| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baylor
|
(+2) Simply dominant thus far |
| 2 |
Purdue
|
(-1) Nothing to worry about with a fun buzzer beater and a little wolfpack scare |
| 3 |
Duke
|
(-1) |
| 4 |
Gonzaga
|
|
| 5 |
Arizona
|
(+2) |
| 6 |
UCLA
|
|
| 7 |
Alabama
|
(+1) Goaltend? We'll never know |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
(+1) |
| 9 |
Villanova
|
(-4) Did not show up in a big game |
| 10 |
Houston
|
|
| 11 |
USC
|
(+7) Largely benefitting from lots of teams that were in front of them losing, and I've underrated them |
| 12 |
Iowa State
|
(+4) Not sure how I feel putting them this high this early, but a lot of last week's 10-15 teams lost. |
| 13 |
Kentucky
|
(-1) |
| 14 |
Tennessee
|
(-1) |
| 15 |
Auburn
|
(+9) I've been too low on them and they're still winning |
| 16 |
Seton Hall
|
(+5) Shown they can hang in big games |
| 17 |
Ohio State
|
(+3) |
| 18 |
Wisconsin
|
(+1) |
| 19 |
Michigan State
|
(+4) |
| 20 |
Xavier
|
(+5) |
| 21 |
UConn
|
(+1) |
| 22 |
Texas Tech
|
NEW |
| 23 |
Texas
|
(-8) Still a lot for this team to prove, IN: Texas Tech |
| 24 |
Arkansas
|
(-13) Still yet to live up to expectations, OUT: Florida |
| 25 |
BYU
|
(-11) Still a top 25 team, Next 5: Colorado State, LSU, San Francisco, North Carolina, Minnesota |