Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan State | beat MD-Eastern Shore and Florida. From #2 to #1 |
2 | Purdue | beat IUPUI, Howard & Youngstown St. From #3 to #2 |
3 | Oklahoma | beat Villanova by 18, beat Oral Roberts by 18. From #8 to #3 |
4 | Virginia | beat West Virginia. From #5 to #4 |
5 | Kansas | beat Holy Cross and Oregon State. From #4 to #5 |
6 | Duke | Idle this week. From #6 to #6 |
7 | Villanova | Lost to Oklahoma, beat La Salle. From #1 to #7 |
8 | Xavier | beat Wright State and Cincinnati. From #10 to #8 |
9 | Kentucky | beat Eastern Kentucky and Arizona State. From #7 to #9 |
10 | Iowa State | beat Buffalo, Iowa, and Arkansas-PB. From #11 to #10. |
11 | Louisville | beat Eastern Michigan. From #12 to #11 |
12 | Arizona | beat Fresno State and Missouri (note: added this description before start of Arizona/Mizzou). From #14 to #12 |
13 | Miami (FL) | beat Florida. From #15 to #13 |
14 | Maryland | beat UConn and Maryland-Eastern Shore. From #18 to #14 |
15 | Baylor | beat Northwestern State. From #16 to #15 |
16 | West Virginia | lost to Virginia, beat Louisiana-Monroe. From #13 to #16 |
17 | SMU | beat Michigan. From #22 to #17 |
18 | North Carolina | lost to Texas. From #9 to #18 |
19 | Butler | beat VMI and Tennessee. From #24 to #19 |
20 | Pitt | beat Eastern Washington and Morehead State. From NR to #20 |
21 | South Carolina | Idle this week. From #25 to #21 |
22 | Cincinnati | lost to Xavier. From #17 to #22 |
23 | Providence | beat Boston College and Bryant. From NR to #23 |
24 | Notre Dame | beat Stony Brook and Loyola-Chicago. From NR to #24 |
25 | GW | beat Penn State & Rutgers. From NR to #25. Dropped from ranks: Vanderbilt (19), Gonzaga (20), Florida (21), Iowa (23) |