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 |