Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | Nothing changed here. My poll last week: http://cbbpoll.com/ballot/3886 |
2 | Duke | This team scares me. |
3 | Kansas | Nothing has shifted from last week except Duke looking really good. |
4 | UCLA | Once everyone gets into the bulk of their schedule, we'll see how they do. |
5 | Baylor | Still looking strong. |
6 | Kentucky | Still only lost to UCLA at home. |
7 | Indiana | IPFW loss was terrible, but they have showed me that was out of the normal. |
8 | North Carolina | Almost lost to Tennessee at home; miraculously won. |
9 | Gonzaga | The Akron game was a whole lot closer than the score says. |
10 | Creighton | Nobody else above them have lost, and they haven't played enough significant teams recently for me to move them up. |
11 | Louisville | Still only lost to Baylor. They're playing Kentucky in 2 weeks so we'll see how they are then. |
12 | West Virginia | The rest of the teams above them either jumped up or didn't impress me enough. |
13 | Virginia | They would be ranked 12 if it wasn't WVU at 12. I couldn't in my right mind rank them only one higher than a team that beat them. |
14 | Wisconsin | When everyone above you keeps losing and your only losses are to top 10 teams, it's hard not to move up. |
15 | Purdue | Similar to Wisconsin, only losses are to two of my top 11 teams. |
16 | South Carolina | No losses so far in the year. Biggest test so far has been Syracuse, who they beat by double digits. Gotten better as the season has gone on |
17 | Arizona | Everyone else in the high teens spots lost, so Arizona gets to move up a bit |
18 | Xavier | Loss vs. Colorado wasn't too bad, considering the fact that the other loss was to Baylor. |
19 | Saint Mary's | I am so happy they lost by double digits. You have no idea.This makes it so easy to rank them. |
20 | Oregon | They have potential if everyone is healthy. Only "bad" loss was to Georgetown. |
21 | Notre Dame | Lost to Villanova. It was better than I expected. Not a win but it wasn't a bad loss. |
22 | Butler | A win vs. Cincinatti is good for a few spots. Loss to Indiana State loses them more. |
23 | Florida State | A win over Florida and only lost to Temple this year. |
24 | Wichita State | When everyone else loses and you win, I can welcome you to the rankings. |
25 | Auburn | Fuck it. Only loss is to Purdue. It's only 25. Dropped: Valparaiso, Syracuse, Florida, and Iowa State. |