Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan | I rank mostly based on resume. Michigan’s is top-tier. Past few games not great, but still Ws of course. |
2 | Duke | Only #2 due to a close loss to Gonzaga. But Michigan has just been too good to get jumped. |
3 | Virginia | Haven’t done anything wrong this year, just Duke and Michigan’s resumes are slightly better. |
4 | Kansas | Forgivable loss at ASU, especially considering an injury to an essential player, but they haven’t looked that good. |
5 | Oklahoma | I rank mostly by resumes. It’s harder to get many strong wins than a few marquee wins. #1 resume by WAB. 8/12 games neutral or away |
6 | Gonzaga | |
7 | Michigan State | |
8 | Nevada | |
9 | Wisconsin | Still a top tier resume. #8 in WAB, #10 in SOR. |
10 | Tennessee | Impressive in their win over Gonzaga and their loss to Kansas, but other games not as impressive. Resume not top 10 but eye test is. |
11 | Ohio State | Big drop-off after Tennesee at 10. 11-18 are all pretty close, a “tier”. None of them seem to deserve the #11 spot. |
12 | Auburn | Questionable games versus UAB and Murray State. But still Ws. |
13 | Mississippi State | |
14 | Buffalo | Going 1-1 @ Cuse and Marq is a net-positive for any team’s resume (except those that aren’t the top 5 or 10 or so). Up from 19 last week. |
15 | Florida State | |
16 | Virginia Tech | |
17 | Nebraska | |
18 | Texas Tech | They’re probably better than 18. But resume just isn’t that good. Held with Duke for a while, but some serious flaws at PG were apparent. |
19 | Indiana | |
20 | Houston | Probably not that great, but still one of the best resumes in the country (yes, that’s possible w/ a weak schedule when you win your games) |
21 | North Carolina | A very good team, and have played tough competition, but their weak resume has dropped them (strong SoS =/= strong resume). They’re 8-3. |
22 | NC State | |
23 | Marquette | Some good wins, but their whole body of work isn’t deserving of anything more than 23. |
24 | Arizona State | #26: Iowa State 27: Cincy 28: Iowa 29: Kentucky Re UK: terrible resume. 1 top tier win doesn’t change fact that 2nd best win is home vs 117. |
25 | St. John's | Probably not that good, but still one of the better resumes in the country (yes, that’s possible w/ a weak schedule when you win your games) |