Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | Sparty moves past Oklahoma thanks to Sooners' two narrow wins in Hawaii |
2 | Oklahoma | Still, not enough to drop OU below #2 |
3 | Virginia | Cavs have a couple quality wins and the loss to GW isn't too bad. |
4 | Xavier | Xavier is undefeated still. Remember this team. They're going to be good. |
5 | Kansas | Only one loss, and a quality one |
6 | Maryland | Terps are playing well too |
7 | Iowa State | That UNI loss is bad, but it's their only blemish |
8 | SMU | SMU has no losses, they'll be good this year. Shame they can't go anywhere. |
9 | Providence | Quality team with a couple quality wins |
10 | Butler | Another good team out of the Big East |
11 | Purdue | Only loss was to Butler |
12 | Arizona | Probably the best West Coast team |
13 | South Carolina | Gamecocks are undefeated |
14 | Texas Tech | Quality team who beat previously unbeaten UALR |
15 | Villanova | Two losses, both to Top 3 teams |
16 | North Carolina | Another two loss team, but those losses are worse. Still, they have good wins too. |
17 | West Virginia | Underrated team from Big 12 |
18 | Kentucky | Win over Louisville gets them back in. |
19 | Duke | Duke is inconsistent - when they're on their game, they're Top 5, and when they're not, they're not even Top 50. |
20 | Northwestern | Still only one loss, to UNC. |
21 | Pitt | One loss team, let's see if they blow it again in tourney time |
22 | Miami (FL) | Loss to Northeastern is horrible, and will continue to hurt them. |
23 | Utah | Beat Duke and gets back in here. |
24 | Colorado | Only losses were to Iowa State and SMU |
25 | Texas A&M | Aggies make it back in. |