Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Baylor | Best resume in the country. |
2 | Villanova | Defending champs, still undefeated. |
3 | Kansas | Their only loss -- Overtime to a ranked team on a neutral court in the season opener. |
4 | Duke | |
5 | North Carolina | |
6 | UCLA | |
7 | Gonzaga | |
8 | Kentucky | Can't punish them too much for a close loss at home to a great team. |
9 | Xavier | |
10 | Butler | |
11 | Creighton | |
12 | Louisville | |
13 | Saint Mary's | |
14 | South Carolina | |
15 | West Virginia | Solid win at Virginia. They're better than I expected at this point in the season. |
16 | Indiana | |
17 | Oregon | |
18 | Virginia | Someone needs to step up for UVA. Gill and Brogdon meant more than most people thought. |
19 | Iowa State | Fell 7 spots in my poll, which might be kind of harsh for a one point OT loss to a ranked team. |
20 | Wisconsin | No bad losses, but also no big wins. Best W is at home by 17 vs. my #24. |
21 | Cincinnati | Hard to rank them below Iowa State, but they caught Iowa State on a cold night. ISU wins that 9 times out of 10. |
22 | Florida | |
23 | Arizona | |
24 | Syracuse | |
25 | Notre Dame | Undefeated but their best win is by four points to a team that probably won't make the tournament. |