• With Syracuse finally falling, just one undefeated remains: Wichita State. Just how shocking was that Orange loss at home to Boston College, which was 6-17 coming in? ESPN Stats & Info tells us that BPI, ESPN's version of the Ratings Percentage Index, gave BC just a 1.2 percent shot at beating Syracuse, far worse than last season's biggest upset. In that one — TCU's win over Kansas in February — BPI handed the Horned Frogs a 4.5 percent chance at victory.
• Much has been said, written, spoken and screamed about the NCAA's new fouling guidelines this season. But as Matt Norlander at CBSSports.com points out, just a month away from the Big Dance, scoring is still way up around college basketball. The number of possessions in an average game is up (from 66.7 to 68.1 heading through Wednesday), points per game are up (67.5 to 71), points per possession are up (1.012 to 1.043) and turnovers per game are down (13.3 to 12.7). All of this change, Norlander points out, without the game becoming a "whistle fest." Team fouls are up, but only slightly, from 17.7 to 19.3.
• Think storming courts is all passion and good fun? Not for everyone. Arizona has played victim in two court rushes this season — at California and at Arizona State — and in the offseason will be looking into how to prevent such situations in the future, according to ESPN's Andy Katz. Apparently Arizona wants to bring up the issue of safety in the Pac-12 meetings this summer. Of course, the SEC has already taken a hard line with court rushes — issuing a fine to any school that rushes. Katz says he doesn't expect Arizona to pursue anything quite so dramatic.
