Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kentucky | +1, beat the consensus #1 Mich. State, won't be tested again until late December when they play Ohio State and L'Ville. |
2 | Duke | +3, beat Kansas in close game, won't be tested again till the play Mich. State in early December. |
3 | Louisville | +1, didn't lose and won't really get tested till December |
4 | Michigan State | -3, lost to Kentucky, have a chance to pass L'Ville in the rankings when they play Seton Hall on Thurs. |
5 | Kansas | -2, lost to Duke, it was a good game, but Michigan State is still better and Louisville didn't lose. |
6 | North Carolina | +1, moved up because of Florida Loss |
7 | Gonzaga | +1, moved up because of Florida Loss |
8 | Virginia | +1, moved up because of Florida Loss |
9 | Maryland | +1, moved up because of Florida Loss |
10 | Villanova | +1, moved up because of Florida Loss |
11 | Florida | -5, lost to a unranked FSU at Home. Final 4 Caliber teams can't lost at home to non top 10 teams. Down 10+ most of the 2nd Half. |
12 | Texas Tech | +0 |
13 | Seton Hall | +0 |
14 | Oregon | +1, handled Fresno St. and Boise St. pretty well, could move into the top 10 with a win vs. Memphis on Tuesday. |
15 | Ohio State | -1, only dropped because Oregon looks better via eye test. |
16 | Purdue | +2, moved up because of Baylor and Memphis |
17 | Utah State | +2, moved up because of Baylor and Memphis |
18 | Memphis | -1, they killed their first 2 opponents, but James Wiseman missing a few games or the season would be detrimental. |
19 | Xavier | +1, moved up because of Baylor |
20 | Saint Mary's | +1, moved up because of Baylor |
21 | Baylor | -5, lost to a unranked Washington at a Neutral Site. Blew a 10 point lead with 5 minutes left and had 30 sec to tie the game, but failed. |
22 | Arizona | +0 |
23 | LSU | +0 |
24 | Auburn | +0 |
25 | VCU | +0 |