Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | Highest ranked team that didn't lose and won by double digits over former #6 Duke. |
2 | Maryland | |
3 | Michigan State | Talked myself out of ranking them higher initially. Win over Kansas erased any hesitation. |
4 | Kansas | |
5 | North Carolina | |
6 | Oklahoma | |
7 | Virginia | Interested to find out how that loss at GW looks by January. |
8 | Duke | |
9 | Villanova | |
10 | Iowa State | |
11 | Gonzaga | |
12 | UConn | |
13 | Vanderbilt | |
14 | Indiana | |
15 | Miami (FL) | Huge blowout over Utah and strong double digit win over Butler to enter the poll. |
16 | Wichita State | Similarly to Virginia, we should keep an eye on that Tulsa loss for future reference. |
17 | California | |
18 | Arizona | |
19 | Notre Dame | |
20 | West Virginia | |
21 | Cincinnati | |
22 | Purdue | Have done nothing but show themselves to be top 25 worthy to this point. |
23 | Oregon | Imagine how good they can be when the Ducks are finally healthy. |
24 | Xavier | Stormed in to Crisler and had their way with the Wolverines |
25 | Baylor | Next 5 - 26) LSU 27) Butler 28) Utah 29) George Washington 30) Tulsa |