Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Villanova | (3) 3 losses, none of which are bad. Welcome to the top spot Nova. |
2 | Iowa | (4) 4 losses, none of which are bad. They head to Indiana this week |
3 | Maryland | (5) Close to putting OU here, but Maryland has looked better as of late. |
4 | Oklahoma | (1) Losing at K State isn't good, and the way they shot was even worse. Have a chance to rebound against Texas and KU at home this week. |
5 | Xavier | (7) Only 2 losses, but they only have wins over Dayton and USC that are worth much. |
6 | Kansas | (8) Winners of 3 straight, they get WVU at home this week and then go to Norman to play OU. BIG WEEK |
7 | Virginia | (10) Have won 6 in a row, including at Louisville. |
8 | West Virginia | (13) Currently 1st place in the Big 12. They head to AFH this week. |
9 | North Carolina | (2) Lost both games last week, at Louisville and at ND. |
10 | Louisville | (15) Beat UNC this week after being blown out at home vs Virginia. Their schedule turns tough from here on out. |
11 | Michigan State | (16) After losing 3 straight, they've now won 4 straight. They have a tough week at Purdue and vs Indiana |
12 | Iowa State | (12) Lost at home to WVU but got the win at Ok State. Hard team to figure out |
13 | Miami (FL) | (21) Beat ND and GT this week. Don't have a great win though. |
14 | Oregon | (19) A team to look out for. This team is playing extremely well right now which included a win at Arizona. |
15 | Purdue | (14) Lost at Maryland which isn't a bad loss. |
16 | Baylor | (9) Lost vs Texas and at WVU, tough week for them, eases up a little bit here. |
17 | Texas A&M | (6) Bad week for A&m, lost at Vandy and lost at home to South Carolina. |
18 | Providence | (11) Losing at home to Nova isn't that bad, losing at DePaul is bad. |
19 | Dayton | (22) Just keep winning. 3 losses, 2 of them are bad, but has a win over Iowa |
20 | Arizona | (23) Big week coming up as they get UCLA and USC at home. |
21 | Texas | (UR) Big win over Baylor and don't look now, but Texas has won 7 of their last 8 (only lost at AFH). They head to Norman for Big Monday |
22 | Wichita State | (17) Bad loss at Illinois State. Thought about dropping them farther, but everyone else lost and personally they are still good. |
23 | USC | (UR) Back on the ballot after winning 3 straight. Big week as they got to both Arizona schools. |
24 | Kentucky | (20) Wanted to drop them out, but losing on the road doesn't hold as much weight, and then they demolished Florida. |
25 | Indiana | (25) Huge week for Indiana who has a back-loaded schedule. Get Iowa at home then head to Michigan State. |