Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | The Zags have looked and played like the #1 team. They took care of KU and dominated AU. Tough games against WVU and BAY next |
2 | Baylor | Looked like a top 2 team in the country. This upcoming schedule will test them |
3 | Iowa | Took care of business and won't face any challenges until their game against UNC. Garza continues to play at POTY levels |
4 | Illinois | They struggled defensively against Ohio and didn't look like the team we saw the first two games. However, they did enough to stay at 5 |
5 | Duke | They played ok against Coppin State but turned the ball over way too much. For now, their experience puts them above UK |
6 | Wisconsin | Took advantage of other teams losing so they move up. Still don't see them better than ILL or Iowa yet |
7 | Creighton | Looked rusty but no reason to drop them, they looked good and could be a potential season long top 10 team |
8 | Kansas | Offensively, this KU team is pretty good but their interior defense is lacking and was havily exploited against GONZ. Still a top 10 team |
9 | Villanova | From the looks of it, this team can have a very up and down season. Great win vs ASU but somehow lost to VT. Need to be consistent |
10 | Michigan State | |
11 | Houston | Great win over TT. Main point of concern was not making any FG in the final stretch. Still a very good team |
12 | West Virginia | Quality win vs WKU and could be a potential top 10 team if they win the next stretch of games |
13 | Tennessee | |
14 | North Carolina | |
15 | Kentucky | Can't win many games without making at least 1 3 pointer. Bad game for this UK team, still have a long way to go and a high ceiling |
16 | Virginia | Terrible loss to USF. Yes USF shot lights out but UVA gave them wide open shots and their guard play wasn't great. They stay in the top 15 |
17 | Texas Tech | |
18 | Texas | |
19 | Virginia Tech | Great win against Villanova and shot an efficient 50% from 3PT territory. Could be a very sneaky team come March |
20 | Ohio State | |
21 | Oregon | |
22 | Rutgers | |
23 | Arizona State | |
24 | Richmond | Solid W vs UK without one of their top players. They didn't play amazing but did enough to outplay the cats. |
25 | Michigan | Didn't play great but still got the W. Dickenson & Livers look good. |