Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kansas | at this point, I just trust them *slightly* more than L'ville. MAUI BUMP |
2 | Louisville | |
3 | Ohio State | |
4 | Michigan | oh yeah. biggest riser from unranked (would've had them like 35ish) to #4. you blow out UNC and Gonzaga, you deserve it. |
5 | Gonzaga | |
6 | Michigan State | not ready to abandon Sparty; still getting a lot of love on KenPom |
7 | North Carolina | feels too high, but I buy their offense over UK's and UVA's; buy them over Duke without Stanley |
8 | Virginia | |
9 | Oregon | feels unfair to knock them too much for a 2 point loss to Gonzaga and a 4 point loss to UNC |
10 | Kentucky | offense becomes even more worrisome without Sestina |
11 | Duke | fell 9 spots, but not bc of SFA loss. It's because Cassius Stanley will miss at least a month |
12 | Florida State | huge wins over UT and Purdue. defense is incredible...forces so many turnovers |
13 | Baylor | |
14 | Arizona | looked a little shaky this week against inferior competition...but they found ways to win |
15 | Dayton | the other big riser (unranked last week, had them just outside my preseason Top 40). MAUI BUMP, PART 2. honestly feels too low |
16 | Maryland | was actually quite stunned by their blowout win over Marquette |
17 | Tennessee | big win over VCU makes me think they're second best in the SEC |
18 | Auburn | that Davidson win keeps looking less and less impressive; the win against New Mexico *was* very impressive though |
19 | Villanova | rewatched that game against Baylor and I was too low on them last week (had them 22nd) |
20 | Seton Hall | |
21 | VCU | |
22 | Memphis | solid win over NC State without Wiseman (obviously) and Quinones |
23 | Washington | |
24 | Saint Mary's | |
25 | Texas Tech | clinging on for dear life. FELL OUT: 23 Florida, 24 Xavier, 25 Missouri. NEXT 5: Oklahoma State, Florida, Xavier, Purdue, San Diego State |