Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | No question here (-) |
2 | Wisconsin | The difference between them and AZ is splitting hairs (-) |
3 | Arizona | See above (-) |
4 | Duke | They are fun to watch aren't they (+1) |
5 | Louisville | They are playing impressive basketball early in the season (+2) |
6 | Virginia | I mentioned their good D right? (-) |
7 | North Carolina | More impressive than Texas and KU so they move up (+2) |
8 | Kansas | They have had problems, but not enough for me to drop them further (-4) |
9 | Texas | Didn't do anything special and based on eye test this is where they belong (-1) |
10 | Gonzaga | They are playing some impressive basketball (+5) |
11 | Iowa State | Nothing overly impressive, but nothing to make me doubt them here (+1) |
12 | Villanova | They play VCU on the 24th so think of that as a try out for this spot (-1) |
13 | VCU | Really the 24th should be a fun game (+3) |
14 | San Diego State | Fisher is just plain good at his job (-) |
15 | Wichita State | They are good, but how good I don't know yet (+2) |
16 | Ohio State | They go here because they have kept winning (+3) |
17 | UCLA | Top scoring team in the nation (New) |
18 | Miami (FL) | They beat Florida at UF, that puts them ahead of the Gators (New) |
19 | Michigan State | Lost to Duke, have played well otherwise (-) |
20 | Florida | Still think they are top 20, but it has been a ROUGH start (-10) |
21 | Michigan | They keep winning, they will become more noticed (New) |
22 | Oklahoma State | They fill in here nicely and have good potential (New) |
23 | Oklahoma | Do you want your team to play in Omaha, because if so we will take you on (-6) |
24 | UConn | Blah couple of weeks, but still hanging on (-11) |
25 | Providence | Impressive win over ND gets them in (New) [Dropped out: Neb, Iowa, Cuse, SMU, MN] [On the radar: IU, WVU, Creighton, Xavier] |