Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | Will probably stay #1 going into the dance even with a loss |
2 | Villanova | Somehow the most consistent team in the country |
3 | Virginia | Even the "bad" losses look okay now |
4 | North Carolina | Have been very impressive since the Duke loss |
5 | Xavier | |
6 | Oklahoma | |
7 | Michigan State | |
8 | West Virginia | |
9 | Indiana | |
10 | Oregon | |
11 | Miami (FL) | With their 3rd stinker of the season, the Canes should be happy that they probably won't have the chance to lose to a 15 or 16 this year |
12 | Purdue | |
13 | Utah | |
14 | Louisville | |
15 | Texas A&M | |
16 | Maryland | |
17 | Arizona | |
18 | Duke | |
19 | Iowa State | |
20 | Kentucky | |
21 | Baylor | |
22 | Iowa | Iowa's slide is likely to continue against surging Purdue |
23 | Texas | |
24 | California | |
25 | Wisconsin | 26) Seton Hall 27) Texas Tech 28) Providence 29) Colorado 30) Dayton |