Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma | Only blemish is 3OT to Kansas, and they've played very well otherwise |
2 | Xavier | Another one-loss team in a very tough conference |
3 | SMU | Ponies are undefeated still - maybe the injuries will hurt them evnetually. Until then, they ranked highly. |
4 | North Carolina | Tar Heels bouncing back from a couple early losses. |
5 | South Carolina | They finally lost. But in a weak SEC, they could do very well. |
6 | Villanova | Another tough team out of the Big East. The Big East is good this year. |
7 | Maryland | Terps are rising. Every year we say they'll be good. This year they will be. |
8 | Iowa | Hawkeyes beat MSU twice, so we can overlook the 3 losses. |
9 | Michigan State | Bad loss to Wisconsin. Plus two losses to Iowa. They'll bounce back. |
10 | Kansas | Jayhawks are doing well too, there are a lot of very good teams though. |
11 | West Virginia | Mountaineers have played well in Big 12. |
12 | Texas A&M | Aggies only have two losses, they and South Carolina are only really good teams in SEC this year. |
13 | Pitt | Pitt playing well too out of ACC. Let's see if this is finally the year they do well in postseason. |
14 | Providence | Friars doing well in Big East. Haven't been as good as their hot start lately, but that's still not super bad. |
15 | Purdue | Purdue doing well in Big 10, interesting to see how they do against Iowa and Sparty |
16 | USC | Still flying high after win over Arizona |
17 | Arizona | No awful losses, and only three total. They've played well. |
18 | Louisville | Cardinals are doing well this year in spite of scandal. |
19 | Baylor | Bears doing well so far, but have a tough Big 12 schedule. |
20 | Dayton | Big win over George Washington. |
21 | Indiana | Only three losses. This Big 10 is good this year. Lots of talent range across basketball, most in recent memory. |
22 | Little Rock | Trojans still have just the one loss. They may stay that way. |
23 | Miami (FL) | Only three losses as well, Northeastern was bad but others are understandable. |
24 | Hawaii | Two losses - at Texas Tech and against Oklahoma at home. And they almost beat the Sooners. This team is underrated. |
25 | Grand Canyon | Only two losses, one was to Louisville, and one was in OT. |