Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oklahoma | 3 point 3OT loss in AFH is their only loss. Wins over WVU, KU, ISU, Nova. |
2 | North Carolina | I wrestled with them and KU. Personally, UNC has the better eye test in recent weeks, so went with that. |
3 | Kansas | See above. |
4 | Villanova | Only losses are to OU and Virginia. Played well recently. Good wins over Butler and Xavier |
5 | Iowa | 2 wins over Michigan State, a win over Purdue, Wichita State, and barely lost to Iowa State. |
6 | West Virginia | Had them 8th last week, beat my former #1 team, and lost by 2 to my new #1 team. |
7 | Xavier | Only loss is to my number 4 team. |
8 | Maryland | Lost to Michigan this week, and they really don't have a great win. |
9 | SMU | Hasn't lost, but, hasn't played anyone great. |
10 | Texas A&M | Have won 8 in a row, including a good win over Baylor. |
11 | Michigan State | Lost twice this week. At home to Iowa, and at Wisconsin. I thought they were better than this but apparently not. |
12 | Baylor | Beat Texas Tech on a buzzer beater and currently are tied for 1st. They get KSU Wed. and get OU at home Saturday. |
13 | Louisville | Losing to Clemson doesn't seem as bad as it did last week. |
14 | Providence | With everyone losing, this is where things get unclear. Seton Hall isn't a bad team, but this game was also at home for Providence... |
15 | Butler | They go to Providence this week so big game for them. |
16 | Arizona | Didn't rank them last week due to the injury, but obviously they are better than that. Still a lot of questions. |
17 | Virginia | Lost to Florida State, and this team is really confusing. Can beat some of the best teams but is struggling on the road vs decent teams |
18 | Miami (FL) | Lost to Virginia and Clemson this week and their only good win is over Butler. |
19 | USC | Wins over Arizona and UCLA, and the loss to Washington was by two. This team is playing really well as of late. |
20 | Iowa State | Life in the Big 12. Iowa State is 2-3 in the Big 12 with losses at OU, at Texas, and vs Baylor. Still think they are a good team. |
21 | Purdue | 12th in KenPom but their best win is at Pitt earlier in the year. |
22 | Wichita State | Wichita State had early season losses without Fred VanVleet, but even those losses don't look bad (Iowa, USC) |
23 | Notre Dame | A win at Duke and vs Iowa, but lots of questions for this team. |
24 | Duke | Didn't want to rank them, but Indiana hasn't beaten anyone, and Duke beat Indiana, so Duke stays in my ballot. We'll see how long though |
25 | South Carolina | They haven't played anyone, but I don't think they are as bad as they were in their loss to Alabama. |