Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | Too many teams worthy of being ranked this week. (My previous ballot in parenthesis) (1) |
2 | Michigan State | (2) |
3 | Kansas | Kansas and Nova jump ahead of Duke this week after strong performances (5) |
4 | Villanova | (7) |
5 | Duke | (4) |
6 | North Carolina | (6) |
7 | Virginia | (8) |
8 | Iowa State | (10) |
9 | Gonzaga | Zags drop down after losing to A&M. (3) |
10 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma jumps the Terps after the big Wisconsin win (12) |
11 | Maryland | I'm not sold on the Terps. Not one bit. (11) |
12 | Purdue | This team looks scary. My Cubs fandom makes me nervous about this. (15) |
13 | Louisville | Loved how they looked against St. Louis. (21) |
14 | Xavier | Huge jump for Xavier this week. So many good wins. (26-30) |
15 | Arizona | Squeaking by Santa Clara and losing to a good Providence team gets you dinged. (9) |
16 | Syracuse | What. A Week. (NR) |
17 | Cincinnati | Big week? Huge week. (26-30) |
18 | Texas A&M | So many good weeks. (NR) |
19 | Vanderbilt | Vandy and SMU hold serve with lone wins this week (19) |
20 | SMU | (20) |
21 | Miami (FL) | Bad loss to Northeastern in their only game this week. (14) |
22 | Oregon | Another one-game team this week. (23) |
23 | Providence | Can't decide about the Friars. They maybe should be higher. (NR) |
24 | West Virginia | Huggy bear keeps rolling right along. (26-30). |
25 | Baylor | (25) Baylor steady. 26-30: Butler (24) , Dayton (NR), Florida (NR), Notre Dame (13), Pitt (NR). Gone: UCONN, IU, Utah, Wich St, Cal, LSU |