Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | |
2 | Houston | |
3 | Duke | |
4 | Gonzaga | |
5 | Saint Mary's | |
6 | Wisconsin | |
7 | Utah State | |
8 | West Virginia | |
9 | Arizona | |
10 | UCLA | |
11 | Texas A&M | |
12 | San Diego State | |
13 | Texas | |
14 | Baylor | |
15 | Kentucky | |
16 | Indiana | |
17 | Auburn | |
18 | Michigan State | |
19 | Arkansas | |
20 | Memphis | |
21 | Kansas State | |
22 | Iowa | |
23 | Iowa State | |
24 | Mississippi State | |
25 | Ole Miss |
Tried to ignore preseason priors and rank the teams purely on the merits of what they have done so far this year. It is way too early to do that but I like embracing the chaos. Relied on Torvik to judge opponent quality and had to put a lot of emphasis on margin of victory.