Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma | Fairly undisputed at this point |
2 | North Carolina | Elite team but still plagued with problems. Paige still needs to find his shot. |
3 | Iowa | Quality loss to Maryland. Still has phenomenal shooting. |
4 | Xavier | Good team |
5 | Kansas | Zero sum week for the Jayhawks |
6 | Virginia | Hoos bouncing back after Wake and a huge road win against Louisville |
7 | Maryland | Signature win over Iowa but otherwise weak resume |
8 | Texas A&M | |
9 | Villanova | |
10 | Michigan State | The elite team may be coming back. Has been MIA for a few weeks. |
11 | Providence | |
12 | SMU | |
13 | West Virginia | Got embarrassed on the road but still have some good wins. |
14 | Iowa State | |
15 | Baylor | |
16 | Miami (FL) | Had the misfortune of being NC State's miraculous win. |
17 | Louisville | Got outplayed by Virginia but still a great defensive team. |
18 | Purdue | |
19 | Kentucky | In the process of repair, but there are still flashes of greatness. |
20 | Oregon | |
21 | Arizona | Victim of the PAC-12 |
22 | Indiana | |
23 | Saint Mary's | |
24 | Wichita State | |
25 | Duke | Probably doesn't deserve it. |