WCC Power Rankings, December 2nd

Nov 26, 2013; Kansas City, MO, USA; Brigham Young Cougars guard Tyler Haws (3) shoots as Wichita State Shockers guard Nick Wiggins (15) defends during the second half of the game at Sprint Center. Wichita won 75-62. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

3. BYU

Record: 6-2

Wins: Weber State, Stanford, Mount St. Mary’s, Colorado State, Texas, Utah State

Losses: Iowa State, Wichita State

Movement: Down 1
If the Cougars were able to pull out a victory against Iowa State or Wichita State – two ranked opponents – this list would probably look a lot different.

BYU lost narrowly to the Cyclones and the Shockers, but the Cougars lack of defense was exposed in those two contest. The Cougars gave up 90 and 75 points in the two games, and let Wichita State and Iowas State get easy buckets in transition.

Deficiencies aside, the Cougars have been stellar on the offensive end of the floor. BYU is averaging 88.8 points (16^th in the nation) this season, and boasts one of the best scorers in the nation in Tyler Haws (23.7 PPG, 1^st in WCC). Not many teams have been able to stop the Cougars prolific offense this season. Well, besides Wichita State.  But that was almost to be expected.