Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Two blowout wins at home against Saint Mary's and San Diego keeps Gonzaga undefeated. - |
2 | Baylor | Didn't play again this week. - |
3 | Michigan | Had a good win vs Rutgers and then travels on the road and plays great in a win at Ohio State. - |
4 | Ohio State | Beat Penn State on the road but suffers a tough loss at home vs Michigan. - |
5 | Illinois | Only beat Northwestern by 7 at home but can blow out Minnesota by 30 at the Barn. - |
6 | Villanova | Villanova rebounds after the loss to beat UConn at home. +1 |
7 | Florida State | Marvelous performance vs Virginia with a win at Pitt and the Seminoles are looking good! +11 |
8 | Oklahoma | Other teams losing and a win at Iowa State keeps Oklahoma steady. +1 |
9 | Houston | Houston suffers a bad loss at Wichita State but then a great showing vs Cincinnati keeps Houston from falling too far. -1 |
10 | Iowa | Great win at Wisconsin but then a poor showing in a win vs Penn State. Other teams losing though helps the Hawkeyes. - |
11 | West Virginia | Didn't play great in the first half but pulled it together to win at Texas. A good win for West Virginia. +1 |
12 | Alabama | Played bad but still won vs Vanderbilt hurts the Tide but not drastically. -1 |
13 | Texas | Played good in first half vs West Virginia but fell apart in the second. There are many questions that Texas needs to answer. +1 |
14 | Creighton | Didn't play this week. +2 |
15 | Kansas | The Jayhawks won at Kansas State and then a big win vs Texas Tech jumps them up. +6 |
16 | Arkansas | Beat Florida at home jumps Arkansas into the rankings. NEW |
17 | Virginia | Two horrible losses at Florida State and Duke hurts Virginia. Fortunately for them other teams losing helps break their fall. -11 |
18 | USC | Played good vs Arizona State but then a shocking loss vs Arizona drops the Trojans a little. -3 |
19 | Texas Tech | Loss at Kansas drops the Red Raiders. -6 |
20 | San Diego State | San Diego State enters the rankings with two blowout wins at Fresno State. NEW |
21 | Wisconsin | Lost at Iowa and then didn't pull way from Northwestern until the second half isn't great for Wisconsin. -4 |
22 | Loyola Chicago | A close win at home against Valpariso is surprising but a win is a win. +1 |
23 | Virginia Tech | Didn't play this week. -1 |
24 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State blows out Iowa State and not much changes. - Dropped from Rankings: (20) Missouri, (19) Tennessee. |
25 | Belmont | They just keep winning. 24-1 baby. - Next 10: Purdue, LSU, Drake, Missouri, VCU, Clemson, Florida, Rutgers, Tennessee, Oregon. |