Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Purdue | -Jones, Heide and Colvin add a level of athleticism that was missing from last season. |
2 | Kansas | - |
3 | UConn | - |
4 | Marquette | - |
5 | Houston | - |
6 | Arizona | +3. Props to them for scheduling a really tough non con, and then going on the road and beating Duke |
7 | Arkansas | +1. All aboard the Muss bus |
8 | Baylor | +3. Big neutral court win over Auburn |
9 | Duke | -3. Not going to drop them that much after losing to Arizona |
10 | Tennessee | - |
11 | Gonzaga | +1 |
12 | Creighton | +1 |
13 | Alabama | +1 |
14 | Texas | +1 |
15 | USC | +3 |
16 | Kentucky | +1 |
17 | Auburn | -1 |
18 | UCLA | +4 |
19 | San Diego State | +4 |
20 | North Carolina | - |
21 | Florida Atlantic | +3 |
22 | Virginia | New |
23 | Texas A&M | New |
24 | Illinois | New |
25 | James Madison | New. |
Dropped from rankings; Michigan State, Kansas State, Maryland, Saint Mary’s