Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | Haven't lost or looked shaky at all. Simple as that. |
2 | Villanova | Firing on all cylinders at the moment. |
3 | North Carolina | I don't want to jinx anything, but we look damn good all around. |
4 | Kansas | Ever since losing that opening game, they've looked as good as anyone in the nation. |
5 | Virginia | They've had 3 games where they held their opponent to under 40. Most points they've allowed all season is 52. Best D in the country. |
6 | Duke | Deliberated for quite some time between UVA and Duke. In the end, UVA's absurd defense won out. But Duke has looked great since faltering. |
7 | Xavier | Their ranking is more about all the top teams that were upset this past week, more than what its done. That's not to discount them though |
8 | Gonzaga | They move into my top ten after their win against ISU. |
9 | Baylor | Baylor can rise even higher if they beat Xavier in a few days. Already they've displayed amazing resolve in their W against Louisville. |
10 | Indiana | I wanted to drop them further, but with all the upsets that happened this week, I just couldn't justify having anyone else in the ten spot. |
11 | UCLA | They haven't really played a tough opponent, but they've looked extremely good. |
12 | Saint Mary's | Jock Landale is looking like an All-American. |
13 | Arizona | They fall because of their loss. |
14 | Oregon | Starting to look like Oregon might not be all that we thought it'd be. |
15 | Louisville | Why did pretty much every team ranked from 10-20 get upset this past week? |
16 | Purdue | An understandable loss to Nova is the only blemish this team has. |
17 | Wisconsin | Lost to UNC, and then rebounded with a convincing win over some scrubs |
18 | URI | Treading water since they didn't lose. |
19 | Syracuse | Despite losing to South Carolina, I won't penalize them too hard because I think they're still a very strong team |
20 | Iowa State | Dropped four spots for me. Only thing keeping them in is their sheer talent. Especially the talent of one Monte Morris. |
21 | West Virginia | Lost to Temple |
22 | Virginia Tech | Lost, but then turned it around with a good win on Sunday. |
23 | South Carolina | Their defense has looked very strong in wins over Michigan and Syracuse |
24 | Maryland | No tough opponents, but they've looked good. |
25 | Butler | Butler is undefeated, and has quality wins too. |