Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kentucky | If Kentucky wins @Louisville, they will likely be undefeated until March. |
2 | Duke | I'm still impressed by Duke's win @Wisconsin. |
3 | Virginia | Virginia held Harvard to 27 and nearly won by 50. They will battle Duke for the ACC again this year. |
4 | Arizona | I dropped Arizona because they have struggled against K-State, UTEP, and San Diego State. |
5 | Louisville | Louisville had problems against Western Kentucky that will need fixed to be ready for Kentucky. |
6 | Wisconsin | They didn't play this week. |
7 | Gonzaga | Nearly won @Arizona, and beat St. John's in New York. |
8 | Kansas | Kansas last 4 games have got them back on their feet after being embarrassed by Kentucky. |
9 | Texas | I won't move the Longhorns up or down. |
10 | Iowa State | They have handled all of their December games very well. |
11 | Utah | The Utes nearly came back to beat Kansas in Kansas City and ended the Shockers win streak. Very good team. |
12 | Wichita State | Only lost @Utah by 1 in OT, but have struggled to win recently. |
13 | Washington | Washington is still undefeated, and has beat the right teams at the right time. |
14 | Villanova | A miracle saved them from losing to Syracuse at home. I'll still drop them anyways. |
15 | Maryland | Survived a tough challenge @Oklahoma State without Dez Wells. They appear to be Wisconsin's only challenger in the B1G. |
16 | St. John's | St. John's only blemish is a loss to a good Gonzaga team. They will challenge Villanova in the Big East. |
17 | North Carolina | North Carolina handed Ohio State their 2nd loss and move up. |
18 | West Virginia | They moved up because other teams fell. |
19 | Notre Dame | Their win over Michigan State isn't as impressive now. |
20 | Ohio State | Ohio State has easily beat their cupcakes, but have failed to win the important games against North Carolina and Louisville. |
21 | California | They have only lost to Texas, and play Wisconsin at home this week. Upset alert? |
22 | Oklahoma | Their loss @Creighton is dragging them down, but the Sooners should still do great in the Big12. |
23 | Baylor | Baylor gets into the rankings because 4 teams dropped out. |
24 | Colorado State | I'll reward Colorado State and TCU for remaining undefeated by ranking them this week. They might surprise me and stay a little longer. |
25 | TCU | Next 5: Miami, Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Indiana, Florida |