NCAA Basketball: Big Ten dominates, Syracuse slips in winners and losers of the week

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange speaks to his team during a timeout against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 23, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange speaks to his team during a timeout against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 23, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 16: Kamar Baldwin #3 of the Butler Bulldogs shoots the ball against Breein Tyree #4 of the Mississippi Rebels at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 16, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – NOVEMBER 16: Kamar Baldwin #3 of the Butler Bulldogs shoots the ball against Breein Tyree #4 of the Mississippi Rebels at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 16, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Two weeks are in the books for the NCAA Basketball season and we are starting to learn a few things about certain teams. Who were the big winners of this week and who should start to worry?

It is still early in the college basketball season, but some teams are starting to show their true colors whether it is good or bad. Duke still looks like a monster and Kentucky continues to look just ordinary. The Atlantic Ten looks like it could be just a one-bid league and the Big Ten flexed its muscles this week.

The early season non-conference tournaments have started and there have been some good games and some others that prove that there are probably too many tournaments out there. The real fun starts this week with the Maui Invitational who has a loaded field. The Battle for Atlantis is also this week and that looks to be a good tournament also. Which big-time powers will come out of there and which teams will surprise. It should be a great week of basketball.

But before we get too engrossed in the third week and get sleepy from all the turkey this week, let’s take a look back at the winners and losers from week two. Who is starting to step up and who is thinking maybe they shouldn’t be playing basketball this year. For every good thing that has happened, there is an equally bad thing.

Let’s check out our top five winners and losers of the past week.