Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Virginia | More quality wins on the road than any other team (VCU, MD, ND). Just one close call at Miami |
2 | Kentucky | Two close calls with non-Top 50 teams (one at home). Playing like a work in progress at the moment. They'll still be #1 comes March |
3 | Duke | Nova is close but doesn't have a win @Wisconsin |
4 | Villanova | |
5 | Wisconsin | The loss @Rutgers might not look as bad in March. And they have the huge benefit of the doubt of playing without Kaminsky. |
6 | Utah | Utah and Kansas are tied from a resume perspective (IMHO). Going to Utah because I like their play more at the moment. |
7 | Kansas | |
8 | Louisville | |
9 | Gonzaga | They lost @Arizona but it was close and Zona is playing inconsistently. |
10 | Arizona | |
11 | Iowa State | Back-to-back wins in the loaded Big XII |
12 | Notre Dame | A loss to #1 Virginia is acceptable if you just won @UNC |
13 | North Carolina | |
14 | VCU | |
15 | Oklahoma | Potentially a top 10 team. Need to play more consistently. |
16 | West Virginia | Losing a home game in the Big XII is unavoidable at some point. They'll come back stronger. |
17 | Maryland | Winning @Purdue is no easy deed but the loss @Illinois restrains their rankings at the moment |
18 | Wichita State | |
19 | Texas | Talent is there but they need to wake up or they'll drop out of the top 25 |
20 | Arkansas | Have beaten a lot of quality teams |
21 | Providence | They could emerge as one of the best teams from the cluster fuck of the Big East |
22 | Seton Hall | Gutsy win @Creighton re-established their credibility after the loss @Xavier |
23 | Northern Iowa | |
24 | Indiana | After Wisconsin and Maryland, the B1G is difficult to decypher. Ohio State, Iowa or MSU could be here next week. |
25 | Oklahoma State | Next 10 out (not in order): SMU, Wyoming, NC State, Syracuse, Old Dominion, Georgetown, Butler, LSU, Stanford, Colorado State |