Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Villanova | |
2 | Michigan State | |
3 | Duke | |
4 | Arizona State | |
5 | North Carolina | Very impressive road win @Tenn; This team has not fallen off and the top of the ACC looks as good as ever |
6 | Miami (FL) | |
7 | Texas A&M | |
8 | Kentucky | |
9 | West Virginia | The group of 3 in the BIG12 could probably go in any order - should be a fun year with conference play around the corner |
10 | TCU | They just keep winning - longest win streak in the nation - and several quality wins |
11 | Kansas | |
12 | Xavier | Squeeked out an upset but that rally was impressive being down big and managing a W |
13 | Wichita State | Exposed by OU at home, and the loss to ND is looking worse with their play - still a good team, but maybe not elite |
14 | Gonzaga | OT against UND was't pretty, but they did win - Impressive enough resume to not drop much |
15 | Virginia | |
16 | Baylor | |
17 | Tennessee | |
18 | Oklahoma | One of the best road wins of the year was their domination over WSU. Trey Young is a legit NPOTY candidate - kid can score |
19 | Arizona | |
20 | Arkansas | |
21 | Texas Tech | |
22 | Louisville | |
23 | Clemson | Impressive neutral court win over Florida - ACC is deep as usual |
24 | Florida State | |
25 | Boise State | Next few: Creighton, Florida, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Minnesota |