Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Auburn | Georgia game showed resolve, if nothing else |
2 | Gonzaga | Dominant win over fading BYU squad |
3 | Arizona | 2nd in Kenpom; Looked very strong notching 2 solid wins against UCLA, USC |
4 | Duke | Picked up a pair of solid road wins. H2H over UK and one less loss. |
5 | Kentucky | Kansas win looks even better now considering what Kansas did to Baylor. |
6 | Purdue | Illinois game looks to be huge as B10 race remains hot. |
7 | Kansas | Impressive rebound week; Road win at ISU and dismantling of Baylor |
8 | Providence | 20-2 with wins at Wisc, vs Texas Tech, 10-1 in BE. Analytics not great, but this team is very good |
9 | Houston | Clearly a great team...But their best win is against an Oregon team that was getting clapped by everyone in NonCon. And that was with Sasser |
10 | Baylor | Tough showing against Kansas. 4-4 in last 8. Still, 7-3 in B12. 6th in Kenpom. |
11 | UCLA | U of A loss was tough. ASU loss was absolutely atrocious. Mediocre defense, completely lost on offense. |
12 | Texas Tech | Strong win over Chris Beard and Texas. |
13 | Illinois | Gaining steam and looking great in B10 play. Purdue game is huge this week |
14 | Wisconsin | Poor showing this week. |
15 | Marquette | Impressive sweep of Villanova. 2 point loss at a very good Providence team. One of the Hottest Teams in the country |
16 | Villanova | Swept by Marquette, Nice rebound over UCONN |
17 | Ohio State | Slow week. |
18 | Texas | Good showing against ISU, but lost at Tech. |
19 | Michigan State | Bad week. Blown out by Rutgers. |
20 | USC | Solid showing at U of A; Looked top 25. Nonetheless, their best win at Wazzu. |
21 | Tennessee | Handled business. |
22 | Murray State | 22-2 in February of 2022. Seems appropriate at number 22. |
23 | Arkansas | Winners of 8 in a row. Big opportunity with Auburn coming to town. |
24 | Wyoming | Impressive week. Wins over Colorado State, Boise State, at Fresno State. |
25 | UConn | Next 5: TCU, Iowa State, Xavier, Saint Mary's, Indiana |