Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan State | Sparty has been more impressive than anyone to this point in the season |
2 | Kansas | Kansas almost dropped a stunner to Harvard but prevailed |
3 | Iowa State | Cyclones keep on keepin on |
4 | Maryland | Loss to UNC was @ UNC and could have gone either way |
5 | Kentucky | Loss @ UCLA hurts the psyche of a young team, but they are still one of the 5 best in the country |
6 | Oklahoma | Big match up against Nova Monday |
7 | North Carolina | Big win @ home over Maryland, but still not sure if they are ready to contend |
8 | Villanova | Big match up against Oklahoma Monday |
9 | Duke | Need to find a way to separate themselves in the tough ACC |
10 | Virginia | UVA has allowed a lot of points thus far. How will they hold up come ACC play |
11 | Purdue | Purdue is sneaking their way into contention in the BIG 10 |
12 | Xavier | Xavier will have to prove itself in the crosstown shootout and @ Villanova in the coming weeks |
13 | Vanderbilt | Vandy is good. They are a legitimate threat to UK in the SEC. |
14 | Arizona | Zona got a big win @ Gonzaga without Tarczewciski |
15 | West Virginia | |
16 | Gonzaga | Loss to Zona hurts but not the end of the world for the Zags |
17 | Cincinnati | Butler loss will sting, but a win over crosstown rival Xavier would be nice bump |
18 | Oregon | |
19 | Texas A&M | Loss to a good Arizona St team drops the Aggies, but not too bad |
20 | Syracuse | Is Syracuse as good as we all once thought? |
21 | Miami (FL) | |
22 | SMU | |
23 | Providence | |
24 | Baylor | |
25 | Arizona State | The Sun Devils were impressive in their lashing of Texas A&M |