| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | (1) Broome's injury is something to monitor moving forward |
| 2 | Iowa State | (3) This team doesn't quit |
| 3 | Alabama | (4) Elite O |
| 4 | Duke | (5) Cooper Flagg thats it |
| 5 | Florida | (8) Spanked Tennessee |
| 6 | Tennessee | (6) Tough game but SEC is tough |
| 7 | Marquette | (7) The best team in the Big East |
| 8 | Kentucky | (5) SEC is really good and they split road games |
| 9 | Houston | (10) Starting to put wins together |
| 10 | Kansas | (12) Starting to stack wins |
| 11 | Mississippi State | (11) I believe in this team despite a weaker conf start. |
| 12 | Texas A&M | (14) |
| 13 | Michigan State | (13) Can they shoot the 3 no but can they win yes |
| 14 | UConn | (9) Am i overrating them idk metrics say so |
| 15 | Illinois | (15) Injuries suck, also Desmond Claude I miss you. |
| 16 | Oregon | (16) |
| 17 | Memphis | (17) |
| 18 | Michigan | (22) |
| 19 | Gonzaga | (19) Am I too low on them? |
| 20 | Utah State | (20) |
| 21 | Wisconsin | (21) |
| 22 | Purdue | (22) |
| 23 | Ole Miss | (NR) |
| 24 | Georgia | (NR) |
| 25 | Saint Mary's | (NR) |
Dropped Out: #21 UCLA, #24 Pitt, #25 West Virginia. Moving back to my apartment so I didn't have as much time to watch and do my write-ups this week.