Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Duke | Impressive win over Florida St despite no Zion, Virginia game will be great. |
2 | Michigan | Their only loss in basically 11 months is to an insane Villanova team |
3 | Virginia | If Virginia beats Duke they may be No. 1, they look great |
4 | Tennessee | The favorite to win the SEC, I like the swagger that the Gator Chomping gives off |
5 | Gonzaga | That San Francisco game was way closer than the score indicates but the Zags fought hard in that environment to win |
6 | Texas Tech | In my eyes the favorite to win the Big 12 and unseat Kansas this year |
7 | Michigan State | Sparty has some good losses and has been crushing it in the BIG recently |
8 | Virginia Tech | The Virginia game is going to be super hype, if they hadn't barely lost to Penn St the Hokies would be undefeated |
9 | Kansas | This might be the year the Jayhawks finally lose the Big 12, they're looking shaky right now |
10 | Nevada | Very bad loss last week still overshadows the team, but they only have the one |
11 | Florida State | Almost took down the Blue Devils, but I really didn't like how they played the end of that game |
12 | Auburn | Not a great loss to Ole Miss, we'll see how the UK game goes |
13 | Kentucky | This Kentucky team could be one of the best teams in the country but they rarely play at peak condition, Cal needs to work on consistency |
14 | Oklahoma | Very solid resume and good TCU win, their 3 losses are all excusable |
15 | Buffalo | Since suffering their first loss they have fought back and been dominating MAC play |
16 | Maryland | They haven't lost in the second round of BIG play while everyone else cannibalizes the conference |
17 | North Carolina | Not a good look against Louisville but this team clearly has talent and potential |
18 | NC State | Couldn't beat the Tar Heels but a good rebound against Pitt, and more ACC challenges ahead of them |
19 | Marquette | Hard fought win over Seton Hall, Markus Howard is a special talent |
20 | Houston | They should not have lost to Temple but regardless they rebounded well and are favored in most of their remaining games |
21 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss is rolling right now, including a huge win against the in-state rivals |
22 | Villanova | Nova has won five straight against mostly solid teams and looks to be back on track, although not meeting preseason expectations yet |
23 | Iowa State | Iowa St has great performances and then bad ones, so it's hard to rank this team |
24 | Louisville | Obliterated a solid UNC team, Chris Mack is doing a great job with this program |
25 | Mississippi State | Next Five: Nebraska, Ohio St, TCU, Indiana, Seton Hall |