Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan State | Still keeping up their 80.4% assist rate, glue players like Costello or Nairn will decide the fate of this squad. |
2 | Kansas | Top ten in true shooting percentage, but there's going to be a night when their shooting fails and Self can't make up for it in coaching. |
3 | Kentucky | They're 318th in 3pt attempt rate. Their bigs will need them to expand the offense a bit as the season goes. |
4 | Oklahoma | Looked dominant against Villanova, Buddy Hield is going to be in the Wooden Award conversation, and their leading the NCAA in 3pt% |
5 | Maryland | Looked good in the game against UConn, 3rd in the NCAA in eFG% and are getting to the line at will. |
6 | Iowa State | Monte Morris 5.28 Ast/TO ratio... but the real story is how well Jameel McKay has been playing, good comeback this week. |
7 | Duke | Been away for Finals, return to action this Tuesday. Looking forward to Ingram's and Thornton's continued growth. |
8 | Virginia | Amazing comeback against WV much to my gambling chagrin, Anthony Gill is good at basketball, he should look into making this his career. |
9 | Purdue | Fully on the Bandwagon... http://i.imgur.com/pjefCGz.gif |
10 | Xavier | They excel at rebounding and getting to the line, that makes for ugly but effective basketball and cincy just found that out first hand. |
11 | North Carolina | Honestly a tough loss to Texas on a night where Felix just wouldn't miss. Having Hicks on the court that much was their downfall. |
12 | Arizona | Didn't have a letdown against Fresno, and the adjustment to not having Zeus doesn't seem too harsh |
13 | Villanova | Humbed against Oklahoma, but as documented this week by Kenpom, their shooting will get better. |
14 | Louisville | This team is getting some major disrespect, only a 4pt loss @MSU blemishing their resume. |
15 | Providence | Same as UL and Kansas, perfect aside from their game against MSU. |
16 | Baylor | Win over Vandy doesn't look quite as hot, but definitely have an impressive start with the lone loss @Oregon |
17 | Miami (FL) | Quality beatdown of Florida, have stayed consistent early on which has been a problem for Larannaga's teams in the past. |
18 | Butler | Rolling after their humbling at the hands of Miami. |
19 | SMU | Dominated Michigan in their first test of the season. No postseason hopes, but they'll play ruiner for many. |
20 | GW | The win over Virginia was no fluke, they played Cincinnati tight and dominated PSU and SHU |
21 | West Virginia | Lost focus and let Virginia control the tempo in the second half. If they can impose their will on the tempo they win. |
22 | Georgetown | Best three loss team in the nation, close games against two top 7 teams should only prove their talent level. |
23 | Cincinnati | Good win over GW but was outplayed at their own game against the X, Mick Cronin should be a bit worried in how they manufacture offense |
24 | UConn | The end of this list was filled with multiple undeserving teams, but I'll award UConn's efforts against UM even with how inconsistent they a |
25 | UCLA | Another fringe inclusion, but they've got three good victories in UK, Zaga, and UNLV despite the three losses. |