Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | Too good. |
2 | Duke | No change. |
3 | Wisconsin | Good wins against G-Town and Oklahoma. |
4 | Arizona | Grinded out a couple tough wins. |
5 | Texas | Great win @UConn |
6 | Gonzaga | |
7 | Wichita State | |
8 | Virginia | That defense |
9 | Villanova | Huge win over VCU as well as victory over Michigan. |
10 | Louisville | |
11 | North Carolina | Hard for me to drop them this far even. Big wins over UCLA and FLa. Losing to a team that shot 30% isn't very good. Learning experience. |
12 | Kansas | Good win over MSU. Will likely climb again as season goes on and competition increases. Too much parity right now. |
13 | San Diego State | Almost knocked over Zona, but got lucky against BYU. |
14 | Ohio State | Big matchups all around for the B1G/ACC Challenge. First actual test of the year coming for the Buckeyes and it's against Lousiville. |
15 | Miami (FL) | Keep winning. |
16 | Michigan State | This is actually up 2 spots in my poll.. Can't fault them for losing to Kansas and Duke. |
17 | West Virginia | |
18 | Michigan | Played great against Nova. If the young interior develops- watch out in March. |
19 | Arkansas | My "dark horse" at the beginning of the year. Big showdown against ISU. |
20 | Maryland | Kind of tough to place them with the injury to Dez. Will be a very good team. |
21 | Oklahoma | Also a tough to place team. Solid wins over Butler and UCLA. Can't fault them for losing to good competition. |
22 | Iowa State | Shot <30% yet somehow hung with Maryland. Live and die by the 3? |
23 | Illinois | Looking good so far.. Typical of Groce, but can they keep it up? Rice looking like a stud. |
24 | Butler | |
25 | NC State | Honorable mention: Northern Iowa, OK State, Seton Hall, CSU |