| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Tennessee | 0 | Dominating win over Arkansas |
| 2 |  Duke | 0 | Dominating win over Virginia Tech and SMU |
| 3 |  Auburn | 0 | Showcased why they are the best against Missouri |
| 4 |  Iowa State | +2 | Took on Baylor and dominated |
| 5 |  Alabama | +2 | Took on undefeated Oklahoma and dominated |
| 6 |  Kentucky | +2 | Took down a very good Florida team, but Clemson and OSU losses still hurt |
| 7 |  Texas A&M | +3 | Could be legit, took down Texas and resume is stacking up |
| 8 |  Florida | -3 | not too big of a drop because Kentucky just happened to ball out |
| 9 |  Michigan State | +3 | Win over OSU is good, resume is stacking up like fire |
| 10 |  Kansas | -6 | Honestly really bad loss to WVU, Resume isn't looking as great as it once was |
| 11 |  Marquette | +3 | Good wins the past week, might be one of the best in Big East |
| 12 |  UConn | +4 | Resume is starting to make sense with who they lost to, will compete in the Big East |
| 13 |  West Virginia | NEW | Honestly with the Win over Kansas, and the rest of the resume, they look like a top team |
| 14 |  Oklahoma | -5 | Tough Loss to Alabama, but they are one of the best teams |
| 15 |  Gonzaga | +5 | There only losses are to some top resume teams now, should be a piece of cake rest of the way |
| 16 |  UCLA | -1 | Eek, fortunatley for them everyone else is also doing bad |
| 17 |  Michigan | +7 | As games go on, its becoming clearer where they are |
| 18 |  Memphis | +6 | We'll see if they can hold up on Conference play |
| 19 |  Oregon | 0 | Despite the loss to Illinois, they bounced back against Maryland |
| 20 |  Baylor | -7 | Bad losses to good teams, beating teams they are supposed to beat |
| 21 |  Georgia | -10 | Yeah there cupcake schedule is about to be tested |
| 22 |  St. John's | -5 | Losing to Creighton is never great, but still a top 25 team |
| 23 |  Mississippi State | -2 | Just other teams had to be pushed around, waiting for them to play some real teams. |
| 24 |  Illinois | NEW | Not a bad team after the W over Oregon and Washington. Resume is shaping nicely |
| 25 |  Nebraska | NEW | The one over UCLA put them on the radar, resume is decent too |
