Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Villanova | SORRY THIS WAS MADE AT THE LAST SECOND (GO PATS!) |
2 | Kansas | Dropped WVU and UCLA due to the Upsets; UCLA is a team that concerns me, their defense is terrible and you'll need that come march |
3 | Gonzaga | I think WVU's loss is much more explainable, seemed like an off night/oversight more than a worrisome trend |
4 | Baylor | Other notes: Florida St deserves to be a top ten team; they finished their 6 game gauntlet at 5-1... legit. |
5 | Kentucky | UNC seems to be a humming machine at this point, getting contributions like that from Hicks now in addition to Meeks is scary |
6 | UCLA | Zona is shooting up this list, the freshman held strong and learned a lot through the year now Trier comes at just the right time |
7 | North Carolina | Don't sleep on Louisville, they lost to FSU without Snyder, but their playmakers (snyder included) are starting to get a flow on O |
8 | Florida State | UVa still missing that go-to guard, I expect this team to win the games they should, but it'll hurt them in big time matchups |
9 | Arizona | We may have been too harsh on Wisconsin and Purdue, but with poll inertia until they have a resounding victory it's hard to justify bumping |
10 | West Virginia | them back up |
11 | Oregon | I went to BU so Creighton's loss of Mo Watson hit me hard, this team just doesn't have enough pieces to continue to reach those highs |
12 | Louisville | I dropped them based on the loss and the loss of Mo. |
13 | Butler | Duke needs to sweep this week and at least play ND well to even continue getting any respect, very precarious spot. |
14 | Virginia | I like this Cincy team a lot, saw them in person, expect them to crush X and easily win the AAC. |
15 | Wisconsin | South Carolina - looking at just games with Thornwell, very impressive resume, I assume that type of split should be taken into account |
16 | Creighton | had to include maryland based on record, but I still believe they're frauds |
17 | Notre Dame | SMU has played well, even with the loss to Cincy they're the #2 in the AAC without a doubt. |
18 | Duke | Illinois State beat Wichita and play amazing Offense, they might steal the MVC from WSU and if so, they'll be a good upset pick come march |
19 | Cincinnati | |
20 | Purdue | |
21 | South Carolina | |
22 | Maryland | |
23 | SMU | |
24 | Saint Mary's | |
25 | Illinois State |