Most encouraging feat this season

[Jaydumo20]

In the quest for #6, this team has flipped the script on some of their past woes and created some breathing room for themselves and the fan base as we get deeper into the season. Getting to #1 is easily the most visible accomplishment of this squad. But one of the following may be more valuable come tourney time .
The 1 conference loss seems the most obvious choice at first but without BE officiating in the tourney will it matter more than the others?