Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Villanova | was just looking- this is my 55th ballot I've done with the poll, one of the longer tenured pollsters |
2 | Virginia | I feel that I've been less active in game threads this year, as well as watching less hoops |
3 | Purdue | People always say (me included!) a certain week is really hard-- but there's certainly some tough choices this week |
4 | West Virginia | The Big 12 is doing a good job of starting to cannibalize |
5 | Oklahoma | I like WVU the best right now, also think they have the "best loss" |
6 | Texas Tech | After that, Oklahoma and Tech have really proved themselves |
7 | Duke | anyway, yeah feel like I've watched less, I got into an NBA fantasy league and have put some time into that and am in grad school.. |
8 | Wichita State | Not sure where I'm going with this, but I'm hoping to be a little more active as the year goes on. I still check the sub daily |
9 | Cincinnati | it's been great to be with the poll so long, I look forward to it every week. |
10 | Michigan State | Back in 2015, when Wisconsin made a run to the national championship, they inexplicably lost to Rutgers. People tried to excuse by saying |
11 | Kansas | Kaminsky was out. But that Rutgers team was reeeaaally bad. 2 conf. wins that year, only scored 26 (8 in the 2nd half!) against UVa. |
12 | Clemson | Quick note on Kansas- them winning all these close games is why they always win the conference. The ability to win those close ones. |
13 | Gonzaga | Time for that good ol' Gonzaga climb |
14 | Auburn | My point is- MSU should've just lost to Rutgers, because that's how you get to the championship |
15 | Arizona | Clemson is approaching the top 10, and it'll be a good game this week in Chapel Hill- see if this can finally be the one Clemson wins |
16 | Xavier | |
17 | Kentucky | Less talk about Kentucky this year, but they're still around |
18 | Arizona State | Slumping a bit it seems |
19 | North Carolina | |
20 | Ohio State | OSU emerges as a B1G contender |
21 | Michigan | Michigan also looking very solid, especially defensively. |
22 | TCU | it's absurd that this team is 1-4 in conference. So talented, just haven't been able to finish. |
23 | Nevada | return to my rankings, their close losses to TCU and Texas Tech look impressive right now but leave 2 big what ifs |
24 | Miami (FL) | |
25 | Seton Hall | Honorable Mentions: Tennessee, Saint Mary's, Rhode Island, Creighton |