| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Kansas | Cursed Number 1 |
| 2 |  UConn | Uconn. Win a big one so I can move you over KU |
| 3 |  Gonzaga | Smashing Everyone. Zags are scary |
| 4 |  Auburn | Got Jumped by the Zags |
| 5 |  Purdue | They are not just tall ! |
| 6 |  Iowa State | Poll Inertia is stupid, but here we are |
| 7 |  Houston | Quality not losing, Houston! |
| 8 |  Alabama | Losing to Purdue at home isn't catastrophic to the ranking. |
| 9 |  Kentucky | Impressive with over Duke. Is Pope going to pan out this well so early? |
| 10 |  North Carolina | You can stay. |
| 11 |  Tennessee | Still looking solid |
| 12 |  Baylor | Still looking like they have the makings of a top team. The Gonzaga loss looking more and more "quality" |
| 13 |  Duke | Losing to Kentucky ain't so bad, Dukies. It happens. |
| 14 |  Marquette | Marquette moves a little for the good wins. |
| 15 |  Creighton | Y'alls gotta play someone |
| 16 |  Arizona | Arizona are you ok? |
| 17 |  Indiana | Still not sold here |
| 18 |  Arkansas | You can stay |
| 19 |  Cincinnati | You too |
| 20 |  Florida | And you |
| 21 |  Texas A&M | Knocks out Ohio State |
| 22 |  Rutgers | Also still here |
| 23 |  Texas Tech | Looking strong, Tortillas! |
| 24 |  Ole Miss | Up a spot for Ole, Miss |
| 25 |  Illinois | Welcome to the top 25, Illinois! |
