Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Duke | |
2 | Michigan State | |
3 | Arizona | |
4 | Kansas | |
5 | Wichita State | Looking dominant in performance vs UMKC |
6 | Villanova | |
7 | Kentucky | Relatively disappointing in games vs UVU and Vermont |
8 | North Carolina | |
9 | USC | |
10 | Cincinnati | |
11 | Florida | At the time of voting have not played yet, and thus fall behind teams that have already played |
12 | Miami (FL) | |
13 | Notre Dame | |
14 | Xavier | |
15 | Gonzaga | |
16 | Texas A&M | Thoroughly dismantled WVU on neutral court |
17 | Purdue | |
18 | Minnesota | Disappointing performance vs USCU |
19 | West Virginia | See above: beaten on all sides of the ball vs Texas A&M |
20 | Louisville | Weak performance vs George Mason |
21 | UCLA | Good win against a good Georgia Tech team with suspended players |
22 | Baylor | |
23 | Alabama | Good win vs solid Memphis team |
24 | Wisconsin | |
25 | Northwestern | Narrow win vs Loyola Marymount |