Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kentucky | Destroyed MSU, and didn't look at their best either. These guys are good. |
2 | Indiana | Can't argue with results. |
3 | Villanova | Able to win against 2 great bigs in Purdue, in a theoretically tough matchup for them. |
4 | Kansas | Josh Jackson is pretty damn awesome, nice surprise that Azubuike has looked good. They are Big 12 favs yet again. |
5 | Duke | Without 3 stars, still one of the best teams in the country, but until they get healthy, they aren't #1. How about Kennard, though!? |
6 | North Carolina | |
7 | Virginia | |
8 | Xavier | Some growing pains but 5-0. Gates should be back this week, freshmen are coming out of their shells, defense has improved. |
9 | Arizona | |
10 | Creighton | Need to be taken seriously, and I just love Greg McDermott. |
11 | Louisville | Elite on D, but do they have a guy that can take over a game like their past great teams? |
12 | Saint Mary's | Dayton is a good away win. |
13 | Syracuse | |
14 | West Virginia | |
15 | UCLA | |
16 | Gonzaga | |
17 | Iowa State | 130 points... holy shit. Like most of these teams, still haven't been truly tested though. |
18 | Michigan | |
19 | Purdue | Well built team |
20 | Florida State | |
21 | Baylor | Good win against a depleted Oregon |
22 | Wisconsin | Tournament results may have propped this team up a little too high. Can't fault a tough away loss too much, though. |
23 | Oregon | Not a great team without Dillon Brooks. Should be as low as they get, though, with him coming back. |
24 | URI | |
25 | Texas | There's probably 10 more teams I think could be top 25, just haven't seen enough yet. I.E. Florida, MIA, Butler, Cal, Wichita, ND, etc. |