Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Baylor | |
2 | Gonzaga | Should probably beat Iowa |
3 | Iowa | Iowa has played one real team and Garza scored 16 points on 20 shots, and their defense is just broken sometimes, but damn can they shoot. |
4 | Villanova | |
5 | Texas | |
6 | Houston | |
7 | Michigan State | |
8 | West Virginia | They grew on me this week, even though Richmond was always phony. I'm beginning to value their good wins more now that others are losing. |
9 | Wisconsin | |
10 | Illinois | |
11 | Creighton | Yeah, I still have Creighton ahead of Kansas. Revisit that game and tell me where you thought Kansas was clearly the better team. |
12 | Kansas | Kansas shoots 45.5% from three and Creighton goes 50% from the line including the game loser. Kansas shot poorly underneath too. |
13 | Florida State | Wanted to move them higher but the Florida game occurred under questionable pretenses and they don't play a road game until December 29. |
14 | Tennessee | Two good wins to start the season solidify them in the poll for a little while. |
15 | Missouri | The worst Tigers logo in Division I, but the best Tigers team |
16 | San Diego State | The UCLA game had me thinking "prove it" and then they went out and proved it. |
17 | Clemson | Brownell?? |
18 | Oregon | |
19 | Texas Tech | You can't convince me the Abilene Christian game was a real Division I college basketball game. What a slopfest. |
20 | Michigan | |
21 | North Carolina | They lost me this week. They can't keep control of the ball, whether they're playing Iowa or the likes of NC Central, and can't shoot 3s. |
22 | Oklahoma State | |
23 | Rutgers | Play a road game and I'll move you higher. Looks like there's one on the docket for...today! |
24 | Xavier | |
25 | Louisville | Fringe: UCLA, Indiana, Florida, Duke, Ohio State, Virginia |