Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | +3 Easiest spot on the ballot. Clearly the #1 team. |
2 | Duke | -1 A BC loss isn't the best look, but MSU, Florida, and Texas wins definitely are. |
3 | Michigan State | - |
4 | Arizona State | +15 They may not be the 4th best team in talent, but you could easily argue that they have the best resume in the country. Well deserved. |
5 | Texas A&M | - Still amount the strongest 1 loss teams |
6 | Wichita State | +3 |
7 | West Virginia | +9 Huge win at home against UVA. Their only loss is to Texas A&M to kick off the season. |
8 | TCU | +9 Suddenly this undefeated record has some backbone. Massive week. |
9 | Florida State | NR The best resume in Florida |
10 | Miami (FL) | +1 Undefeated, but just the 323rd ranked SOS keeps them as the lowest ranked undefeated team on this ballot. |
11 | North Carolina | +2 |
12 | Xavier | +2 |
13 | Virginia | -7 Missed opportunity to pick up their first great win, but it wasn't even close to a bad loss. |
14 | Kentucky | -4 Things finally pick up for Kentucky this week. |
15 | Seton Hall | +3 |
16 | Gonzaga | -4 2 strong wins and no bad losses. Highest ranked 2 loss team. |
17 | Tennessee | +4 I continue to be higher on Tennessee than most, but they deserve more respect. Way better than preseason expectations. |
18 | Purdue | +5 A multitude of really solid wins is marred by a WKU loss, but things could be worse. |
19 | Kansas | -17 A rough week for the Jayhawks |
20 | Texas Tech | +5 |
21 | Baylor | +3 It's definitely not the Win against Randall that is moving them up |
22 | Oklahoma | NR |
23 | Notre Dame | -15 Bargraph.jpg |
24 | Arizona | NR |
25 | Florida | -18 Barely clinging on after a nice bounce back win against Cincinnati |