Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Louisville | smoked Michigan by beating them defensively (which was Louisville's supposed weakness) looking like a top team that can win multiple ways |
2 | Ohio State | OSU has 3 KenPom top 50 wins by 20+ points. The entire rest of the country has three such wins combined. Buckeyes are legit |
3 | Maryland | so much talent on the Terps. Lack of signature W puts them behind Louisville/OSU, but think those 3 teams are on their own tier right now |
4 | Kansas | Beat a solid Colorado team at home by 14 yesterday. Looking a lot better since opening night loss to Duke |
5 | Dayton | picked up another solid win vs Saint Mary's on Sunday. Flyers are really good and fun to watch |
6 | Michigan | bounced back from Louisville loss by hanging 100+ vs Iowa. Still have 4 KenPom top 60 Ws, and W over Zags looking even better after this wk |
7 | Gonzaga | picked up huge road win at a good Washington team on Sunday. Resume builder for the Zags |
8 | Baylor | really good home win vs Arizona. Experienced team with a lot of talent |
9 | Duke | great bounce back win by pounding a struggling MSU team in East Lansing |
10 | Butler | undefeated with Ws over Florida, Ole Miss, Stanford, Mizzou and Minnesota. Quietly a building a resume with a bunch of above average Ws |
11 | Memphis | Only loss to Oregon. Going to be really scary when Wiseman comes back. Big game vs Tennessee next week |
12 | Oregon | |
13 | Kentucky | |
14 | Washington | |
15 | Arizona | |
16 | Auburn | |
17 | Virginia | |
18 | Tennessee | |
19 | Seton Hall | |
20 | Villanova | |
21 | San Diego State | |
22 | Utah State | |
23 | Purdue | |
24 | Michigan State | |
25 | North Carolina |