Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Villanova | The defending champs are undefeated with three top 100 wins. |
2 | Kentucky | Kentucky is yet to be tested. We'll see how they do in December against UNC and Louisville. |
3 | North Carolina | UNC has looked absolutely dominant. There's really nothing else to say about this team. |
4 | Kansas | I'm a little worried about their shooting going forward, but this team is still loaded with talent. |
5 | Duke | Duke hasn't beat anyone great yet, but they're still doing very well without some great freshmen. They'll be scary good when healthy. |
6 | Virginia | Similar to Duke -- no standout win yet, but it's hard to fault a team that manhandles everyone it plays. |
7 | Xavier | I'm a little worried about this team's inability to put teams away, but 6-0 is 6-0. I'll move Xavier up to #1 if they give us Macura. |
8 | Baylor | One of the biggest surprises of the year so far. |
9 | Gonzaga | Looked great in the Advocare Invitational. Again. |
10 | Louisville | I've cooled off on Louisville after last week. They'll be fine, but I don't think they're a top five team. |
11 | Oregon | I think this team can be very good, but right now they don't look like a top ten team. |
12 | Iowa State | 5-1 with a two-point neutral court loss to Gonzaga. Hard to move them down. |
13 | Saint Mary's | It'll be a while before we know much about this St. Mary's team. |
14 | Indiana | Not sure what to make of this team. I think many people overreacted to their win over Kansas. |
15 | Butler | Undefeated. |
16 | Syracuse | Tuesday's game with Wisconsin will be a fun one. |
17 | Creighton | Creighton probably won't lose until January. They could crack the top 10. |
18 | Arizona | Zona has been thoroughly unconvincing so far. |
19 | UCLA | They've played two teams in the KenPom top 150. |
20 | South Carolina | I didn't see them being this good, so props to SCar. |
21 | Wisconsin | They've won the games they should win and lost the games they should lose. |
22 | Florida | 6-1 with some decent wins. |
23 | Michigan | Too early to really know about this team. Not super efficient. |
24 | West Virginia | They really should've won that Temple game. They had the same problems (turnovers, shooting) that we all expected. |
25 | Notre Dame | Purdue, Oklahoma State and Ohio State can play their way into the rankings with solid weeks. |