Elite Prospects NCAA Power Rankings for early February

With everyone now firmly back on a second-half schedule, we're already starting to get more clarity about which teams are getting closer to shoring up their NCAA tournament odds.

But there's chaos at the top, as well. Multiple would-be tournament teams are beset by injuries, adding players, losing players, or seeing slow starters roar out of the corner in January.

So with two weeks already gone in the second half, how are we seeing things, and what are we looking for going forward? There's still a long road ahead, but the path is clearer now than it was just a few days ago. Exciting times.

Here's what we came up with for our latest ranking:

And here's how we voted individually:

Defending the picks

North Dakota has really solidified itself as the No. 3 team in our rankings this week. Is there any