Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | Best resume of the 1 loss teams, but it's really close with Duke. |
2 | Duke | See above. |
3 | Villanova | Still a great team, Butler has their number, tough road loss. |
4 | Arizona State | Tough road loss to in-state rival, still with wins over X and KU, have a case for best 1 loss resume |
5 | Xavier | Didn't look great against DePaul, their loss against ASU was made slightly worse |
6 | Oklahoma | Big win = big jump. Also their loss to Arkansas got a bit better with Arkansas beating Tenn this week. |
7 | West Virginia | Still haven't beaten enough quality opponents to be a top 5 team. |
8 | Wichita State | A 2 loss team with talent, but without the resume, no movement here this week as that didn't change |
9 | Virginia | Lack of top 25 wins holds them back |
10 | Kansas | Didn't look great against Texas although they got the win, and the 2 losses prevent them from being higher |
11 | North Carolina | Moving up as a product of the teams in front losing more than what they did this week. |
12 | TCU | Tough 1 point loss against a good Okla team won't drop them too far. |
13 | Arizona | Small jump here with the win over ASU, but still have 3 losses, and the win against TAMU just lost a bit of quality |
14 | Purdue | I know you want 15, but not this week. |
15 | Miami (FL) | 2 wins, teams in front lost, but not enough for a big jump |
16 | Kentucky | 2 wins, teams in front lost, but not enough for a big jump |
17 | Texas A&M | The loss wasn't necessarily the problem, it was also the manner in which they lost by 22 points. |
18 | Texas Tech | Quality win this week, small jump |
19 | Gonzaga | Not much change this week for Gonzaga, just beat the teams they were supposed to |
20 | Seton Hall | Quality win this week over Creighton, small jump. |
21 | Cincinnati | Didn't do much to hurt or help them this week. |
22 | Arkansas | Should make a splash into the rankings this week at 22 due to the win against Tenn |
23 | Florida State | Yeah they lost, but it was to Duke, not going to knock them much for that one and they played them tough. |
24 | Baylor | Loss to a quality team, but still a loss. |
25 | Clemson | Need some more quality wins, but they look talented enough and at 12-1 belong here this week |