Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | Might be better than you think. 2 to 1 |
2 | Michigan State | Handled Louisville on Dec 2nd. 3 to 2 |
3 | Purdue | Beat Pitt by 13 at Pitt. 6 to 3. |
4 | Kansas | Diallo seems pretty good. 5 to 4. |
5 | Virginia | Had a good week, but not as good as some other risers. 3 to 5. |
6 | Duke | Beat up on an Indiana team that got ranked somehow. 7 to 6 |
7 | Kentucky | Ouch. 1 to 7. |
8 | Oklahoma | Playing Villanova soon! 8 to 8. |
9 | North Carolina | Holding serve at the moment. 9 to 9. |
10 | Xavier | Only beat WKU this week, but moved up due to others. 12 to 10. |
11 | Iowa State | Only beat NDSU this week but moved up due to others. 14 to 11. |
12 | Louisville | Lost by 4 to a team that'll be #1 on a lot of ballots. Beat a national park by 48. 10 to 12 |
13 | West Virginia | Playing their first big game on Tuesday. 15 to 13 |
14 | Arizona | Beat Gonzaga in Spokane. 19 to 14 |
15 | Miami (FL) | Didn't have any baffling losses this week. 17 to 15 |
16 | Baylor | Beat Vandy! 21 to 16 |
17 | Cincinnati | Brutal loss to Butler. 13 to 17 |
18 | Maryland | Probably gonna keep a top 10 rank due to precedent. 18 to 18 |
19 | Vanderbilt | Close loss to Baylor. 16 to 19 |
20 | Gonzaga | The Zaga balloon is floating away. 11 to 20. |
21 | Florida | Enjoy it while it lasts. 25 to 21. |
22 | SMU | Larry Brown is not allowed to see this ranking. NR to 22. |
23 | Iowa | Moving on up slightly! 24 to 23. |
24 | Butler | Broke Cincy's hearts. NR to 24 |
25 | South Carolina | Not to be confused with "South Carolina-Corpus Christi". NR to 25 (Oregon/A&M/Syracuse dropped this week) |