Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Duke | Most talented team with best collection of wins. |
2 | Michigan State | Wins over UNC & Notre Dame and only loss coming to Duke. |
3 | Villanova | Picked up 3 RPI top 50 wins in Battle 4 Atlantis |
4 | Texas A&M | Won by combined 40 points vs. West Virginia & at USC |
5 | Kansas | I'm not as impressed by wins over Kentucky & Syracuse as most are |
6 | Florida | Impressed in PK80. |
7 | Miami (FL) | Win at Minnesota one of best wins any team CBB has. |
8 | Notre Dame | Played poorly at MSU, but win over Wichita St. keeps them at #8 |
9 | Wichita State | Nice win over Baylor, narrow loss to Notre Dame without McDuffie |
10 | Minnesota | Wins over Providence & Alabama, loss to Miami. Well rounded team |
11 | Virginia | 15 point win over Rhode Island looking better every day |
12 | TCU | Underrated team. Will be challenged this week (SMU & Nevada) |
13 | North Carolina | Top 15 ranked based mostly on pedigree at this point. |
14 | Gonzaga | Wins over Creighton/Texas, 2 OT loss to Florida. |
15 | Arizona State | Perhaps a bit high, but have to rank them ahead of Xavier until beaten. |
16 | Xavier | Convincing wins over Cincy, Baylor, Wisconsin make up for loss to ASU. |
17 | Cincinnati | Dropped 12 spots from #5 after loss to Xavier. Best win vs. Wyoming so far. |
18 | West Virginia | Win at Wooden Legacy has them at #18 |
19 | Kentucky | 4 point home win over Vermont only decent win thus far...not impressive resume. |
20 | Purdue | Wins over Louisville, Arizona, Maryland, Marquette, Northwestern |
21 | Nevada | Value of win over Rhode Island increasing in value. |
22 | URI | Wins over Seton Hall & Providence. Losses vs. UVA and at Nevada |
23 | Seton Hall | Big wins over Texas Tech & at Louisville this week. Loss to URI. |
24 | Alabama | Tough schedule has them with top 10 RPI. |
25 | SMU | Resume wins over Arizona & USC. Big game at TCU this week. |