Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | (1) |
2 | Villanova | (2) |
3 | Duke | (3) |
4 | Texas A&M | (4) |
5 | West Virginia | (5) |
6 | Arizona State | (6) |
7 | Virginia | (7) |
8 | Xavier | (10) |
9 | Purdue | (13) |
10 | Arizona | (14) Those 3 losses were all without their pg, and 2 of them were by 6 points. Zona looks like a different team from Thanksgiving |
11 | Wichita State | (12) got jumped by 2 teams for having a close game at home vs FGCU. Did get their best player from last year back though |
12 | North Carolina | (8) Loss at home is bad, but UNC still has good wins. |
13 | Baylor | (15) |
14 | TCU | (16) |
15 | Seton Hall | (18) |
16 | Kansas | (19) De Sousa will be a huge help for KU |
17 | Cincinnati | (20) |
18 | Tennessee | (21) |
19 | Texas Tech | (22) |
20 | Oklahoma | (23) |
21 | Creighton | (24) |
22 | Arkansas | (UR) |
23 | Kentucky | (9) Tumbles all the way down here. Still has the VT win, but 1-2 away from Rupp, yikes. |
24 | Gonzaga | (17) |
25 | Louisville | (25) Others considered: Clemson, Florida State, Miami, SMU, and UCLA. Dropped: Miami (10) |