Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Baylor | Overall: 9-0. Week 6: 21 point home win over #6 Villanova. Team looks reloaded. Defense is elite. |
2 | Duke | Overall: 7-1. Week 6: No activity. No real room for advancement or decline here. |
3 | Gonzaga | Overall: 8-2. Week 6: 25 point home win over Merrimack. No real room for advancement or decline here. |
4 | UCLA | Overall: 8-1. Week 6: 11 point win @ Marquette. No real room for advancement or decline here. |
5 | Purdue | Overall: 9-1. Week 6: 2 point loss @ Rutgers, 10 point neutral court OT win over NC State. Bad loss, but depth and talent still elite. |
6 | Alabama | Overall: 8-1. Week 6: 1 point home win over #14 Houston. Team has responded well to loss vs Iona with two Q1 wins. Athletic and shoots well. |
7 | Kansas | Overall: 8-1. Week 6: 26 point neutral court win over UTEP, 37 point home win over Missouri. No real room for advancement or decline here. |
8 | Arizona | Overall: 9-0. Week 6: 29 point home win over Wyoming, 4 point win @ Illinois. Team firing on all cylinders. Offense and defense elite. |
9 | Villanova | Overall: 7-3. Week 6: 14 point win @ Syracuse, 21 point loss @ #2 Baylor. 3 losses, but non-conference SOS has been very tough. |
10 | LSU | Overall: 9-0. Week 6: 16 point neutral court win over Georgia Tech. Stifling defense. |
11 | Iowa State | Overall: 10-0. Week 6: 20 point home win over Iowa, 10 point home win over Jackson State. Team is rolling with 2 Q1 and 2 Q2 wins. |
12 | USC | Overall: 10-0. Week 6: 12 point home win over Eastern Washington, 11 point home win over Long Beach State. |
13 | Auburn | Overall: 8-1. Week 6: 31 point neutral court win over Nebraska. Athleticism, defense, shooting, leadership. Well-rounded team. |
14 | Houston | Overall: 8-2. Week 6: 1 point loss @ #9 Alabama. Elite 3pt shooting and defensive team with experienced guards. |
15 | Texas | Overall: 6-2. Week 6: 4 point loss @ #23 Seton Hall. |
16 | Tennessee | Overall: 7-2. Week 6: 5 point neutral court loss to Texas Tech, 40 point home win over UNCG. |
17 | Seton Hall | Overall: 9-1. Week 6: 4 point home win over Texas, 14 point home win over Rutgers. Guards starting to gel. |
18 | Michigan State | Overall: 9-2. Week 6: 8 point win @ Minnesota, 16 point home win over Penn State. Tough early season schedule as always. |
19 | Ohio State | Overall: 8-2. Week 6: 11 point home win over Towson, 18 point home win over #22 Wisconsin. Elite potential if lead guard emerges. |
20 | UConn | Overall: 9-2. Week 6: 3 point loss @ West Virginia, 10 point neutral court win over St. Bonaventure. |
21 | Kentucky | Overall: 7-2. Week 6: 12 point home win over Southern, 4 point loss @ Notre Dame. Team has lost to its only 2 power conference opponents. |
22 | Xavier | Overall: 9-1. Week 6: 46 point home win over Ball State, 20 point home win over Cincinnati. Very experienced squad. |
23 | Arkansas | Overall: 9-1. Week 6: 22 point neutral court loss to Oklahoma. |
24 | Colorado State | Overall: 10-0. Week 6: 3 point neutral court win over Mississippi State. |
25 | Loyola Chicago | Overall: 9-2. Week 6: 39 point home win over Roosevelt, 11 point win @ Vanderbilt. Very experienced and shoots the 3 at an elite clip. |