Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | |
2 | Villanova | |
3 | Kansas | |
4 | Duke | |
5 | North Carolina | Top 5 staying the same - nothing particularly noteworthy. I thought UNC was a tier below, but they may be be closer than I thought. |
6 | Virginia | |
7 | Xavier | |
8 | Baylor | Impressive stretch for Baylor with wins against Oregon, VCU, MSU and Louisville. |
9 | Indiana | Bad loss, but they still have the KU win - which is a better resume win than almost anyone else has. |
10 | UCLA | |
11 | Saint Mary's | |
12 | Louisville | |
13 | Gonzaga | |
14 | Creighton | |
15 | Purdue | |
16 | URI | |
17 | Iowa State | |
18 | Oregon | Still getting the benefit of the doubt with Brooks' injury and their current form. But we need to see some life soon. |
19 | Cincinnati | Moved up a few spots due to teams ahead of them losing. |
20 | Syracuse | |
21 | West Virginia | Loss to Temple was worth dropping a handful of spots, but a lot of teams picked losses to keep them from dropping more. |
22 | Butler | |
23 | Arizona | Other than a comeback win against a very mediocre Michigan State team, what have they done? |
24 | Wisconsin | |
25 | South Carolina | I'm not sure they are a Top 25 team, but with wins against Michigan and Syracuse they have earned this spot. |