The Ringer’s Tate Frazier is joined by J. Kyle Mann to discuss Tate’s disliking of the NET rankings and why using it as an end all be all is a faulty argument (3:04). Then they talk about Northwestern’s upset victory against Purdue, college basketball’s war against TikTok, and Villanova’s early season struggles (10:59). Later, they shout-out Arizona's head coach Tommy Lloyd, break down Kentucky’s upset loss to UNC Wilmington, and share their main takeaways from the Kansas-UConn game over the weekend (32:17).

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Host: Tate Frazier

Guest: J. Kyle Mann

Producer: Jack Sanders

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