Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | UConn | 0, They will stay on top until a loss (test coming up in Maui, so I feel comfortable with that). Will Dan Hurley ever be satisfied? We all know the answer. |
2 | Kansas | +1, The jayhawks squeaked out an early game of the year W. As much as everyone was questioning UNC's interior defense, Dickinson didn't do much to help on his end. |
3 | Gonzaga | +4, Arguably the most impressive result from week one, the Zags stop the speculation on their status as national title contenders. No Watson = improved defense? (one game but still) |
4 | Auburn | +8, Bruce with the 4-D chess getting the attention put on players fighting and not Auburn's scheme. Arguably the most impressive result from week one, ridiculous depth again |
5 | Houston | -3, There was no shame in losing the game they lost, defense looked as insane as ever and the offense held up enough to keep it interesting |
6 | Alabama | -2, Falling as a victim of circumstance to teams that proved more this week (and UConn), just keep winning |
7 | Iowa State | -1, We probably won't know anything about this team until Maui, wake me up then |
8 | North Carolina | -3, Like Houston, no shame in losing that game in the Phog, impressive rally after looking down and out by halftime |
9 | Duke | -1, oMg, DiD yOu SeE fLaGg AnD kNeUpPeL??? |
10 | Arizona | 0, Dismantling bad teams |
11 | Tennessee | +2, Looked the part with a comfortable road win on what I believe will still be a decent Louisville team |
12 | Baylor | -3, The dismantling by Gonzaga still stings, but a nice rally against Arkansas and the baptism of Joe Few save them from falling more |
13 | Purdue | -2, Starting to look mortal, but still getting into the feel of things, Smith can do big things for them this year |
14 | Creighton | 0, I am hesitant to keep them here as the defensive effort against UTRGV was concerning, but Kalk gave them the game of his life and I respect that |
15 | Marquette | 0, Two solid wins this week |
16 | Cincinnati | 0, Dismantling bad teams |
17 | Wake Forest | +1, Solid semi-home win against a good Michigan team, they had me a little worried after their opening performance |
18 | St. John's | +1, Two solid wins this week |
19 | Texas Tech | +1, Dismantling bad teams |
20 | Illinois | +2, Destroying bad teams and hello Will Riley |
21 | Indiana | +2, Big season for Woodson on the horizon |
22 | Kentucky | +3, Offense looks like motion picture movie out there |
23 | Ohio State | NEW, Jake Deibler with the win in the "we promoted our interim coach" bowl, I was low on Texas, but a ranked win is a ranked win |
24 | UCF | NEW, Who knows how much we will see them in the polls this year, and I was low on A&M to begin with, but they earned this with a ranked win |
25 | Arkansas | -1, Not much shame in losing to Baylor, but still trying to figure out the rotations and role allocation for sure |
IN: OHIO STATE, UCF OUT: UCLA, TEXAS A&M NEXT FIVE: FLORIDA, RUTGERS, BYU, MICHIGAN, MEMPHIS