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ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 6 Power Rankings

By Trevor Booth

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils is double teamed by Quinn Taylor #10 and Sam Merrill #5 of the Utah State Aggies during the second half of the championship game of the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona State won 87-82. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 21: Luguentz Dort #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils is double teamed by Quinn Taylor #10 and Sam Merrill #5 of the Utah State Aggies during the second half of the championship game of the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona State won 87-82. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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EUGENE, OR – FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Tad Boyle of the Colorado Buffaloes yells out to his team during the second half of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena on February 18, 2017 in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks won the game 101-73. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR – FEBRUARY 18: Head coach Tad Boyle of the Colorado Buffaloes yells out to his team during the second half of the game against the Oregon Ducks at Matthew Knight Arena on February 18, 2017 in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks won the game 101-73. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

8. Colorado Buffaloes (8-1) LW: 10

After being picked to finish in the middle of the pack at No. 7, the Colorado Buffaloes have proven to be a worthy dark horse in Pac-12 play evident in their 8-1 start.

It was only a year ago that the Buffaloes were stumbling through non-conference play with a 9-5 record, which was merely a precursor for the team’s 8-10 conference play record.

This season seems to be off to a much more positive start as the team’s only loss in the first eight games came to San Diego in a tightly contested 70-64 loss. The loss came on the road, which has become a sort of Achilles heel for Colorado.

In the past two seasons combined, the Buffaloes have an 18-3 record at home, but on the flipside, they have a 2-11 record on the road during that time span. While the split in the record may be hard to pinpoint, what is causing the team’s early success is not.

An offense built around team ball has propelled Colorado early on as seven players on the roster average at least five points a game with a trio averaging double-digits in scoring.

The trio is comprised of a pair of sophomores in McKinley Wright IV, who leads the team in scoring and assists at 15 and six respectively, Tyler Bey who leads the team in rebounding at almost nine per game, and junior Lucas Siewart who averages 12 points per game.

The team’s homecourt advantage will be postponed until Pac-12 play as the team will head to Hawaii for a three-game tournament before beginning conference play in Arizona against U of A and ASU.

– Whitehouse

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