Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | I'm starting to reevaluate teams and moving them significantly |
2 | Michigan State | as a result. Teams with similar profiles are being ranked based on |
3 | Duke | advanced metrics to break 'ties'. |
4 | Texas A&M | |
5 | Arizona State | What an ascension. Metrics hate them, but my eyes don't lie. Well they can, but that's for another time. |
6 | North Carolina | Really nice road win in Knoxville. |
7 | Virginia | UVA doing UVA things. I'm waiting for the head scratching performance though. |
8 | Xavier | ETSU is good, but Top 10 teams shouldn't be down 20+ at home. |
9 | Miami (FL) | Miami's schedule is very soft, but they haven't faltered. Lot to prove in ACC play. |
10 | Wichita State | Lost focus on Sat. McDuffie is going to help this team a lot. |
11 | Purdue | Purdue has looked like a Top 10 team since leaving the Bahamas. |
12 | West Virginia | WVU looks really strong. That loss to A&M looks completely different. Polllsters overreacted to that. |
13 | Kentucky | I don't know what to do with this team. I can't decide, are they pretty good? Just good? Or meh? |
14 | Gonzaga | Close call to the greater Dakota. |
15 | TCU | TCU is probably underrated. But they need to win a road game for me to be fully convinced. |
16 | Oklahoma | Dat Trae Holder tho |
17 | Kansas | I'm down on KU. They just don't look right to me. |
18 | Arizona | Back from the dead. Figuring things out while getting healthy. |
19 | Seton Hall | Rutgers? Come on man. |
20 | Cincinnati | Finally feel justified putting them in the poll after back to back strong victories. |
21 | Baylor | I feel like Baylor and UCs profiles are basically the same. |
22 | Tennessee | Tough loss, but battled UNC really tough. |
23 | Texas Tech | I think Tech is good. I'm just not sure how good yet. |
24 | Arkansas | I'm a believer in them more than most I suspect. Need to see more consistency. |
25 | Creighton | Next 5 (no order): Clemson, Florida St, SMU, Florida, Norte Dame |