Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Purdue | Still a stronger resume than UConn and their two losses are still acceptable |
2 | UConn | Strong win over Creighton, good showing down the stretch against Villanova, resume still not as good as Purdue |
3 | North Carolina | Quietly on a roll, 8 straight wins, all double digits |
4 | Houston | I feel weird calling this a Top 5 team, but here we are |
5 | Tennessee | I feel weird calling this a Top 5 team, but here we are |
6 | Auburn | Love the way Auburn is playing right now, they could continue rolling for a while |
7 | Kentucky | Will closely watch this team, the metrics don't love them like this, but they've been winning |
8 | Kansas | They've been on skates lately, "win" against TCU and now losses to UCF and WVU in back to back weeks. Pieces are there but I question how far this team can go come March |
9 | Arizona | |
10 | Illinois | |
11 | Oklahoma | |
12 | Duke | |
13 | Wisconsin | |
14 | Baylor | |
15 | Memphis | |
16 | Marquette | |
17 | Utah State | |
18 | Creighton | |
19 | TCU | |
20 | BYU | |
21 | Dayton | |
22 | Ole Miss | |
23 | Florida Atlantic | |
24 | Iowa State | |
25 | Texas Tech |
This is my first poll of the season, I synthesized the most recent AP and user poll, along with some opinions I had in my head before the week. Then I shuffled based on the week's performances. Other teams I considered: Teams I'm high on: Teams I'm low on: