Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Baylor | I had 1. Villanova, 2. KU, 4. Baylor last week. Hard to figure out what to do, but decided to move Baylor to #1. Don't think KU deserves #1. |
2 | Kansas | KU and Villanova are about as close as it gets in my book. |
3 | Villanova | |
4 | Kentucky | Might be playing the best ball of anyone in the country right now. I could easily see UK reaching #1 in the next couple weeks. |
5 | UCLA | I worry about UCLA playing a high level offense. Fortunately for them they won't see one until the NCAA Tournament. |
6 | Duke | Still waiting on word about Jefferson's foot. Injuries have really tripped this team up. |
7 | Gonzaga | Still unbeaten. But without a relevant game for over a month it's hard to care about what they've done lately. Saturday should be fun. |
8 | North Carolina | Dismantled NC State. But that GT loss still lingers and is why they stay at 8 for the second straight week. |
9 | Creighton | Moved up a lot due to some losses ahead of them. Not entirely sold on Creighton though. Wednesday against Butler should tell us more. |
10 | West Virginia | Loss to Texas Tech on the road isn't terrible, but it's a missed opportunity for a team trying to knock off Kansas. |
11 | Louisville | Dropped a spot with the road loss to Notre Dame. Nothing embarrassing about that, though. |
12 | Butler | Great win against Villanova - their 4th Top 25 win (2 home/2 neutral). Two poor losses keep them from being higher, however. |
13 | Arizona | Arizona and Oregon each move up 1 to 13 & 14 for me. They are both perceived as a notch below UCLA by most... |
14 | Oregon | ... but either Arizona or Oregon could walk away with the Pac 12 title - they are tied atop the standings through 4 games. |
15 | Purdue | Looked quite good against Wisconsin. Brought Purdue up to FSU & Notre Dame's level and Purdue owns the head-to-head with Notre Dame. |
16 | Florida State | Not sure I trust FSU quite yet, but 4 straight ranked opponents (3 at home) will give FSU a great opportunity to rise even higher. |
17 | Notre Dame | Felt like Notre Dame had a week that deserved a rise but I don't really have anyone for them to jump other than Virginia. |
18 | Virginia | Tough two loss stretch against FSU and Pitt but those are two quality opponents and Virginia has shown they can beat good teams, too. |
19 | Wisconsin | Didn't look particularly great at Purdue, but Wisconsin's 3 losses are all very respectable - but they just need to get some wins to match. |
20 | Cincinnati | Road win at Houston is good, but nothing to brag about. |
21 | Saint Mary's | Win against BYU is good and one of their best wins, but until we see them play Gonzaga there will still be questions. |
22 | Florida | Great efficiency numbers, some decent results lately. They should enter the game at South Carolina undefeated in SEC play for a great game. |
23 | Xavier | Tough week coming up with @Villanova and @Butler. Win just one and Xavier should jump a little bit in the rankings. |
24 | Minnesota | I never thought I would rank Minnesota. I don't know what this says about college basketball, but I imagine it isn't something good. |
25 | Kansas State | Sort of a moral victory ranking. KSU is two possessions @KU and @Maryland from being undefeated. But they have no good wins. |