Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | Two straight road wins and looking amazing |
2 | Purdue | 2-1 on the week with two road wins is not a bad showing |
3 | Houston | Keep looking great against okay teams |
4 | Arizona | Still have 5 Q1 wins so they get a top 4 slot from me |
5 | Tennessee | Adding offense is a scary thing for SEC teams |
6 | UConn | PC loss isn't a bad one |
7 | UCLA | Quietly keep winning |
8 | Alabama | Kentucky win was great but is UK any good? |
9 | Gonzaga | The wins have been too close |
10 | Xavier | Nine wins in a row |
11 | Kansas State | They got really good really fast |
12 | Iowa State | Two great road wins this week |
13 | Charleston | Keep winning |
14 | Providence | Cooley is a magician |
15 | Miami (FL) | Can't drop them too far |
16 | Florida Atlantic | This team is worthy of an at large bid |
17 | Texas | Hard to figure out what they'll be without Beard |
18 | Virginia | Early season wins are losing luster |
19 | San Diego State | Back in my rankings after five game win streak |
20 | Duke | Won at BC but didn't look good doing it |
21 | Arkansas | The three point shooting is going to kill them |
22 | Marquette | Back in rankings after four game win streak |
23 | Missouri | The big wins aren't looking as great now but I'm keeping the ranked |
24 | TCU | Okay, I'm finally bringing them back despite the buzzer beater loss |
25 | Saint Mary's | Metrics love them but what exactly are they? |
My top 12 was easy. After that it's just a guess.