Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Baylor | +0 - Top six remain unchanged this week |
2 | Gonzaga | +0 |
3 | Michigan State | +0 |
4 | Iowa | +0 - Iowa could debatably be over Michigan State. I'm valuing MSU's defense over Iowa's lackthereof. |
5 | Houston | +0 |
6 | West Virginia | +0 |
7 | Villanova | +1 - After VTech's terrible performance against Penn State, they drop completely out and everyone gets bumped up one spot. |
8 | Texas | +1 |
9 | San Diego State | +2 - SDSU is severely underrated nationally. They play gritty fundamental basketball |
10 | Missouri | +6 -As an Illini I hate that Mizzou always wallops us in Braggin Rights. This is not me trying to make our loss look better, Mizzou is legit |
11 | Clemson | +7 - I also think Clemson is underrated nationally |
12 | Kansas | +2 - The Creighton win bumps them up a bit, but I am still not sold on this Kansas team. |
13 | Wisconsin | +2 |
14 | Florida State | NR - Florida State and Tennesse are both great teams that I haven't had ranked because they simply had not played yet. They both look solid |
15 | Tennessee | NR |
16 | Illinois | -6 - I'm trying not to be a homer, but even with two losses, I feel U of I is a top team. I am confident we'lll show up in conference |
17 | Creighton | -5 - Much like I'm not sold on Kansas, I'm also not sold on Creighton. Great potential that just hasn't shown up on the court yet |
18 | UCLA | NR - Great basketball at UCLA right now. Their only loss against SDSU came without their best player playing |
19 | North Carolina | -6 |
20 | Michigan | +2 - Undefeated Michigan keeps getting the job done. They have great potential going into B1G conference play |
21 | Texas Tech | -4 |
22 | Rutgers | +1 |
23 | Ohio State | -4 - They've been winning but not very convincingly |
24 | St. Louis | +1 - Dropped from last week: VTech, Duke, UVA, Arizona St. Sorry ACC :( |
25 | Oregon | NR - Also considered: Oklahoma State, Richmond, Indiana, Louisville, Xavier, Arkansas, Mercer ;) |