Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Duke | No one has even challenged Duke yet. |
2 | Kansas | Big game against Marquette on the 21st will be their second real matchup. |
3 | North Carolina | Two true road wins and a win against Stanford is one of the better resumes out there. |
4 | Gonzaga | The 23 point win over Texas A&M was their closest game so far. |
5 | Virginia | Looks to be every bit the team they were last year. Held a team to 42 and another to 40. And it's only been 3 games. |
6 | Nevada | I will judge this team based on how long they stay undefeated. They quite possibly might not lose at all this season. |
7 | Tennessee | I'd love to put them higher but their best win so far is Georgia Tech. |
8 | Auburn | The home win over Washington should age well. |
9 | Michigan | Walked into Villanova's building and dismantled them. |
10 | Florida State | How have they only played 2 games? 21 point win over Florida and a road win is a great resume for 2 games. |
11 | Ohio State | Road wins at Cincinnati and at Creighton. Top 5 resume easily. |
12 | Iowa | Back to back wins against Oregon and then UConn deserves major respect. What more do you need to see? |
13 | Michigan State | Hard to judge a team that lost by 5 to a great team and then demolished a couple bottom dwellers. UCLA on the 22nd will be important. |
14 | Kentucky | Got wrecked by Duke in the opener and they don't play another top 50 team until December 22nd against UNC. |
15 | Indiana | Big win over Marquette. Can't say enough good things about Romeo Langford. |
16 | Nebraska | Nebraska's narrowest victory this season was 23 points. And that was against Seton Hall. |
17 | Furman | Road wins at both Loyola Chicago and at Villanova. Who else has that? |
18 | Oregon | The win over Syracuse would be more impressive if they were the first team to do it. |
19 | Wisconsin | A road win at Xavier is a great way to start the season. |
20 | Buffalo | Went into West Virginia's building and not only won, but won the turnover battle? Yes please. |
21 | Virginia Tech | Great second half adjustments against Purdue. |
22 | Kansas State | My final 4 is all undefeated teams with no good wins yet. |
23 | Clemson | My final 4 is all undefeated teams with no good wins yet. |
24 | Miami (FL) | My final 4 is all undefeated teams with no good wins yet. |
25 | Mississippi State | My final 4 is all undefeated teams with no good wins yet. |