Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kansas | Only loss is to a healthy MSU squad. I'd favor them over everyone but MSU with a healthy Valentine on a neutral court. |
2 | Oklahoma | Only loss is in AFH, in 3OTs, to KU who I have #1. I'd favor them over Maryland on a neutral court. |
3 | Maryland | Only loss is at UNC. I give them the edge on a neutral court vs UNC |
4 | Michigan State | Waiting for a 100% healthy Valentine. With him, they are probably #1. Without, they aren't as good. |
5 | North Carolina | Lost to UNI without Paige, lost to Texas on a last shot. Wins over Maryland and UCLA |
6 | Villanova | 2nd in KenPom, their only losses are to OU and at Virginia. Have wins at Butler, Xavier, and Creighton |
7 | Duke | Lost to UK in the 3rd game, and Utah in OT by 2. Have a good win over Indiana but they don't have any great wins. |
8 | West Virginia | Only loss is to Virginia, but they also lack a signature win. Have a great shot this week when they host KU and go on the road against OU |
9 | Miami (FL) | Only loss is to Northeastern by 1. Several good wins like Butler, Utah, and Florida. Have a shot to prove to people this week at Virginia |
10 | SMU | Still undefeated, but still hasn't played anyone besides Cincinnati |
11 | Xavier | Lost to Villanova by a lot, but it is their only loss. They have good wins vs Butler, Cincinnati, and USC |
12 | Iowa | Wins over Purdue and Michigan State look really good, but still to me, they have some questions still. Get a healthy MSU team this week. |
13 | Providence | Lost to Marquette, but has one of the best players in the country in Dunn. Still, lots of questions. |
14 | Kentucky | Lost to LSU, have wins over Duke and Louisville, but several questions as to which team shows up. |
15 | Texas A&M | They have a good win vs Baylor but losses to Syracuse and Arizona State leave some questions. Should compete with UK for the SEC Title. |
16 | Virginia | They have great wins in WVU, Villanova, and ND, but two losses this week to VT and GT raise lots of questions about Virginia |
17 | South Carolina | Undefeated, but only good win is Vandy, who isn't looking so good. |
18 | Baylor | Win at Iowa State is their best win. |
19 | Iowa State | Lost to Baylor, OU, and UNI. Win over Iowa. |
20 | Butler | Their 4 losses are vs Providence, Miami (neutral court), at Xavier, and at Villanova. They have wins at Cincy and vs Purdue. |
21 | UConn | Couple of good wins, but no great wins and that loss to Temple really looks bad. |
22 | Louisville | No great wins, a bad loss to Clemson, and way to many question marks for this team. |
23 | Purdue | Some good wins, and has a great defense, but a loss to Illinois looks terrible. |
24 | Pitt | Only loss is to Purdue at home, but at the same time, their best win is at ND. Have a shot to pick up a great win at Louisville |
25 | UCLA | 5 losses but wins over UK and Arizona. |