Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | |
2 | Oklahoma | OU has looked unstoppable. I imagine they'll get to #1 this season. This next stretch against WSU, ISU, KU will show who they are. |
3 | Xavier | Xavier is undefeated and looking to stay that way |
4 | Maryland | |
5 | Kansas | |
6 | Virginia | UVA has had two consecutive wins against ranked teams, beating them on both ends of the floor. #1 offense on Ken Pom? Wow. |
7 | Butler | Butler surprised me with that win against Purdue. |
8 | North Carolina | Even after losing two games, I still think this North Carolina team is a Final Four team. |
9 | Arizona | |
10 | Duke | Let's face it, they lost with their best player sick with the flu and 2nd best player sidelined with a broken foot. |
11 | Purdue | I still think they can go toe-to-toe vs MSU, but the loss to Butler caught me off guard. |
12 | Kentucky | This isn't a top-10 team, at least right now. Youth and lack of discipline |
13 | Iowa State | The loss to UNI won't be an outlier for this team. |
14 | Louisville | I just wish they'd play someone good besides MSU. |
15 | Providence | Again, with the only blemish being MSU, they're a top-15 team |
16 | Miami (FL) | They absolutely demolished a good College of Charleston team. |
17 | Villanova | This relatively small team relies too much on the 3. It's a recipe for disaster if they aren't hot. |
18 | West Virginia | When they decide to play with tenacity on defense and the press, they're a nightmare for teams. |
19 | Cincinnati | Props to the Bearcats for playing a tough OOC schedule. |
20 | GW | |
21 | SMU | The sample size for this team is too damn small |
22 | Texas A&M | They didn't just beat Baylor, they smoked them. But, the losses against ASU and Syracuse weren't stellar... |
23 | Pitt | |
24 | Baylor | |
25 | Colorado | The Buffs haven't lost since a close game vs ISU |