Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Baylor lost two games this week. |
2 | Auburn | One of the hottest teams in basketball right now. |
3 | Arizona | Picked up two conference wins this week. |
4 | Baylor | Lost against a ranked Texas Tech and unranked Oklahoma St. |
5 | Purdue | Beat Penn St and Nebraska. |
6 | Duke | Beat two in state rivals in Wake Forest and NC State. |
7 | UCLA | Lost to unranked Oregon in a close game. |
8 | Kansas | Picked up a close win against Iowa St. |
9 | USC | Lost by 10 to unranked Oregon, picked up two wins this week. |
10 | Houston | Close win against Tulsa on Saturday. |
11 | Villanova | Beat a ranked Xavier squad and blew out Butler. |
12 | Wisconsin | Dominated against Ohio St on Thursday. |
13 | Michigan State | Lost to Northwestern in a close game. |
14 | LSU | Picked up a win against Florida but dropped one against Arkansas. |
15 | Kentucky | Blew out ranked Tennessee by 28. |
16 | Iowa State | Lost against Kansas but got in the win column against Texas. |
17 | Texas Tech | Gave Baylor their first loss of the season, but lost to Kansas St. |
18 | Ohio State | Lost to a good Wisconsin squad, went 1-1 this week. |
19 | Illinois | Beat Nebraska and Michigan, they have a big test against Purdue on Monday. |
20 | Xavier | Lost by only 4 points to a ranked Villanova team. |
21 | Providence | Didn't play a game this week. |
22 | Loyola Chicago | Two solid conference wins, this team looks ready for March. |
23 | Oregon | Two top 5 wins in one week against UCLA and USC. |
24 | Davidson | This team is very underrated, picked up two wins this week. |
25 | Colorado State | Seems to have recovered from their first loss with two wins this week. |