Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kentucky | Kentucky Continues their ways with a top performance against a very good Texas. |
2 | Duke | Solidifies their #2 spot with a 10 point win over Wisconsin. |
3 | Arizona | Solid wins over San Diego St. and Gonzaga. Good shot at going into conference play undefeated. |
4 | Louisville | Best win is at home against Ohio State, the Kentucky matchup might be two top 3 teams on Dec. 27. |
5 | Virginia | No top wins yet, weak-ish non-con. They are going to try to get wins by quantity. |
6 | Villanova | Biggest win is the 24 point win over VCU. |
7 | Wisconsin | Home loss to Duke isn't bad, obviously they are very good, but that was their best chance to prove themselves. |
8 | Texas | No chance at Rupp Arena against Kentucky right now. |
9 | Kansas | Seems to have recovered from the Kentucky game. |
10 | Gonzaga | Overtime loss at Arizona. Game went as expected |
11 | Ohio State | Has played no one except Louisville, which they lost. No chance to prove anything until UNC on Dec. 20. |
12 | Wichita State | Really needed the win over Utah, but it was OT on the road. |
13 | Iowa State | Only loss to Maryland, Arkansas is the only sort of impressive win. |
14 | North Carolina | Hasn't been consistent enough right now to be a top 10 team. |
15 | Butler | Wins over North Carolina and Georgetown look good. The loss to Oklahoma isn't terrible. |
16 | Utah | Great win over Wichita State. |
17 | Maryland | Only loss is to a very good Virginia. |
18 | San Diego State | Close loss to Arizona, best win is Utah. Lost in a stinker to Washington. |
19 | Baylor | Only loss to Illinois, no extraordinary wins. |
20 | Notre Dame | Good win over Michigan State, tough loss to Providence. |
21 | Miami (FL) | 13 point loss at home to Green Bay really dampens their momentum. |
22 | Illinois | Good win over Baylor, loss @ Miami. Villanova will be a huge test. |
23 | Iowa | Win over UNC really helps. |
24 | Northern Iowa | Decent road win over Stephen F. Austin. Still unbeaten. |
25 | UCLA | Lost to the only two top opponents they've played. |