Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Baylor | Wins against Oregon, Michigan State, VCU, Xavier, and Louisville (who just beat Kentucky for those keeping score) |
2 | UCLA | Beat tourney teams Michigan and Ohio State, but beating Kentucky on the road counts for a LOT. |
3 | Villanova | Beaten Purdue, ND, and Temple. This is the definitive #1 team in the country? Playing @Creighton and @Butler in next 9 days with be a test |
4 | West Virginia | One loss on a neutral court. |
5 | Gonzaga | |
6 | Kansas | One loss on a neutral court. |
7 | Louisville | If the win against UK was on the road they would have leaped to at least 4th. At home, they don't get quite the bump. |
8 | Creighton | No losses. |
9 | Butler | Only loss on the road by 1 to in-state rival. Beat tourney teams IU, Utah, AZ, NU, and Cincy. |
10 | Virginia | Lost at home, hasn't really beaten anyone. Iowa? Cal? They will finally be tested this week against Louisville. |
11 | Duke | Lost to the only decent team they've played on a neutral court. Lost a starter to a suspension this week. |
12 | Kentucky | Think you're better than USC? Win your games. One loss on the road, one at home. They should probably be dropped further. |
13 | Indiana | Two losses to Butler and UIFW. But they did beat Kansas AND UNC. Must get consistent. |
14 | North Carolina | They need to beat UK if they want to be in the top 10. (They should probably beat Indiana while they're at it) |
15 | USC | Keep winning.... keep moving up. |
16 | Saint Mary's | One loss. (but a bad one at home) |
17 | Florida State | Beaten probable tourney teams Florida and Minnesota. Lost to probable tourney team Temple by 3 in only loss. @Virginia in 6 days. |
18 | Wisconsin | Two to both good teams they've played. Haven't been tested by any other decent teams. |
19 | Kansas State | |
20 | Purdue | Are they good? No idea. They've lost to Louisville and Villanova, but haven't beaten anyone else but Notre Dame. |
21 | Texas Tech | |
22 | Xavier | |
23 | Arkansas | |
24 | Arizona | |
25 | Clemson |