It all starts in the backcourt, or it doesn't ever get started.

Guard play is essential to success in college basketball, since that's where possessions begin and from where scoring chances are created. The players who operate on the perimeter are tasked with taking care of the ball, setting up the offense and either finding the open man or creating scoring opportunities for themselves.

Having one good player in the backcourt is great, but it's even better if there are two. And it shouldn't be a surprise that the best duos in the country happen to be on teams who are having the most early success so far in the 2016-17 season.

We've ranked 10 of the best pairs in the game, factoring in their numbers as ...

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