Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | (Last Week: 1) |
2 | Duke | (4) We're going to have to see the /r/collegebasketball banner in Blue Devils colors for another couple months. Great. |
3 | North Carolina | (3) |
4 | Gonzaga | (5) |
5 | Auburn | (9) |
6 | Virginia | (6) |
7 | Tennessee | (7) |
8 | Nevada | (11) |
9 | Villanova | (12) |
10 | Michigan State | (8) |
11 | Kentucky | (2) ...How do you lose by this much on so big a stage? I'll put it up to Duke being good rather than UK being bad and/or jitters, but still. |
12 | Syracuse | (13) |
13 | Florida State | (16) |
14 | Nebraska | (17) The only problem with blowing out terrible teams is when you're expected to do so. |
15 | Purdue | (15) |
16 | Kansas State | (10) Down six spots despite not losing. That's how you can tell it's week 2. |
17 | Oregon | (25) Okay, I admit it. I had Washington too high and these guys a bit too low. |
18 | Indiana | (18) You know what would be great? Teams scheduling actual opponents the first couple weeks. |
19 | Mississippi State | (21) Not to be confused with Mississippi Valley State. Not like I would ever drunkenly choose the wrong team by mistake, of course. |
20 | Virginia Tech | (NR) "VT" is a much easier abbreviation to remember than "VPI." Just hope that no one from Vermont complains. |
21 | West Virginia | (14) I applaud your taste in music. It's almost as annoying as what we have up here in Amherst. (By the way, Fallout 76 is crap.) |
22 | UCLA | (20) |
23 | Marquette | (NR) Computer models are really really dumb early on the year, so I'm relying on Kenpom a bit more than usual. |
24 | Clemson | (22) Shoutouts to UTSA, Quinnipiac, Jacksonville, and Delaware State, who managed to rank worse than "generic D2 team I know nothing about." |
25 | LSU | (NR) Also to Niagara, who starts their season today, and Canisius and Colorado, who open their schedules tomorrow. |