There are three undefeated teams in college basketball: North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas. That probably won’t last long; the Tar Heels (ACC) and the Jayhawks (Big 12) simply have too many quality opponents on the horizon to expect perfection. Mere dominance will do.

Kansas is 11-4 ATS, No. 3 in the polls and No. 1 in efficiency. Memphis hasn’t been the same moneymaker at 8-5-2 ATS, but Tigers supporters will take their profits. And North Carolina is blowing the doors off opponents at 12-2 ATS. The Tar Heels’ reputation, cemented by “Psycho T” Tyler Hansbrough, gives them the added fear factor you expect from a truly dominant club – and the No. 1 spot in the polls.

It’s tempting even at this early stage to add the UCLA Bruins into the mix and crown our inevitable Final Four. The Bruins are that good at 16-1 SU and 9-5-2 ATS. That loss to Texas seems more like a mosquito bite.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are one of six undefeated men’s college basketball teams at press time. Kansas and Memphis are among the others, and those two powerhouses have been playing superb basketball. The Tar Heels, no slouches themselves, were nonetheless extended to overtime by Clemson on Sunday before winning 90-88. But when the polls came out Monday, North Carolina held onto the No. 1 spot, followed by Memphis and Kansas.

You won’t find much debate about this in the mainstream press. The sports writers are the ones voting in the AP poll, after all. The Tar Heels have the best reputation of the three aforementioned teams, having won the national title in 2005 under coach/god Roy Williams. But according to efficiency stats, Kansas is on top, followed by Memphis at No. 2 and North Carolina at No. 10. As long as the general public remains uninterested in these stats, mainstream writers won’t use them when deciding their votes.