Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Auburn | Were so far ahead that one loss won’t knock them down |
2 | Florida | +3, this won’t last but that is by far the best win of the season |
3 | Alabama | I hope it’s #1 vs. #2 though just for the matchup |
4 | Duke | -2 |
5 | Tennessee | |
6 | Purdue | +4 |
7 | St. John's | +9, for real |
8 | Michigan State | -1, two very weird losses but back to normal vs Oregon |
9 | Houston | -1 |
10 | Texas Tech | +1 |
11 | Texas A&M | +2 |
12 | Arizona | +3 |
13 | Iowa State | -7, Kansas’d |
14 | Louisville | +3 |
15 | Wisconsin | +4 |
16 | Kentucky | -2, good, just erratic |
17 | Michigan | +3 |
18 | Marquette | -9, slipping |
19 | Kansas | -7, also slipping |
20 | Ole Miss | +2 |
21 | Illinois | +2, lost to Nebraska and Rutgers but could beat Ohio State? 😡 |
22 | UConn | -1, got beat |
23 | New Mexico | NR |
24 | Missouri | -6, two tough losses |
25 | UCLA | NR, I guess they’re good? |
Dropped: 24 Saint Mary’s, 25 Mississippi State. Also considered: Creighton, Memphis, Maryland, Clemson, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, SMU, Baylor, San Francisco, Utah State, Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Wake Forest, Gonzaga, Colorado State, UC San Diego, VCU, Boise State