Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Purdue | Seems to have fixed their biggest flaws from last season. |
2 | Kansas | Best starting 5, bench looks like a different team when playing |
3 | Arizona | Went to Duke and won. Look strong in almost every position. |
4 | UConn | Strong performance in the first week. |
5 | Tennessee | Looks to be a serious contender. Defense is stifling |
6 | Houston | Better balanced squad than years past. Good on D and O this year. |
7 | Creighton | Tons of talent. Pass the eye test for a contender. |
8 | USC | Loads of talent, going to compete with UA for the PAC. |
9 | Marquette | Look electrtic when hitting shots. |
10 | Arkansas | Very solid squad. Should compete for the B12, although Tenn looks better. |
11 | Duke | |
12 | Alabama | |
13 | Texas A&M | |
14 | Gonzaga | |
15 | Kentucky | |
16 | Texas | |
17 | Baylor | |
18 | Villanova | |
19 | North Carolina | |
20 | Illinois | |
21 | Colorado | |
22 | TCU | |
23 | Saint Mary's | |
24 | Florida Atlantic | |
25 | UCLA |
Reorganized some rankings after seeing live action this week. Going forward will likely follow more poll inertia, but for this week there were some corrections needed from preseason rankings. I like Auburn and Wisconsin, but couldn't justify ranking them over teams that took care of business this week. Dropped MSU because thier entire reason for being ranked was thier back court, and other than Walker they are really not that great so far.