Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Gonzaga | Say hello to our new basketball overlords |
2 | Villanova | What a comeback and win over Virginia. Tough 2 pt loss on the road, but I still think they are the team to beat come March |
3 | Baylor | They didn't lose this week! Excited to see them face off with KU this week |
4 | Kansas | Impressive win in Rupp and hard to win at WVU |
5 | Arizona | Look like the class of the PAC12 after Oregon and UCLA slipped up. Trier takes this team to a new level |
6 | Louisville | Had a really hard time ranking 6-12 after so many teams incurred losses this week. Louisville has been playing well and didn't lose |
7 | Virginia | No shame in losing on the road at Villanova and almost pulling it out |
8 | North Carolina | They didn't look right against Miami, but every team around them also lost, so hard to move them down |
9 | Kentucky | Losing to UT doesn't look as bad after they knocked off KSU as well. |
10 | West Virginia | That oklahoma loss still gives me pause, but watching them destroy Kansas still tells me this team is really good |
11 | Florida State | With a target on their back, two ACC losses. Need to rebound here soon. |
12 | Wisconsin | Almost a very bad loss to Rutgers. At least they rebounded on the shoulders of Happ |
13 | Cincinnati | Solid win over a rival. Great defense, but a baaad conference may allow them to climb the rankings slowly |
14 | Oregon | Should not lose to CU, but at least it was on the road? |
15 | UCLA | Just need some more quality wins rather than just the win over Kentucky |
16 | Maryland | They just keep winning. |
17 | Butler | Play down to their competition too much to rank them much higher. Bad loss to Georgetown and almost lost to Depaul last week. (Also, ISU) |
18 | South Carolina | Took care of business in a weak SEC |
19 | Northwestern | Welcome to the rankings! |
20 | Florida | Great defense, solid bench, and when their offense puts it together, they are tough to beat. Excited to see them take on UK this week |
21 | Purdue | Welp, losing to Nebraska doesn't help |
22 | Notre Dame | Was down on this team last week and 2 losses are not helping their case. They need more quality wins rather than just tough losses |
23 | Duke | I really wanted to drop them out, but couldn't find enough deserving teams to overcome Duke's talent |
24 | USC | Nice win over UCLA. Ton of athletes on this squad |
25 | SMU | Next 5: SM, Creighton, MTSU, Xavier, Ill State |