Picking college basketball’s best team tough in wild year

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff (20) tries to drive around Iowa State guard Naz Mitrou-Long, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ames, Iowa. The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes’ 1-2 punch of Uthoff (18.8 points) and Peter Jok (16.3) leads an offense ranked 11th in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency ratings (118 points per 100 possessions). (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

By Associated Press February 23, 2016 5 min read

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Good luck sorting out who is college basketball’s best team this season.

Six teams have held the No. 1 spot in the Top 25, one shy of the record during the 1982-83 season. But there is still time to tie the mark. With less than three weeks to go before Selection Sunday, there is a crowd of good, but not great teams that includes Kansas, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Villanova.

But one team stands out when reviewing advanced stats and other indicators: Virginia, one of the nation’s most efficient teams at both ends of the court.

Here is a closer look at nine contenders, with stats through Sunday’s games:

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