| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | NC Hoping Broome’s injury isn’t as bad as it looked |
| 2 | Iowa State | NC It was close, but a conference road win is a conference road win |
| 3 | Duke | +1 Hey this Cooper Flagg guy might be good at basketball |
| 4 | Alabama | +1 A win at A&M is one of the most impressive results from this week |
| 5 | Florida | +3 Largest win over an AP #1 team in over 70 years. That’s pretty good |
| 6 | Marquette | +1 I’m still not convinced that Marquette isn’t going to disappear in March yet again, but they keep winning |
| 7 | Tennessee | -4 Nice recovery against Texas, but man, Tennessee is ready to go back home after that disasterclass against Florida |
| 8 | Michigan State | +1 Izzo and Sparty look poised for yet another deep run in March |
| 9 | Houston | +1 The Coogs have a pretty solid argument that they’re the team to beat in the Big 12 |
| 10 | Kentucky | -4 An impressive road win against Mississippi State helps to reduce the sting of an ugly loss to Georgia |
| 11 | Kansas | +3 Something has snapped in this team. Their defense is absolutely menacing |
| 12 | Texas A&M | -1 The Aggies showed some good fight against one of the best teams in the country, and can still make some noise in this insane SEC |
| 13 | Gonzaga | +4 After some brutal close losses in non-con, the Zags look like they’re rounding into form |
| 14 | Oregon | +2 The Ducks are finding ways to win close games, and the win over Alabama keeps looking better |
| 15 | Mississippi State | -2 The Bulldogs will be kicking themselves for failing to convert after cutting Kentucky’s lead to 1 with less than 2 minutes left |
| 16 | UConn | -4 UConn is still a very good team, but their chances of a threepeat are looking worse all the time |
| 17 | Illinois | -2 Illinois certainly missed Jakucionis against SC on Saturday |
| 18 | Ole Miss | +1 It’s good to get some wins now, because you’ve got Alabama coming up next. Eek. |
| 19 | Purdue | +2 The Boilermakers have a big matchup with the Ducks next week that could go a long way in deciding the regular season B1G champ |
| 20 | Michigan | NR They beat UCLA so badly the coach attacked his own players in the press conference. That’s impressive |
| 21 | Memphis | +1 Will they blow out a clearly outmatched AAC opponent, or almost get upset? You never know with the Tigers! |
| 22 | Utah State | +3 Utah State will eventually win a game without it being a heart attack-inducing affair. Just not today. |
| 23 | Baylor | +1 Two much-needed conference wins for the Bears this week |
| 24 | St. John's | NR Can the Red Storm win the Big East over Marquette and UConn? Why not? |
| 25 | Georgia | NR Two big wins for this team this week. Is Georgia a basketball school now? |
Next 5 out: Wisconsin, New Mexico, St. Mary’s, Oklahoma, West Virginia Dropped out: SDSU, Oklahoma, West Virginia Watching good teams is so much more fun than watching BYU choke game after game away