Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Kansas | Maybe have had the toughest 5 game schedule in the country and they're undefeated. |
2 | Gonzaga | Riding high from the big win over Duke |
3 | Duke | Proved that they aren't perfect, just amazing. |
4 | Virginia | Now with a win over Wisconsin, you can no longer say they haven't beaten anyone good. |
5 | North Carolina | The 3 point loss to Texas isn't a bad loss at all, but it's the "worst loss" of any team in my top 5. |
6 | Nevada | Two road games this week against Loyola Chicago and USC. Possibly their best chance for a loss all season. |
7 | Tennessee | Forcing OT against Kansas reinforces that I had them last week exactly where they belonged. |
8 | Auburn | |
9 | Michigan State | |
10 | Michigan | Big game coming up against UNC on the 28th. |
11 | Ohio State | I'm still super impressed by the road wins at Cincinnati and at Creighton. |
12 | Iowa | Undefeated with wins over Oregon and UConn. They belong here. |
13 | Furman | Two road wins against good teams, one ranked at the time, and no losses. Too high? I'll drop them when they lose. |
14 | Oregon | Other than dropping a game to what now looks like a legit Iowa team, there's nothing to complain about with the Ducks. |
15 | Indiana | A 1 point road loss at Arkansas is their only loss. |
16 | Kentucky | Creampuff schedule. They're 0-1 against top 50 teams. No idea how to rank them. Resume alone, this isn't a top 25 team right now. |
17 | Virginia Tech | I'm basing this ranking mostly on the win over Purdue. |
18 | Texas Tech | Undefeated with a big win over Nebraska last week. |
19 | Texas | |
20 | Buffalo | The Bulls continue to roll through everyone. Last week they won both games by a combined 66 points. |
21 | Florida State | The wins over Florida and LSU both sounded much better at the time. |
22 | Arkansas | Handed Indiana their only loss. |
23 | Wisconsin | |
24 | Nebraska | Road game at Clemson tomorrow. I have faith that Nebraska will pull it out. But if Clemson wins they'll be about here next week. |
25 | Kansas State | 6-0 with no good wins yet. Tough game at Marquette is coming up on the 1st. |