Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | Still the clear #1, and they likely will be until they lose. |
2 | Oklahoma | |
3 | Maryland | Had to move them down a spot since they keep playing down to their opponents for most of the game. |
4 | Michigan State | |
5 | Villanova | |
6 | Iowa State | |
7 | Kansas | |
8 | Duke | |
9 | North Carolina | |
10 | Virginia | After the top 10, it gets really difficult. So many ranked teams lost this week, and many of them lost twice. |
11 | Purdue | Moved them up 12 spots. They're been playing awesome. |
12 | Arizona | |
13 | Xavier | Didn't even rank them last week. But they've beaten good teams in games that weren't terribly close. |
14 | Gonzaga | |
15 | Cincinnati | |
16 | Oregon | |
17 | Miami (FL) | |
18 | Vanderbilt | Loss to Kansas doesn't mean too much, especially since it was fairly close. |
19 | West Virginia | |
20 | Baylor | |
21 | Syracuse | Impressive start including a nice win over UConn. |
22 | Providence | Yes, I know they lost to MSU, but they also beat Arizona in a pretty nice week for them. |
23 | Texas A&M | |
24 | Louisville | |
25 | Indiana | Also considered: South Carolina, Notre Dame, Monmouth, Utah, Pitt |