Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Ohio State | top 3 is pretty interchangeable; I'll give OSU the slight edge because I like their guards more than Lville's and wings more than KU's |
2 | Kansas | |
3 | Louisville | |
4 | Michigan | ugly loss at Louisville, but I'd still pick them to beat the other teams contending for a top 5 spot |
5 | Gonzaga | I think Joel Ayayi is on the verge of taking over as the clear-cut lead guard |
6 | Duke | impressive wins at Michigan State and at VT, plus Cassius Stanley is healthy again |
7 | Virginia | the offense is putrid, but the defense is just too good. Kihei Clark owned Cole Anthony, a sentence I did not expect to type |
8 | Baylor | +5 after beating Zona, defense is top 15 on KenPom, Freddie Gillespie is emerging as a steady post presence, transfers have been awesome |
9 | Maryland | +7, I can no longer deny, this team is good. Manhandled ND and rallied to beat a good Illini team. The guys play so hard. |
10 | Oregon | |
11 | Kentucky | signs of life on offense in their win over Fairleigh Dickinson |
12 | Dayton | +3 after a win over a good Saint Mary's team |
13 | Tennessee | |
14 | Arizona | they stay put after a close road loss to Baylor. |
15 | Florida State | -3 after getting blown out against IU. But it was on the road, IU is okay, and everybody else sucks |
16 | Villanova | |
17 | Butler | biggest riser (unranked to 17th). had beat a couple bubble teams (Ole Miss, Stanford, Mizzou? Lol) before destroying Florida |
18 | Auburn | tough to know how good this team is because their schedule is so easy. |
19 | Purdue | huge win over UVA, the only team to break 60 on them. analytic darlings |
20 | VCU | |
21 | Michigan State | this team kind of sucks. makes me feel better about my Heels (see below) |
22 | North Carolina | this team really sucks and I'm sad. If Bacot wasn't healthy, they'd be unranked. 2 losses against the top 2 defenses--better days ahead |
23 | Seton Hall | losing Mamukelashvili really hurts this team |
24 | Memphis | FELL OUT: (24) Saint Mary's, (25) Texas Tech |
25 | Washington | Next 5: Xavier, San Diego State, LSU, Florida, Texas Tech |