Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Duke | +0 from my poll last week, expect to see some movement and a lot of new teams this week. |
2 | Kansas | +0 |
3 | Michigan State | +3, the PK80 was proof that MSU's value isn't lowered by a loss to #1 in the nation. |
4 | Villanova | +1, solid performance in Atlantis. Would've loved to see how they compared to Arizona and Purdue, but they still looked good. |
5 | North Carolina | -1 |
6 | Texas A&M | +1, their win over USC is yet another example of why I had the Aggies so high off the bat. |
7 | Miami (FL) | +1 |
8 | Florida | +2, even with their loss to Duke, Florida has proven themselves as a top team with wins over Gonzaga and Stanford in the PK80. |
9 | Kentucky | +0 |
10 | West Virginia | +1 |
11 | Cincinnati | +1 |
12 | Gonzaga | +1, as I explained last week, losing once to a great team doesn't mean you have to move down. |
13 | UCLA | +1, see above |
14 | Notre Dame | +4, impressive showing in Maui, excited to see how they fair Thursday in Lansing. |
15 | Wichita State | +0 |
16 | Louisville | +0 |
17 | Virginia | +4, 72 points allowed in the last 2 games against formidable opponents? You can't claim bias to that. |
18 | Baylor | +4 |
19 | USC | -2, not even much of a punishment for their loss to A&M, it's just that UVA and Baylor have been on a roll. |
20 | Alabama | +3, if they had a full squad against Minnesota, they would've came back and won. |
21 | Minnesota | +3, with that being said, Minnesota looks like a solid team and I think they're going to give Miami a fight on Wednesday. |
22 | Nevada | NEW, things started to get tough from here, but I know one thing for sure: Nevada is going to make some serious noise this year. |
23 | Creighton | NEW, so it was either a win over my #14 and a loss to my #18, or a loss to my #21 but some other convincing wins. |
24 | Providence | NEW, ultimately, I chose the former over the latter, as you can see. |
25 | Arkansas | NEW, Next 12: Purdue, Arizona State, UNLV, Illinois, Arizona, Xavier, Seton Hall, Wazzu, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, and Temple. |