This week's topic: The top five candidates for coach of the year:

Rick Pitino, Louisville - He has the Cards battling for a No.1 seed in just his second season.

Tubby Smith, Kentucky - He has rallied the Wildcats to a 13-game winning streak after their loss to Louisville.

Skip Prosser, Wake Forest - The 15th-ranked Demon Deacons didn't receive a vote in the preseason AP poll.

Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State - Unranked at the start of the season, the now 13th-ranked and offensively challenged Cowboys are battling for first place in the Big 12.

Mike Brey, Notre Dame - The Irish came out of nowhere, reached the top 10 and stayed there.