Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | LW: 4 - 22-0 - San Diego (W), @Pepperdine (W) - Facing the same questions this year as Villanova last year |
2 | Villanova | LW: 1 - 20-2 - @Marquette (L), Virginia (W) - Unusual collapse @Marquette |
3 | Kansas | LW: 2 - 19-2 - @West Virginia (L), @Kentucky (W) - Huge comeback @Kentucky |
4 | Baylor | LW: 3 - 20-1 - Texas Tech (W), @Ole Miss (W) - Just keep winning; I feel like I should have had Baylor lower - these are the top 3 teams |
5 | Arizona | LW: 8 - 20-2 - Washington St. (W), Washington (W) - One of the few top teams to win both games this week |
6 | North Carolina | LW: 7 - 19-4 - Virginia Tech (W), @Miami (L) - Still leading the ACC... |
7 | Virginia | LW: 11 - 16-4 - @Notre Dame (W), Villanova (L) - Dominating win @Notre Dame |
8 | Oregon | LW: 9 - 19-3 - @Utah (W), @Colorado (L) - Shooting was off @Colorado |
9 | Louisville | LW: 12 - 17-4 - @Pittsburgh (W), NC St. (L) - What a game @Pittsburgh! |
10 | Kentucky | LW: 5 - 17-4 - @Tennessee (L), Kansas (L) - Tough, tough, tough losses, but mark my word, this team will be back |
11 | Wisconsin | LW: 16 - 18-3 - Penn St. (W), Rutgers (W) - Avoided a valiant effort by Rutgers in OT |
12 | Florida State | LW: 6 - 18-4 - @Georgia Tech (L), @Syracuse (L) - Ugh, two bad losses |
13 | West Virginia | LW: 20 - 17-4 - Kansas (W), Texas A&M (W) - Great bounce back week! |
14 | UCLA | LW: 10 - 19-3 - @USC (L) - This was a huge win for USC |
15 | Butler | LW: 13 - 18-4 - @Seton Hall (W), Georgetown (L) - Does this mean Georgetown is back? |
16 | Cincinnati | LW: 19 - 19-2 - Xavier (W), USF (W) - Crosstown Shootout Victory! |
17 | Saint Mary's | LW: 21 - 19-2 - San Francisco (W), @Santa Clara (W) - If SMC can keep winning, it will set up a great game with Gonzaga |
18 | Maryland | LW: 22 - 19-2- Rutgers (W), @Minnesota (W) - Chance for a big week v Purdue this week |
19 | Creighton | LW: 17 - 19-3 - @Georgtown (L), DePaul (W) - Have now lost 2 of 3 since losing Mo Watson |
20 | Purdue | LW: 15 - 17-5 - @Michigan St. (W), @Nebraska (L) - Good win @Michigan St. |
21 | Duke | LW: 18 - 16-5 - NC St. (L), @Wake Forest (W) - Duke was seconds away from having its season unravel |
22 | SMU | LW: NR - 18-4 - @UCF (W) - Cincinnati rematch coming up in a couple weeks |
23 | Notre Dame | LW: 14 - 17-5 - Virginia (L), @Georgia Tech (L) - Terrible week for the Irish, this showed what happens when the Irish miss from outside |
24 | Northwestern | LW: NR - 18-4 - Nebraska (W), Indiana (W) - Is this the year Northwestern makes the tournament? |
25 | South Carolina | LW: NR - 17-4 - Auburn (W), @Missouri (W) - Good opportunity next couple of weeks - Falling Out: 23 Kansas St., 24 Xavier, 25 UNC Wilmingham |