UNLV may be the most improved team in the country starting the year ranked in the 170's and now cracking the top 100 thanks to 7-foot Freshman- Brandon McCoy. While the Rebels are 6-0 they have beaten only one team that in ranks in the top 200 and played all 6 games at home in Las Vegas. Now they play their first game out of their home city. Northern Iowa comes in 5-2 and they have faced 4 teams that better than UNLV beating SMU & NC St in neutral settings and losing to North Carolina and Villanova. They've played some very tough competition so far on the road and now they return home to the McLeod Center which is a tough place to play.
Look for Northern Iowa to hand UNLV their first loss tonight!