Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Villanova | no change |
2 | Virginia | no change |
3 | Duke | up 3; 2-0 in the past week |
4 | Purdue | up 3; 2-0 in the past week |
5 | Kansas | up 5; big win @WVU, plus undefeated in chaotic week |
6 | Michigan State | up 2; somehow they lose a game and move up. happens when everyone seemed to lose this week |
7 | West Virginia | down 2; 1-1 keeps them stableish |
8 | Arizona | up 3; win out and you move up this week |
9 | North Carolina | up 5; 2-0 woo |
10 | Xavier | up 5; not losing hype |
11 | Oklahoma | down 8; two losses, neither bad but they look exposed and need to grow beyond just letting Trae shoot 50,000 times |
12 | Gonzaga | no change; stability is found is splitting your games |
13 | Cincinnati | up 10; when everyone else loses at least once if not twice, somebody has to benefit |
14 | Ohio State | up 10; are they top 15? eh probably not, but what the fuck they keep winning |
15 | Texas Tech | down 11; if you can't win, you drop heavily |
16 | Wichita State | down 7; dropping two straight isn't a recipe for success |
17 | Tennessee | up 1; somehow move up in a week they lost, but oddly feels right |
18 | Clemson | up 1; hey they moved up too, WINNING AT LEAST ONCE IS HUGE |
19 | Auburn | down 3; losing to Alabama w/o Sexton is not great |
20 | Saint Mary's | new; marquee win over Gonzaga to establish themselves here |
21 | Kentucky | down 8; dropping two straight does these things |
22 | Florida | new; back in after Kentucky win, but still need to prove they righted the ship entirely |
23 | URI | new; honestly tossing them a bone. they win and they deserve this in such a soft week, let's see if they keep it up |
24 | Nevada | new; same goes for Nevada, why rank somebody who can't win instead? |
25 | TCU | down 5; the K-State loss hurts and the Fisher injury may be fatal, but we'll see...out: Seton Hall, FSU, ASU, and Michigan |