Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | (8 - 0) Baylor looks really good, but reigning champs take this for now |
2 | Baylor | (8 - 0) Xavier win really sells them for me; they're not a fluke |
3 | Kansas | (7 - 1) |
4 | Duke | (8 - 1) |
5 | UCLA | (9 - 0) |
6 | Gonzaga | (8 - 0) |
7 | Indiana | (7 - 1) |
8 | North Carolina | (8 - 1) |
9 | Saint Mary's | (6 - 0) |
10 | Creighton | (8 - 0) |
11 | Kentucky | (7 - 1) |
12 | Louisville | (7 - 1) |
13 | Butler | (8 - 0) |
14 | South Carolina | (8 - 0) |
15 | Xavier | (7 - 1) |
16 | West Virginia | (6 - 1) |
17 | Virginia | (7 - 1) |
18 | Cincinnati | (7 - 1) |
19 | Wisconsin | (7 - 2) |
20 | Purdue | (6 - 2) |
21 | USC | (8 - 0) |
22 | Florida | (7 - 1) |
23 | Notre Dame | (8 - 0) |
24 | Oregon | (7 - 2) |
25 | Florida State | (7 - 1) Next 5 out: Arizona (6 - 2), Iowa State (5 - 2), TCU (8 - 0), Virginia Tech (6 - 1), UCF (6 - 1) |