Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Auburn | Already had them 1, Maui confirmed it |
2 | Kansas | Two good road tests this week |
3 | Tennessee | Still blowing teams out |
4 | Marquette | Trip to Ames should be spicy |
5 | Gonzaga | Didn't look great against WVU, so I dropped them a few slots |
6 | Kentucky | Two good tests against hostile crowds this week |
7 | Purdue | Survived the San Diego Trip |
8 | Oregon | I previously had them unranked. Sorry for the oversight, Ducks |
9 | Iowa State | Only lost by 2 to Auburn, but so far their best win is by 5 over a solid Dayton team, with little else on the resume yet |
10 | Alabama | Win over Houston moves them up despite the loss to Oregon |
11 | Wisconsin | Michigan and Marquette is a rough week |
12 | Florida | Haven't played the best teams, but have destroyed all of them |
13 | Duke | Only two losses were by a combined 8 points to top 10 teams. Can they finish vs Auburn? |
14 | Houston | They didn't lose their third game until February last season |
15 | Cincinnati | I wish they'd play a top 50 team already |
16 | Oklahoma | Didn't get to play Gonzaga, but still won Atlantis |
17 | Pitt | They'd like to say something about the ACC being "Duke, UNC, then everyone else" this year |
18 | Illinois | Finally got a solid win over Arkansas |
19 | Baylor | Fun game at UConn coming up |
20 | Memphis | Played way better in Maui than expected |
21 | Texas A&M | Wake and TTU are two more good tests this week |
22 | St. John's | Holding steady while the rest of the conference is falling apart |
23 | Drake | 7 wins by double digits. It's time |
24 | Utah State | Three straight top 100 wins on neutral courts |
25 | UC Irvine | This defense is for real |
Just missed: Texas, UGA, Nevada, Mississippi St, Ole Miss, Clemson, Michigan St, UNC