Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Duke | PK80 cemented them as the definite #1 until they lose. Which, unless something crazy happens, won't be until January. |
2 | Michigan State | The other PK80 champ, Michigan State played an absolutely suffocating defense all weekend, holding all three opponents below 40% shooting. |
3 | Villanova | Mikal Bridges is looking every bit an early POY candidate, but they dodged their tougher Atlantis opponents. |
4 | Kansas | The current KenPom #1, showing a lot of balance in the young year. Hasn't played anyone since Kentucky. |
5 | Texas A&M | I kinda giggled when Greenberg said they were the best team in the SEC while Florida had Duke on the ropes, but he may have been right. |
6 | Florida | They'll be kicking themselves about that Duke game for a while, but they have no one to blame but themselves. |
7 | Notre Dame | Your Maui 2017 champs, they won that game by sheer power of not-fouling. Wichita State only had 5 FTAs. |
8 | Wichita State | Fell victim to the choke bug that swept its way around CBB this week. |
9 | North Carolina | Opponents are shooting 40% from beyond the arc against the Tarheels, and while Sparty has a good D they missed some wide open looks. |
10 | Miami (FL) | Quietly winning basketball games against unimpressive opponents right now, their fans are kind of distracted to be fair. |
11 | Cincinnati | Tough game against Xavier coming up, will be fun to watch. |
12 | Kentucky | Starting to show some growth, but is short on games to show it to the nation. They still could very well win the SEC again, though. |
13 | Minnesota | I really, really don't believe in this team. They'll play Miami on Wednesday, and that'll help me decide. |
14 | West Virginia | |
15 | Gonzaga | You know, I didn't expect to move the Zags up this much. But they assuaged many of my concerns, and they look like a top-15 team. |
16 | Xavier | |
17 | Virginia | |
18 | USC | Was held to under 30% from inside the arc by Texas A&M. That's atrocious. |
19 | Louisville | |
20 | Texas Tech | |
21 | Baylor | |
22 | Creighton | |
23 | Oklahoma | |
24 | Texas | |
25 | TCU |