Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Oklahoma | (1) Same explanation as last week. Ultimately UNC and OU are 1A and 1B. OU has the better resume though, so OU's 1st in my ballot |
2 | North Carolina | (2) Really they are 1B. Chance Monday to improve the resume |
3 | Villanova | (4) Won their only game this week. Have a good resume. 3rd in KenPom |
4 | Iowa | (3) Lost at Maryland, but losing on the road isn't that bad this season. Wins over Purdue, Michigan State, and Michigan |
5 | Maryland | (12) Won at home vs Iowa, but still think Iowa would win on a neutral court in a close game. Maryland has 1 good win vs Iowa at home. |
6 | Texas A&M | (5) Lost at Arkansas, beat Iowa State at home. Losing on the road isn't terrible, but Arkansas isn't good. Not a bad resume though. |
7 | Xavier | (13) Some good wins, but no great wins. The only bad loss is at home to Georgetown. |
8 | Kansas | (8) Lost at Iowa State, which isn't a bad loss and something I thought would happen. Good resume though. |
9 | Baylor | (9) No bad losses and a win in Ames looks good, but they don't have much else. Big week this week. |
10 | Virginia | (14) Destroyed Louisville in the YUM center to give them their first good win on the road. |
11 | Providence | (8) Only bad loss is to Marquette. They did lose at home to Xavier, but they also have a win at Nova. |
12 | Iowa State | (10) Beat KU at home, but lost at Texas A&m, which isn't terrible. Good resume for ISU though. |
13 | West Virginia | (6) Beat KSU at home, lost at Florida by a lot. They've also lost 3 of the last 5. Big week for them. They go to Ames and host Baylor |
14 | Purdue | (15) 1 bad loss at Illinois. They have a decent resume. They go to Maryland this Saturday which could be a big win. |
15 | Louisville | (11) Very poor performance at home vs Virginia can all be forgotten if they knock off UNC this Monday. |
16 | Michigan State | (17) After losing 3 straight, they've now won 3 straight. Big game at Michigan this Saturday. |
17 | Wichita State | (18) They're on a roll. Good win over Evansville on the road, and ever since VanFleet got healthy, WSU's been really good. |
18 | SMU | (16) No great wins, 1 loss, but still don't have great wins. |
19 | Oregon | (25) Have wins over Valpo, Baylor, USC, and Arizona. Have some poor losses on the road but have won 4 in a row now. |
20 | Kentucky | (23) Yes, they lost in AFH, but it was in OT, and UK is starting to figure it out, at least, I think they are. |
21 | Miami (FL) | (20) Beat Duke and then lost at NC State. Has a win over Utah, but that's it. |
22 | Dayton | (UR) 3 losses, 2 of them are bad, but has a win over Iowa |
23 | Arizona | (19) Lost to Oregon, which isn't a terrible loss, although it was at home, but they don't have any great wins. |
24 | Saint Mary's | (UR) They are only in my poll because all the other teams lost. They beat Gonzaga and that's it and have lost at Pepperdine. |
25 | Indiana | (24) It seems like Indiana will never win at Wisconsin. They get to their tough part of the Big 10 schedule after next week. |