Which player's absence would adversely affect his team the most? That is the question being asked here as it applies to the top 10 teams in this week's Associated Press poll.

Typically, the team's best player is its most indispensable player, but that is not always the case. Sometimes another player supplies a vital service that, for whatever reason, cannot be provided by anyone else on the team.

Last season, Michigan State went into a severe slump when Denzel Valentine was sidelined with an injury, demonstrating how indispensable he was. But Indiana won the Big Ten title despite losing James Blackmon Jr. for most of the season, suggesting he was not a critical component for the Hoosiers last season.

However, every s...

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