Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kansas | #1 and #2 losing will usually make it easy for you to take the top spot |
2 | UCLA | Went to Arizona and handed them a loss. Looking more and more like a 1 or 2 seed by the day |
3 | Villanova | Nice victory against Creighton but still dropped a home game to Butler |
4 | Gonzaga | It's only 1 loss but a slight down year from BYU and at home isn't the prettiest |
5 | North Carolina | Great last week and a half with another huge matchup @Virginia come Monday |
6 | Oregon | They were challenged this week but a win is a win is a win |
7 | Arizona | There's no shame in losing to UCLA, and the Cats are still in great shape |
8 | Kentucky | They haven't all be pretty lately but the Florida win is a definite confidence builder |
9 | Louisville | It's tough stealing a win @UNC but the Syracuse win was a great bounce back |
10 | West Virginia | No easy games in the Big 12 and @Baylor on Monday should be fun |
11 | Florida | The loss to Kentucky looks like its just a small hiccup in what could be a deep NCAA run |
12 | Baylor | Baylor hasn't play great of late but all that can be forgiven with win against WVU |
13 | Duke | Road games are tough in any conference never mind the ACC, this week will be a better indicator of how Duke is doing |
14 | Florida State | Closing out @Clemson was nice but a win @Duke will be more impressive |
15 | SMU | They just keep winning and will be rewarded |
16 | Purdue | Michigan is hot right now, I expect Purdue to fix things in time for Indiana |
17 | Notre Dame | 5 straight wins and should be 6 against BC |
18 | Saint Mary's | It hurts that they play in the WCC but none of their wins are even close |
19 | Butler | Wins at Nova and at Xavier? That'll help |
20 | Wisconsin | Badgers have not played well recently, and Iowa doesn't look like a pushover |
21 | Cincinnati | That loss to UCF hurts, there's no way around it. Offense just disappeared. |
22 | Minnesota | Red hot and a win @Wisconsin looks very doable right now |
23 | Wichita State | Competition is weak but the way the Shockers are playing they could beat anybody |
24 | Oklahoma State | The matchup against Iowa State should be one of the most exciting games early in the week |
25 | Virginia | Only thing keeping them here is the win vs NC State Also considered: Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Miami, Vermont, Michigan |