When will remaining undefeated teams suffer their first loss? (cont.)

Kansas

Record: 9-0

Best win: 57-55 vs. Memphis in St. Louis

Streak will end on: Jan. 10 at Tennessee

Skinny: It's hard to envision the top-ranked Jayhawks losing in Allen Fieldhouse, so that leaves four possible road opponents: Temple (Jan. 2), Tennessee (Jan. 10), Iowa State (Jan. 23) and Kansas State (Jan. 30). Temple will provide a major test (as Jay Wright can attest), but I went with Tennessee because that will only be KU's third true road game of the season. I like this Vols team; they're one of the few squads in the country who come close to matching up with Kansas in both talent and experience.

Purdue

Record: 9-0

Best wins: 73-72 vs. Tennessee in the Virgin Islands; 69-58 vs. Wake Forest

Streak will end on: Jan. 9 at Wisconsin

Skinny: This was an easy call. Madison is the place where perfect records go to die. The Badgers will be laying in wait to snap the Boilermakers' win streak, and they'll be more than happy to slow down the game and slug it out in the half court. Remember, Purdue is still playing without speedy point guard Lewis Jackson, who has not played this season (and may be done for the year) because of a foot injury.

Georgetown

Record: 8-0

Best wins: 72-65 vs. Butler in Madison Square Garden; 74-66 vs. Washington 74-66 in Anaheim

Streak will end on: Jan. 14 vs. Seton Hall

Skinny: It might surprise you to see me going with a home game against a middle-of-the-pack Big East team. I did so because a) Seton Hall is better than people realize and b) this game comes right after the Hoyas' home date with UConn and before their road game at Villanova. There's only so much energy a team can muster, and while Georgetown is Sweet 16 good (which is why I think they'll squeak by UConn), this team is not operating on a huge margin for error.

Syracuse

Record: 10-0

Best wins: 87-71 vs. North Carolina at Madison Square Garden; 85-73 vs. Florida in Tampa

Streak will end on: Jan. 16 at West Virginia

Skinny: I was tempted to go with the Jan. 6 date with Memphis in the Carrier Dome, but assuming the Orange survive that one, I envision them falling in Morgantown. That will be the second of a three-game road swing for Syracuse that includes games at Rutgers and Notre Dame. That means the Orange will be ripe for the picking.

Kentucky

Record: 10-0

Best wins: 68-66 vs. North Carolina; 64-61 vs. UConn in Madison Square Garden

Streak will end on: Jan. 26 at South Carolina

Skinny: According to coach John Calipari, the Cats are actually 5-5, so maybe I shouldn't have included them on this list. That aside, I think this team has the ability to rise to the occasion against good teams, even on the road, which is why I didn't select their Jan. 12 date in Gainesville. Kentucky is more likely to lose because it overlooked a lesser opponent that is good enough to beat them. By the time the Cats get to Columbia, the folks there will have had this game circled for months. For Kentucky, it will be just another game.