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HOUSTON
Last week: No. 7
A team from a major conference has won 27 out of 28 games. There’s no way I’m not listing that team in the top five. Predictive metrics are still not all in. UH ranks 14th in KenPom and in BPI, 16th in Sagarin. The NET, which has predictive elements, though, has the Cougars fourth. Repeat after me: Houston is good enough to win the national title.