| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Auburn | #1 in the country and not close |
| 2 |  Iowa State | Been climbing, playing good ball |
| 3 |  Duke | Still my pick to win the natty |
| 4 |  Florida | Was slow to move them up weeks ago, biggest surprise of the season to me |
| 5 |  Alabama | Two good wins, could have put them at 4 but keep them here |
| 6 |  Tennessee | The Vols were going to lose eventually, just didn't think it would be this way |
| 7 |  Marquette | Playing solid ball, but not sure where the computer numbers will take Marquette in an up and down conference |
| 8 |  Kentucky | Georgia loss is a little puzzling, but there's going to be a lot of that in the SEC |
| 9 |  Houston | Rolling teams |
| 10 |  Kansas | Playing good ball since the holidays |
| 11 |  Michigan State | I would say the driver's seat to win the Big Ten |
| 12 |  Texas A&M | I'm really not sold on them, but they're solid. |
| 13 |  Gonzaga | I guess this is where they end up |
| 14 |  Michigan | Probably too high but not sure anyone else deserves it here |
| 15 |  Illinois | I'll try to forget that the USC game happened. 11am games are not Brad Underwood's thing |
| 16 |  Memphis | Easy schedule the rest of the way. Their NCAA seed will be very interesting |
| 17 |  Purdue | Winning the games they should |
| 18 |  Oregon | A better week, but need to play better to move up |
| 19 |  Ole Miss | Starting to play like we thought they would early in the season |
| 20 |  Georgia | BIG WIN |
| 21 |  UConn | Starting to think a 3-peat is going out the window quick |
| 22 |  Utah State | Just win baby |
| 23 |  Baylor | I guess they are okay here |
| 24 |  Wisconsin | Welcome back to the poll |
| 25 |  UC Irvine | Loved the win at UCSD |
