Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | Best team in the country. |
2 | Auburn | Struggles vs Mizzou & UGA concerning |
3 | Kentucky | May be hottest team in country. |
4 | Arizona | Only two losses and proved they could win ugly |
5 | Purdue | Defense is concerning but Ivey is a star |
6 | Kansas | Huge bounce back week |
7 | Baylor | Injuries are derailing season |
8 | Houston | Continue to dominate lesser competition |
9 | UCLA | Two tough road losses this week |
10 | Providence | Just continue to win |
11 | Texas Tech | Good sign winning tough road game following emotional Texas game |
12 | Duke | Two huge road wins this week |
13 | Illinois | Finally healthy and starting to get scary |
14 | Ohio State | No bad losses |
15 | Michigan State | Izzo loves adversity before March |
16 | Wisconsin | Early luck starting to fade |
17 | Marquette | One of the hottest teams in the country, Justin Lewis is a star |
18 | Villanova | Need Gillespie and Moore back 100% |
19 | Tennessee | Continue to win the games they’re supposed to |
20 | Saint Mary's | Quietly been very efficient this season |
21 | Texas | Gotta feeling Beard will get this team clicking |
22 | Wyoming | Three big wins this week |
23 | Boise State | Tough loss to Wyoming but still very hot |
24 | Murray State | Hard to ignore their record |
25 | USC | Loss to Arizona may be the most impressed I’ve been with them |