Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | Doing this Sunday night, so late games are still in progress. |
2 | Duke | |
3 | Michigan State | |
4 | Kentucky | The doomsayers are only looking at one game – a game Kentucky lost by only four points. |
5 | Villanova | |
6 | Florida | |
7 | USC | |
8 | Miami (FL) | |
9 | Minnesota | Despite looking less than impressive in a trio of wins, Minnesota stays pat at #9. The Alabama game was really a no-win situation for them. |
10 | Wichita State | |
11 | Cincinnati | |
12 | Notre Dame | |
13 | North Carolina | As I write this, the MSU game technically isn’t over. I’m hesitant to place the Tar Heels here, but there are really no better options. |
14 | Texas A&M | |
15 | Louisville | |
16 | West Virginia | |
17 | Baylor | |
18 | Xavier | |
19 | Gonzaga | |
20 | URI | Yes, I’m putting a team that just lost to Virginia in my top 20. I stand by what I said in the pre-season. |
21 | Seton Hall | |
22 | TCU | |
23 | Arizona | Arizona can consider themselves pretty damn lucky. I only track 40-45 teams at a time and nearly every other bubble team also lost. |
24 | Virginia | |
25 | Arizona State | I swear I’m sober right now. First few out are Bama, UCLA, and Texas Tech, followed by a Big Ten logjam. |