Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | |
2 | Gonzaga | |
3 | Auburn | Unexpected… |
4 | Iowa State | …top 5 matchup |
5 | UConn | |
6 | North Carolina | |
7 | Houston | |
8 | Tennessee | +4 |
9 | Wisconsin | +7, Tonje being this good has completely changed what Wisconsin can be |
10 | Kentucky | -2, victim |
11 | Marquette | +7, s/o Kam Jones (had to check initial) |
12 | Duke | +1 |
13 | Alabama | +1 |
14 | Indiana | -4, victim |
15 | Xavier | Ok…how about now? |
16 | Baylor | -5, probably won’t be one of the best teams this year but they’re good enough to be top 15/20 |
17 | Purdue | -8, no home court, no win |
18 | Cincinnati | +2 |
19 | Texas A&M | -2, victim |
20 | Florida | +1 |
21 | Texas | +3 |
22 | Mississippi State | NR |
23 | Arkansas | NR |
24 | Pitt | NR, beat LSU who was #25 for me last week and was close with what I consider to be a top 10 team in Wisconsin |
25 | Arizona | -3, almost out but they’ve lost to ranked teams so far, Illinois is close and I’m not totally ready for Drake |
Also considered: Illinois, Drake, Ohio State, Memphis, Michigan State, Penn State, Georgia, Creighton, St. John’s, Wake Forest, LSU, Michigan, New Mexico, UCLA, Utah State, Texas Tech, Oregon, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Nevada, Ole Miss, BYU, Saint Mary’s, Boise State, Providence, Clemson, Louisville, Dayton, Utah, UCF, San Francisco