| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | Still have the best win in the nation look well rounded |
| 2 | Kansas | |
| 3 | Purdue | |
| 4 | UConn | Doesn’t look like any step back from last year |
| 5 | Marquette | Tough road win earns respect |
| 6 | Houston | |
| 7 | Creighton | Last team in my top tier contenders |
| 8 | Duke | |
| 9 | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | |
| 11 | Gonzaga | |
| 12 | Baylor | |
| 13 | Alabama | Analytics love them but haven’t played a good team yet |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | |
| 15 | Kentucky | Loss to Kansas doesn’t hurt at all |
| 16 | Virginia | |
| 17 | Memphis | |
| 18 | Auburn | Nice MTE performance |
| 19 | San Diego State | |
| 20 | Texas | Took to the buzzer by Kenny Pain? |
| 21 | Mississippi State | |
| 22 | Colorado | Buffs have it moving offensively |
| 23 | BYU | Beat SDSU last week I should have put them in then |
| 24 | North Carolina | |
| 25 | Iowa State |
Next 5 (Good teams that lost bad games): Michigan State, USC, FAU, Arkansas Also Nevada shoutout to them