Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | |
2 | Baylor | Previous to this week I thought Baylor was the better team out of them and Gonzaga, but Baylor looked mortal this week. Gonzaga hasn't yet. |
3 | Villanova | |
4 | Wisconsin | |
5 | Texas | |
6 | Iowa | I'm kind of shaky on Iowa this high, but at their peak I do think they can beat anyone. Their defense is going to cost them in a big game. |
7 | Kansas | Kansas is a team on high upset alert for March unless they fix some key issues. |
8 | Tennessee | |
9 | Michigan | I want to rate Michigan higher, and I think they are very good, but I just can't pull the trigger yet. Gotta see more. |
10 | Houston | |
11 | Illinois | |
12 | West Virginia | |
13 | Rutgers | Rutgers at 13 is a product of what I like to call, "the B1G being the best conference in the country by a long shot." |
14 | Texas Tech | |
15 | Clemson | Clemson has looked great lately. Stout D. Maybe 15 is knee-jerk but this part of the rankings feels pretty week right now. |
16 | Minnesota | |
17 | Florida | |
18 | Creighton | Creighton has to learn how to put teams away, man. |
19 | Oregon | |
20 | St. Louis | |
21 | Missouri | Missouri "We beat Illinois" Basketball. |
22 | Virginia | I just do not think Virginia is that good. I feel like I'm putting them here out of obligation. They have good defense, at least. |
23 | Arizona | |
24 | Duke | |
25 | Northwestern | NW's bad loss to Michigan can't take away from the fact that they beat MSU, OSU and IU & played Iowa close. They're good, just inconsistent. |