saturday will certainly be Golden Eagles have actually won 4 in a row under Shaka Smart, consisting of against Divine superintendence and Seton Hall. They already have sway Illinois, Ole Miss and West Virginia, along with a roadway win at Kansas State. The next four video games at Villanova, against Xavier, at Seton Hall and at Divine superintendence will be StateLeonard Hamilton always finds a way in the ACC. Florida State simply needed time. The Seminoles have actually won 3 straight, consisting of knocking off Miami after the 'Canes had simply defeated StateThe Bulldogs' 78-76 win over Alabama was season-changing. They have gain Arkansas and, at 3-1, have to be taken seriously in the SEC. The largest tests for the Bulldogs will certainly come with Kentucky on Jan. 25 and at Texas Technology on Jan. 29. RutgersGeo Baker is healthy, Ron Harper Jr. is racking up, and the Scarlet Knights have won 5 of six, consisting of defeating Michigan in the house. The home win against Purdue has fantastic shelf life, and knocking off Maryland when driving gives Rutgers that much-needed road Horned Frogs had a COVID time out yet have come back with two wins in the Large 12, at Kansas State and over Oklahoma in OT. The sway Texas AM will have StateThe Racers had a win at Memphis and an early loss to Auburn. But Murray State is 15-2 and 5-0 in the Valley after beating competing Belmont by 22 in Nashville. This group has at-large wins on unbelievable buzzer-beater by Ron Harper Jr. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won in distressed fashion on a near-half-court buzzer-beater by Ron Harper Jr. Groups in problem: LouisvilleThe Cardinals have actually lost 3 straight, including by 12 at Pitt. They've currently shed at Western Kentucky and in the house to Furman, DePaul and NC State. They are smacking at 10-7 and 4-3 in the Orange have actually shed 4 of five, consisting of home games versus Virginia and Florida State. Add those two to a home loss to Colgate earlier in the season, and Syracuse is no place near a competition Cavaliers are irregular again after losing 2 of 3 games, consisting of in the house to Wake Woodland. In their previous 2 home losses, the Cavaliers scored 50 and 55 resembled things were heading in the ideal direction for the Tigers with sway Wichita State, Tulsa and Cincinnati. But ever since, they have lost two in a row: recently at UCF and at East Carolina at the buzzer. They had little room for error, having actually currently whiffed versus Iowa State, Georgia, Ole Miss and Murray State. The gain Alabama stands apart, but there were as well several other faults. Beating SMU on Thursday is a must. The very first of two Houston video games is Feb. 12 on the road. Memphis still has the goods to win the American Event. Yet if the Tigers do not change their instructions, that might be this team's only means right into the Katz is a long time college basketball writer, analyst and host. He can be seen on FOX Sporting activities and Big 10 Network platforms, in addition to March Chaos and , and he organizes the podcast "March Chaos 365. " Katz worked at ESPN for virtually twenty years and, before that, in papers for 9 years.