Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | It's been a long time coming |
2 | Kansas | Win at UK redeemed them |
3 | Villanova | Nova beat themselves at Marquette |
4 | Baylor | Really hard to knock this team, eye test just puts them here. Some oddly close games recently. |
5 | Arizona | Resume might not back it, but I'll put current form Arizona here. |
6 | Louisville | Defense wins championships? Still can't figure these guys out. |
7 | Virginia | Just as good as Nova, at Nova... |
8 | West Virginia | A confusing team on the road, but no questions at home. |
9 | Wisconsin | Sometimes I get concerned for their offense... Rutgers?? |
10 | Kentucky | Two tough losses, but this team doesn't look worse... just bad breaks, failure in the closing min. |
11 | UCLA | Can't stop anyone, but I'll still watch. |
12 | Cincinnati | I think we need to appreciate CIncy more... survived the Bluiett barrage. |
13 | Butler | |
14 | North Carolina | |
15 | South Carolina | |
16 | Oregon | |
17 | Wichita State | |
18 | Saint Mary's | |
19 | Purdue | |
20 | Florida State | |
21 | Creighton | Give them some time to figure it out |
22 | Notre Dame | |
23 | Xavier | |
24 | Duke | |
25 | Northwestern |