Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | Felt like ranked us outside the top 3 after the WVU game, but a gutsy win at UK makes me realize what this team is capable of. |
2 | Gonzaga | |
3 | Villanova | |
4 | Baylor | |
5 | Arizona | Struggled some vs Washington, but handled the second half exactly how a top team should. |
6 | Virginia | Had a nice week despite last second loss to Nova. I thought UVA definitely played well enough to win. |
7 | Louisville | |
8 | Kentucky | Played pretty poorly vs KU after a bad road loss, yet only lost by 6. Their potential is ridiculously high, but they aren't getting there. |
9 | West Virginia | Would be ranked higher if they could manage to play better vs lower level competition. Looked great vs KU, but allowed A&M stay too close |
10 | North Carolina | |
11 | Oregon | |
12 | UCLA | Defensive struggles are catching up to them. |
13 | Wisconsin | |
14 | Florida State | |
15 | Saint Mary's | |
16 | Cincinnati | Didn't expect to rank them this high, but enough other teams losing combined with 12 straight wins will make that happen. |
17 | Butler | |
18 | SMU | |
19 | Notre Dame | |
20 | Purdue | |
21 | Maryland | |
22 | Northwestern | |
23 | Duke | |
24 | Creighton | |
25 | South Carolina |