Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan | Top resume in the country and would be favored on a neutral court against all except maybe Duke. March savior Jordan Poole is looking good. |
2 | Kansas | Still a top resume, but at some point they'll stumble into a L instead of a W. And no, I didn't have UM pass KU, I had them ranked 1 last wk |
3 | Duke | Would be favored against any other team in the country on a neutral court. Consistently destroying teams. One loss to Zags isn't that bad |
4 | Gonzaga | The top four are very close. Head to head result vs Duke is only one data point. Could be #1 w/o a couple miscues and w/o UM kicking ass |
5 | Nevada | Great neutral court win vs Ariz St. Beautiful basketball they're playing. They don't turn it over and they have a top resume. |
6 | Virginia | Slightly worse resume than Nevada. |
7 | Michigan State | Amazing win at Florida. Yes, Florida is 5-4, but the most accurate predictive metrics think Florida is hard to beat (a top 20 team). |
8 | Wisconsin | Lost a tough game at Marquette, but still one of the best resumes in the country. Both losses were close. |
9 | Tennessee | They have one of the best wins in the country. They look great. But the rest of their resume isn't better than teams like UW and Mich St. |
10 | Auburn | Only blemish is a loss vs Duke, but they look to be playing fantastic basketball. |
11 | Texas Tech | Tech still looks great, Tennessee and Mich St just passed tech with those top tier wins. |
12 | Oklahoma | #7 and #11 resume according to WAB and SOR. If they haven't passed your eye test, it might be bc only 2 of their 9 games were played at home |
13 | Ohio State | Their win at Cincy is looking even better right now. Chris Holtman continuing to do great things. |
14 | Florida State | |
15 | Virginia Tech | |
16 | North Carolina | Resume is so-so, but they look decent in my eye test of the games they've played. |
17 | Mississippi State | All their good wins are either on neutral courts or away. No crazy good wins, but neutral vs St Mary’s and Clemson and at Dayton are decent |
18 | Nebraska | Still a good resume, and passes my eye test. James Palmer is a man. One of the better offensive performances in the country vs Creighton |
19 | Arizona State | I actually thought they did pretty good vs Nevada. As a KU fan I'm worried for when we play. Still a pretty good resume |
20 | Buffalo | Fantastic resume, with one of the best wins in the country all year, @ WVU. I'm slowly moving Buffalo up. No bad games yet for the bulls. |
21 | Houston | Good wins vs Oregon, at BYU, and at OKST. Surprised with the success after the departure of Rob Gray, one of the better CBB players Ive seen |
22 | Indiana | Great win vs Louisville. No bad losses (@ Arkansas, Duke) and a lot of decent wins (Marquette, NW, @PSU, Lousville) |
23 | Cincinnati | Perfect since a forgivable loss to Ohio St. No one plays better ugly basketball than Mick Cronin's teams |
24 | Marquette | Amazing win vs UW. Slightly better resume than Iowa |
25 | St. John's | Undefeated, but against weak teams. And no, UK doesn't belong in the top 25: #70,#69 in WAB, SOR; Their best wins are #95 UNCB and #114 SIU. |