Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | UConn | |
2 | Houston | Plenty of arguments for first. |
3 | Purdue | Still best resume metrics per my sheet |
4 | Arizona | |
5 | Iowa State | |
6 | Kansas | |
7 | Tennessee | |
8 | Marquette | One drubbing doesn't define a season; remember, they beat Kansas |
9 | North Carolina | |
10 | Baylor | Top 5 on my resume metrics - eye test leaves a lot of questions |
11 | Alabama | Finally getting the wins to back up the predictive metrics ranking |
12 | TCU | Very underrated - top 10 resume metrics per my sheet |
13 | Illinois | |
14 | Auburn | Still 7th in KenPom |
15 | Duke | Horrible resume metrics on my sheet but pass the eye test pretty well |
16 | Creighton | |
17 | BYU | |
18 | Kentucky | |
19 | San Diego State | Dominant home team that has lost to 5/6 of the half decent teams they've played on the road. |
20 | Dayton | |
21 | Texas Tech | |
22 | Colorado State | Cartier injury could be a huge loss |
23 | Florida | Golden Khanate rising |
24 | Saint Mary's | don't quite buy them yet - resume metrics and KenPom are ho-hum |
25 | New Mexico | For everyone bellyaching about this after the Viejas drubbing, UNM won by even more at The Pit. |
26-30: Oklahoma, Nevada, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Gonzaga