Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | Has looked impressive, huge win on the road at Purdue |
2 | Virginia | Very solid. Will know more w/ games v Iowa, Ohio St upcoming |
3 | Kentucky | Dismantled a less-than-impressive looking MSU |
4 | Indiana | Their win vs. Kansas may be best of young season so far |
5 | Gonzaga | Dominant win at SDSU reason for high ranking |
6 | North Carolina | Has won comfortably, but has yet to play anyone of note |
7 | Duke | Lost to KU, but has actually looked real good, even with injuries |
8 | Xavier | With some injuries, has managed to win, although w/ some questionable results |
9 | Kansas | Tough schedule, huge win vs Duke, tough loss to IU, will make way back to Top 5 I'm sure |
10 | Creighton | I was very impressed with this team vs Wisconsin |
11 | Louisville | Same boat as UNC, looked good, but played no one |
12 | Arizona | Seeing this team, I think they will start dropping some games soon |
13 | Saint Mary's | Impressive wins at Nevada, and vs Dayton |
14 | UCLA | Has proven they have a lot of talent, will see vs more high quality opponents |
15 | Oregon | Tough loss, but w/o Brooks and Baylor looks pretty solid |
16 | Baylor | Very comfortable win against Oregon |
17 | Michigan | 20 point wins over both SMU and Marquette |
18 | Syracuse | Undefeated, but will know more in coming week vs better opponents |
19 | Iowa State | Played no one, but unbeaten, still a ? team at this point |
20 | Wisconsin | Has looked a little hit and miss, likely a team to improve as season progresses |
21 | URI | Looked solid vs Cincinnati, but missed big opportunity to knock off a hobbled Duke team |
22 | West Virginia | Dominant against minor competition |
23 | Purdue | Squandered opportunity vs Villanova, looked sketchy vs Georgia St |
24 | Wichita State | Looking impressive thus far, but competition not great |
25 | Northern Iowa | Crushed ASU, nice win vs Oklahoma, looked solid vs Xavier gets them in |