Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Virginia | LW: 2 |
2 | Villanova | LW: 1 |
3 | Purdue | LW: 3 |
4 | Duke | LW: 4 |
5 | Xavier | LW: 5 |
6 | Kansas | LW: 6 |
7 | Auburn | LW: 10 |
8 | Michigan State | LW: 12 |
9 | Cincinnati | LW: 13 |
10 | Clemson | LW: 9 |
11 | Arizona | LW: 16. Zona's two best wins (home ASU and neutral A&M) have tanked their value, which makes it hard to tell what this team is capable of |
12 | Texas Tech | LW: 20. @Kansas is still one of the best wins of the season. I think I overreacted to their loss to Iowa St; no big XII team is an easy out |
13 | Oklahoma | LW: 11 |
14 | West Virginia | LW: 8. Didn't watch either of their two most recent losses, so don't know what's going on here. This team is clearly in a rut right now |
15 | North Carolina | LW: 7. UNC, Florida, and Kentucky are the three teams this year that I just have no idea how good they are. All I know is Luke Maye sucks |
16 | Kentucky | LW: 24. Amazing win @WVU, and I think the clearest sign yet that this team will be a force come March. Or they could flame out quickly, idk |
17 | Tennessee | LW: 18 |
18 | Saint Mary's | LW: 21 |
19 | Ohio State | LW: 14. Penn State is an underrated team, so I'm not gonna dock them too much. It does ruin the dream of undefeated Purdue-OSU matchup sadly |
20 | Gonzaga | LW: 17 |
21 | Wichita State | LW: 15. They've got the talent and experience of a top-10 team, but unless they can beat Cincinnati, they won't have a chance to show it |
22 | URI | LW: NR. Love watching this team! Been an EC Matthews fan forever, and the emergence of Terrell has been sweet. Don't sleep on Dowtin either. |
23 | Florida | LW: 22 |
24 | Seton Hall | LW: 19. This is an excellent team, but I can't shake the feeling that they're gonna land a 6 seed and get upset by Middle Tennessee??? |
25 | Creighton | LW: 23 |