Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Arizona | Dominating the PAC 12, the only clear favorite. |
2 | Gonzaga | Move to the PAC 12 already, they’re destroying the WCC. |
3 | Kentucky | Everyone else lost, so… |
4 | Purdue | Here me out here. So many ranked teams lost, at least they had a big win against Illinois. Also Jalen Ivey. |
5 | Baylor | Big win over Texas. |
6 | Auburn | I had Auburn at #4, and was criticized relentlessly. Who’s laughing now? |
7 | Texas Tech | Winning the in the BIG 12 is good enough to move up to #7. |
8 | Kansas | Big win over Texas. I guess that’s enough? |
9 | Villanova | Senior team with two solid wins? Sure, top 10. Only in this economy. |
10 | Duke | I’m still confident they could make a deep run in march, and more certain I didn’t know who else to put here. |
11 | Providence | DePaul gave em a real run, but this team is still on top of the Big East. |
12 | Illinois | Losing to the #4 team on the road barely counts as a loss. Sweet 16 is definitely on the horizon. |
13 | Tennessee | Winning is enough to move up. Neither was particularly meaningful. |
14 | Houston | Houston is a fraud. Losing twice in a terrible AAC is a bad sign. 4 seed at best. |
15 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin > MSU, but Rutgers > Wisc, and Rutgers > MSU. Yet Rutgers is the only one not ranked by ESPN. |
16 | UCLA | USC has their number, but I figured more than 5 spots was just unfair. |
17 | USC | Just keep winning, just keep winning… |
18 | Ohio State | They beat Michigan, who beat Purdue, who beat Ohio St… it’s a circle of suck. |
19 | Michigan State | |
20 | Marquette | |
21 | Arkansas | DOWN GOES #1 |
22 | Murray State | |
23 | Rutgers | Wins over two ranked teams, and now Illinois on Wed at the RAC. They are quickly heating up. |
24 | Wyoming | RANK EM |
25 | Ohio | I said it last week too; don’t count these guys out. |