Clear #1 up to this point, they have dominated in most of their games this season and have 3 signature wins.
2
Houston
The best defensive team in the country and they have been dominant all season, winning their games by an average of 26+ PPG
3
Purdue
I believe Purdue easily has the best resume when it comes to wins but the loss to Northwestern holds them back from the top 2 for me.
4
Baylor
Baylor is still undefeated with quite a few good wins, they are a lot better than I expected.
5
Marquette
Despite having 2 losses, I give Marquette the edge over Kansas because they have a 14 point win over them, plus some great wins to add to it.
6
Kansas
It's so hard to keep Kansas out of the top 5 because they have every right to be considered a top 3 team but this is just the way it sorts out for me.
7
UConn
Uconn is still one of the best teams in college basketball and they added another nice win over UNC this past week.
8
Oklahoma
I was the only person to give Oklahoma a preseason vote, now look how far they have come. I am definitely a big believer that OU is legit.
9
Clemson
I kinda forgot to rank Clemson last week after their win over Alabama. I think they deserve to be top 10 given their undefeated record and their last 4 wins.
10
Creighton
Creighton definitely looks like a top 10 team right now but the blowout loss to Colorado State does still hurt.
11
Gonzaga
Close loss on the road to a decent team, I don't think Gonzaga needs to drop to far.
12
BYU
I've been pretty high on BYU, I had them up to #9 last week. The Utah loss causes them to slip a little but they still have a good resume.
13
North Carolina
I'm keeping North Carolina right where I had them, they have some great wins and a loss to UConn was expected.
14
Colorado State
Colorado State has some big wins and they are obviously a good team. Similarly to BYU they slip a few spots due to their close loss.
15
Northwestern
Northwestern is a good team that is severely underrated, why is a 7-1 team with a win over Purdue not ranked in the AP poll?
16
Virginia
The early loss to Wisconsin wasn't pretty but Virginia is now sitting at 8-1 and has picked up some nice wins since then.
17
Kentucky
The UNCW loss at home was bad but Kentucky has the talent and shows flashes of being a contender.
18
Florida Atlantic
They fall down a bit after their loss to Illinois but I still think FAU is on track for another great season.
19
Texas
I was a lot higher on Texas but they weren't very competitive in their loss to Marquette.
20
James Madison
James Madison has definitely proven they belong in the Top 20. I wish they would've had a couple more big non-conference tests.
21
Tennessee
I wasn't very high on Tennessee after they lossed 3 games in a row but they picked up a nice win over Illinois this past week.
22
Ole Miss
Ole Miss has a good coach, a very talented roster and they just keep finding ways to win.
23
San Diego State
SDSU has some good wins and I still believe in them despite their road loss to Grand Canyon.
24
Illinois
Illinois remains at 24 for me after a good win over FAU and a close loss to Tennessee.
25
Washington
Washington looked pretty impressive in their top 10 win over Gonzaga so I wanna give them credit.
