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Tier 1- Baylor and Gonzaga are basically tied for the top spot. +1 |
2 |
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I wasn't convinced on Gonzaga as a potential top team but they proved me wrong this week +3 |
3 |
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Iowa still has the best player in the country. = |
4 |
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Tier 2 Bob Huggins is one of the best coaches in the country and he has a talented team behind him. +5 |
5 |
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Ugly game against Ohio but teams are getting a longer leash to start the season for me +1 |
6 |
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+1 |
7 |
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Nova won games against a ranked and a decent team. Early season this year will be filled with similar upsets due to the uncertainty. -6 |
8 |
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Tier 3 Looked pretty bad against Coppin State but you can only punish a team so hard for winning a game. = |
9 |
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I was high on Richmond coming into the season and they proved me right against Kentucky. Favorites in a decent a10. +8 |
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11 |
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very similar to Duke, did not perform well against a mediocre team. = |
12 |
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SF is a pretty bad loss, especially considering they lost to UMass. Long leash due to circumstances. -8 |
13 |
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Hit some timely threes and overcame a wacky ending to win in OT. Domination of South Florida proves they have great potential. NR |
14 |
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Tier 4 +6 |
15 |
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Hard fought win against a decent LSU team. Should be competing for the A10 title. +6 |
16 |
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-4 |
17 |
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I had neither Texas Tech nor Houston ranked preseason, but Houston's win over TTU is an early season statement that they belong. NR |
18 |
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Tier 5- Seton Hall aren't exactly what they were with Myles Powell but Louisville still looked impressive against a good team. NR |
19 |
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ASU played a very similar game to VT against Villanova but didn't get the late barrage of 3's. Still impressed with them -6 |
20 |
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This drop is more a result of Kansas' struggle against St. Joe's than their loss to Gonzaga. -5 |
21 |
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Did not look great against Richmond, but this should have been expected. They're a young team that Calipari can turn around -5 |
22 |
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Tier 6- SDSU finished last season as a top team and were unranked to start this season. Perhaps we were too tough on them. NR |
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play basketball -5 |
24 |
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-1 |
25 |
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WKU has a former top recruit and beat two top 75 teams, while looking competitive in a loss against a top 10 team. NR |