Sometimes when you face a big cat, you get B1G scratched. Northwestern did not serve up any ingredients for upset potion on Monday night as they dominated Cleveland State 110-63. The Wildcats cut up the Vikings defense early, establishing the paint, taking advantage in transition off turnovers and sinking threes as soon as the defense collapsed in. Northwestern dominated the glass and shot a better percentage from three than I did on my college calculus final.

There is no earthly or sane reason that anyone should do this to themselves. A sane person would have just waited until after the second week of the regular season to start cranking these rankings out. But, as you’ve probably figured out over more than a decade, I am not that person. So, given the most limited of data points and the promise that these will undoubtedly serve as a foundation for teams to significantly improve or decline as the season wears on, with no more ado, here’s how the Horizon League men’s basketball teams shape up after Week 1:

As fans glanced at the scoreboard with under a minute to go, flashbacks of three years ago went through their heads. In Daniyal Robinson’s first game at the Wolstein Center, the Vikings lost 72-68 to (now defunct) Division II Notre Dame College. This time, in Rob Summers’ first game at home as head coach, the Vikings saw a very similar game unfolding.

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