Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | They should be #1 now. |
2 | Villanova | They continue to rise. |
3 | Kentucky | They are back near the top. |
4 | Wichita State | They are now #3 despite their loss to Notre Dame |
5 | Miami (FL) | Benefits from not losing this week. |
6 | Kansas | They redeemed themselves and Washington doesn't seem like a bad team to take a loss from. |
7 | North Carolina | They are into the top 10 |
8 | Xavier | They are into the top 10 |
9 | Arizona State | The PAC12 is not out of the game yet, the wrong Arizona team may have just had too much attention in the beginning |
10 | Duke | Boston College loss was bad since they were unranked. |
11 | Cincinnati | They are back! |
12 | West Virginia | They will be a force in the B12. |
13 | Texas A&M | They have to drop. |
14 | Seton Hall | A team no one expected to be here probably. |
15 | TCU | The win over Nevada proves they should be here. |
16 | Purdue | They have surged up the polls. |
17 | Gonzaga | Not a big fall but still. |
18 | Baylor | They bounced back, but their competition wasn't stellar. |
19 | Tennessee | They climb. |
20 | Florida | A little overrated perhaps. But the losses were not bad losses. |
21 | Notre Dame | Ball State! |
22 | Creighton | They can climb back in. |
23 | Texas Tech | They are back! |
24 | Florida State | It has been awhile but their wins have been good. |
25 | Loyola Chicago | Their win over the Gators gets them here! |