Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | (1) Should go undefeated to finish out the regular season |
2 | Villanova | (2) Two road games this week should make things interesting for Nova |
3 | Kansas | (3) Big week for the Big 12 |
4 | Baylor | (9) At Texas Tech Monday before hosting KU. Hopefully they don't overlook Tech |
5 | Oregon | (6) Lost at UCLA in a close game, but Oregon looks really good. Pac 12 is top heavy. |
6 | Arizona | (7) The finish to the Pac 12 finish line is going to be fun |
7 | UCLA | (14) Great win at home vs Oregon after being down so big. Ball can ball. |
8 | North Carolina | (3) Lost at Duke in a tough one. Acc is wild. |
9 | West Virginia | (12) BIG MONDAY |
10 | Louisville | (4) Tough loss at Virginia |
11 | Purdue | (13) Slowly climbing back up |
12 | Florida | (17) On a roll recently |
13 | Wisconsin | (8) |
14 | Duke | (22) Probably overreacting to their recent play, but we'll see |
15 | SMU | (20) Should win out from here to the AAC tournament |
16 | Cincinnati | (10) |
17 | Virginia | (11) |
18 | Creighton | (24) |
19 | Florida State | (16) |
20 | Xavier | (21) |
21 | Notre Dame | (UR) |
22 | Wichita State | (UR) Welcome Back |
23 | Maryland | (23) |
24 | USC | (25) |
25 | South Carolina | (19) 4OT loss, brutal. Others considered: Northwestern, Michigan, Butler, and Ok State |