There are a lot of quality teams, but no single team that looks as though they are going to run away with the whole thing. The good news is that this unpredictability will likely translate into one of the most exciting March Madness tournaments ever.

Over this past weekend, the Michigan State Spartans snapped their three game losing streak with a 74-65 win over Maryland. The Spartans now have a 17-4 record with four wins over nationally ranked schools: Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, and Providence. Tom Izzo’s team is now slated at 12th in the latest AP college basketball rankings.  

There are currently five Big Ten teams ranked in the polls: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Indiana, and Purdue. North Carolina currently holds the number one position in the Coaches poll, after the previous ranker Oklahoma fell to Iowa State last Monday. Oklahoma still holds onto the number one spot in this week’s AP poll.

Here is a list of the AP Top 25:

1. Oklahoma
2. North Carolina
3. Iowa
4. Kansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Villanova
7. Xavier
8. Maryland
9. West Virgina
10. Providence
11. Virginia
12. Michigan State
13. SMU
14. Iowa State
15. Miami (FL)
16. Louisville
17. Baylor
18. Arizona
19. Indiana
20. Kentucky
21. Purdue
22. Wichita State
23. Oregon
24. Duke
25. Notre Dame

Cape Town, South Africa (7/25 – 8/1). The past few weeks have been an extremely fun time in Cape Town, South Africa. Check out some of the most recent places that I have been, including a hike up Table Mountain, surfing in Muizenberg, cage diving off of Dyer Island, and exploring the prison on Robben Island.