After a relatively quiet week in college basketball, things will certainly heat up this week. Amongst the must see games are Kentucky-Tennessee, Missouri-Kansas State, BYU-New Mexico and Michigan State-Purdue. Not to mention Saturday’s showdown in the Big East, between No. 7 Villanova and No. 4 Syracuse.

It may have taken six days, but “Rivalry Week,” finally lived up to the hype, as both Syracuse and Georgetown were upset on a shocking Sunday afternoon.

Just a day after the NFL season ended, college hoops is set to roll out its most exciting week of action yet. If this week doesn’t get you into college basketball season, I’m not sure anything will.

While we say goodbye to some familiar faces (it was fun knowing you UConn and North Carolina), it’s time to say hello to a few more. Which is exactly what we do in this week’s Power Rankings, as we welcome not only a new No. 1 ranked team, but also two new teams that have come to command our respect.

Despite a lot of college basketball action over the last seven days, it was a surprisingly quiet week overall. While No. 1 Texas did lose twice, everyone else at the top- Kentucky, Villanova, Kansas, Syracuse- held strong, and improved their tournament resumes as we head toward March.

Some of the topics Seth Davis and Hoops Addict discussed were the health of UConn Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who are Seth’s top teams going forward, and whether the Duke Blue Devils are a true contender in 2010 or not.

With conference play underway, teams are starting to show their true colors, both in good and bad ways. As a matter of fact, the most shocking revelation of the last week, wasn’t who was playing well, but actually trying to figure out what’s wrong with two of college basketball’s most tradition rich programs: North Carolina and UConn, which combined to go 0-4 in the last seven days.

Conference play is under way, and college basketball is heating up. And there’s a new No. 1 team in the Power Rankings, after four unbeaten teams last week were trimmed to just a remaining two today.

It’s been two weeks since the last Power Rankings, and in that time, Kansas has reclaimed its spot on top of the throne.

It’s been a quiet couple week’s in college basketball, as most schools and players have seen more time with their textbooks for final exams than time with their teammates on the court. But don’t worry, that’s about to change as we’re just a week away from conference play kicking off in full-swing.