Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 |
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Kentucky Continues their ways with a top performance against a very good Texas. |
2 |
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Solidifies their #2 spot with a 10 point win over Wisconsin. |
3 |
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Solid wins over San Diego St. and Gonzaga. Good shot at going into conference play undefeated. |
4 |
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Best win is at home against Ohio State, the Kentucky matchup might be two top 3 teams on Dec. 27. |
5 |
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No top wins yet, weak-ish non-con. They are going to try to get wins by quantity. |
6 |
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Biggest win is the 24 point win over VCU. |
7 |
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Home loss to Duke isn't bad, obviously they are very good, but that was their best chance to prove themselves. |
8 |
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No chance at Rupp Arena against Kentucky right now. |
9 |
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Seems to have recovered from the Kentucky game. |
10 |
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Overtime loss at Arizona. Game went as expected |
11 |
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Has played no one except Louisville, which they lost. No chance to prove anything until UNC on Dec. 20. |
12 |
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Really needed the win over Utah, but it was OT on the road. |
13 |
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Only loss to Maryland, Arkansas is the only sort of impressive win. |
14 |
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Hasn't been consistent enough right now to be a top 10 team. |
15 |
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Wins over North Carolina and Georgetown look good. The loss to Oklahoma isn't terrible. |
16 |
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Great win over Wichita State. |
17 |
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Only loss is to a very good Virginia. |
18 |
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Close loss to Arizona, best win is Utah. Lost in a stinker to Washington. |
19 |
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Only loss to Illinois, no extraordinary wins. |
20 |
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Good win over Michigan State, tough loss to Providence. |
21 |
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13 point loss at home to Green Bay really dampens their momentum. |
22 |
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Good win over Baylor, loss @ Miami. Villanova will be a huge test. |
23 |
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Win over UNC really helps. |
24 |
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Decent road win over Stephen F. Austin. Still unbeaten. |
25 |
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Lost to the only two top opponents they've played. |