Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | |
2 | Michigan State | |
3 | Arizona State | Arizona State is the story of the year so far. They keep winning and have better wins than most of the other teams in this poll. |
4 | Miami (FL) | |
5 | Duke | |
6 | Xavier | Xavier escaped this week. They did not play their best. But what they did show is that Bluiett is a winner when they need him to be. |
7 | Kentucky | |
8 | Texas A&M | |
9 | Wichita State | Wichita State is a reslient team as they have had to find ways to come back. They couldn't do it this week. They need McDuffie back asap. |
10 | TCU | I stick by the fact that I can't keep an unbeaten TCU team that is getting quality victories out of the top 10. But it is a short leash. |
11 | North Carolina | |
12 | Purdue | Purdue has been so consistent since Atlantis. |
13 | Gonzaga | |
14 | West Virginia | |
15 | Virginia | |
16 | Kansas | Even with barely escaping Nebraska this week, they get moved up 1 spot because Florida State dropped down. |
17 | Cincinnati | |
18 | Texas Tech | |
19 | Baylor | |
20 | Florida State | |
21 | Arizona | |
22 | Tennessee | I can't fault Tennessee too much for losing closely to a #11 UNC team. |
23 | Oklahoma | Trae Young is the real deal. OU is on the rise. |
24 | Seton Hall | I'm not as high on Seton Hall. I put them towards the bottom of the poll because their loss to Rutgers outweighs their wins right now. |
25 | Notre Dame | Bottom of the poll has been the hardest. Even though ND has lost 2 out 3, I couldn't find a better worthy 25th team this week. |