The Buffaloes sit at #22, up from #24, and that upward arrow tells you everything about where this group's confidence lives right now. A 23-9 record isn't just respectable — it's a résumé built on nights where this roster kept swinging, kept scrapping, kept believing the next point was theirs. Moving up two spots in the rankings means voters are watching, and they like what they see.
Here's what signals loudest: this is a team trending at the right time. Twenty-three wins don't happen by accident, and a ranking that's climbing suggests the Buffaloes aren't just participating — they're asserting. The kind of team nobody wants to see on their side of the bracket.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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