Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Consensus #1. Ranked wins, yada yada |
2 | Baylor | Weaker than expected performance against TCU |
3 | Villanova | The Texas win is getting stronger |
4 | Texas | What a shot at the end of the game! Can’t jump them over Villanova yet because of the head-to-head |
5 | Iowa | Just barely ahead of Michigan despite comparatively weaker performances against Minnesota |
6 | Michigan | Was up 35 over ranked Minnesota before the bench players came in |
7 | Kansas | Three ranked wins |
8 | Wisconsin | Still the most experienced starting 5 in the Big Ten |
9 | Tennessee | Clear favorite to win the SEC. Number 3 in the NET rankings |
10 | Creighton | Have not impressed me for higher than 10. Felt it was a weak performance against Providence last week |
11 | Houston | Undefeated if not for a pair of last second free throws against Tulsa |
12 | Texas Tech | Strong schedule, and one shot away from a win over Kansas |
13 | West Virginia | The Texas game was barely a loss. I don’t fault them much. |
14 | Illinois | Was tempted to have them lower, but they still have a high KenPom ranking and most of their losses are to ranked teams |
15 | Clemson | Best overall record in the ACC. Underrated. |
16 | UConn | Another underrated team that notched two solid conference wins this week |
17 | Virginia | Still the defending champs, boasting only two losses |
18 | Ohio State | Climbs back in with a win over Rutgers |
19 | Louisville | Still boasting a 1 loss record in the ACC. Nice win over Virginia Tech |
20 | St. Louis | Inactive this week |
21 | Duke | Close wins but they didn’t lose so they stay ranked |
22 | Oregon | Tough loss to Colorado but still my pick to win the PAC 12 |
23 | USC | Solid road trip to Arizona and Arizona State winning both games |
24 | Drake | I’m no coward |
25 | Missouri | Also considered: VA Tech, UCLA, Florida St, Colorado, Northwestern, Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida, NC State, Rutgers, Indiana, LSU |