Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kentucky | Starting to look beatable. Saturday @ Bama could be first loss against a tough team who won't be afraid to run. |
2 | Virginia | With Duke falling, Virginia climbs to number 2. Easy path to Jan 31 showdown with Duke, then UNC,Lulvul, NCstate |
3 | Gonzaga | Duke,Wisco,Louisville all lost. This was tough- Zaga likely will cruise rest of way, hard to judge their improvement against weaker teams |
4 | Duke | In a brutal ACC, loss to NC state will mean a lot. Still a very talented team. |
5 | Louisville | Not putting much into a loss by 1 AT UNC. Lost a 13 point lead, but again, winning at UNC is no easy thing to do. Also other teams lost. |
6 | Villanova | Bounced back from Seton Hall loss with win @SJ, and against DePaul. |
7 | Utah | Saturday @ Zona! |
8 | Wisconsin | Lost to Rutgers. Frank Kaminsky was out, though. THEY LOST TO RUTGERS. Not sold on Dekker-didn't score in last 10min. Needed some1 2 step up |
9 | Arizona | Oops. 3rd top 10 team to lose on Sunday alone.. |
10 | Kansas | Saturday in Ames. |
11 | Iowa State | 2 Hard fought wins. In tough Big12, must defend the home court. Saturday against Kansas will be crucial, but dont overlook Baylor. |
12 | Notre Dame | With other teams losing, I'm moving them UP. Took Virginia to the wire. Complaints on schedule strength gone. Won at UNC. |
13 | Wichita State | Great win @ a solid Loyola team. |
14 | Maryland | Tough loss to an Illinois team that didn't have their leading scorer. |
15 | North Carolina | 2 Nailbiters, came away with a win over Louisville. Both games @ home. Like Big12, home games are crucial towards conference champ. |
16 | West Virginia | Iowa State has been their toughest opponent so far. I fully expect West Va to bounce back. |
17 | VCU | Not really sure how I feel about them. A-10 shaping up to be a quite a race. |
18 | Arkansas | In a week where many teams lost, Arkansas didn't. |
19 | Seton Hall | The Big East is silly. Not a single bad team. |
20 | Oklahoma State | Hard fought game in Ames and a big win over Texas. |
21 | Baylor | Almost knocked off Kansas. But almos doesn't count. |
22 | Northern Iowa | |
23 | Oklahoma | I'd like to take a moment to recognize the Big 10 for trying to not be ranked. |
24 | Texas | 2 Losses. Also, 7th Big 12 team I ranked. K-State and TCU are no slouches, either. |
25 | Wyoming | Next up: Bama, Dayton and the other top A10 teams,Providence, Milwaukee (shoutout jjparker) |