To be technical, it started when Chicago won on No. 2 Brandeis' home floor on Friday night. Moments later, No. 1 Rochester survived an upset attempt in regulation at Emory and went into overtime with the Eagles on the road. And shortly thereafter, No. 14 Centre hit a last-second shot to finish a comeback and take visiting No. 18 Millsaps to overtime.

So when Emory completed the upset of the top-ranked Yellowjackets, we knew we had a busy Monday coming. Monday is when the D3hoops.com Top 25 voters cast their ballots. And it's been a while since we've had a battle for the top spot in January as wide open as this one is. There is no dominant team in Division III men's basketball this season, we came to realize a few weeks back, and fans should be in for an exciting March.

But for now, someone has to be voted No. 1. We'll find out what the voters think this evening. Hopefully early this evening. Here's an alphabetical look at five possible candidates, with breakdown info compiled by one of our voters:

Amherst: (16-2, 16-1 vs. D-III): Losses at Brandeis (Dec. 8) and Florida Memorial (Dec. 29, NAIA D-II, 9-9 overall). Last 10 games: 9-1. Opponents' record: 177-128 (.580).

Home record: 6-0 against opponents who are 78-59 (.569)

Road record: 8-2 against opponents who are 78-57 (.578)

Neutral record: 2-0 against opponents who are 21-12 (.636)

&&b-boxr&&Hope: (16-2, 11-1 vs. D-III): Losses vs. Aquinas (Nov. 23, NAIA D-II, 17-6) and Elmhurst (Dec. 19) on neutral floors. Last 10 games: 9-1. Opponents' record: 162-131 (.553).

Home record: 7-0, opponents 70-64 (.522)

Road record: 4-0, opponents 26-44 (.371)

Neutral record: 5-2, opponents 66-23 (.742)

Mass-Dartmouth: (17-0, 17-0 vs. D-III): No losses. Last 10 games: 10-0. Opponents' record: 149-133 (.528).

Home record: 9-0, opponents 79-64 (.552)

Road record: 8-0, opponents 70-69 (.504)

Rochester: (15-1, 15-1 vs. D-III): Loss at Emory (Jan. 25). Last 10 games: 9-1. Opponents' record: 155-105 (.596).

Home record: 10-0, opponents 106-67 (.650)

Road record: 4-1, opponents 46-36 (.561)

Neutral record: 1-0, opponents 3-12 (.200)

Washington U.: (14-2, 14-2 vs. D-III): Losses at Calvin (Nov. 17) and vs. Augustana on neutral floor (Nov. 24) Last 10 games: 10-0. Opponents' record: 152-111 (.578).

Home record: 8-0, opponents 65-67 (.492)

Road record: 4-1, opponents 51-29 (.638)

Neutral record: 2-1, opponents 36-15 (.706)