Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Purdue | Still has the best resume in basketball, despite the loss. |
2 | Houston | |
3 | Alabama | |
4 | Arizona | |
5 | Tennessee | |
6 | Texas | Texas has established themselves as the leader of the B12, for now. |
7 | UCLA | |
8 | Saint Mary's | St. Mary's performances against Houston and Gonzaga shows that they're a legitimate team. |
9 | Marquette | One of the hottest teams in the country at the moment, Marquette's five losses have all come by five points or less. |
10 | Kansas | |
11 | Virginia | |
12 | Kansas State | |
13 | Xavier | |
14 | Baylor | |
15 | Gonzaga | |
16 | Iowa State | |
17 | Indiana | |
18 | San Diego State | |
19 | Miami (FL) | |
20 | NC State | |
21 | TCU | |
22 | Florida Atlantic | |
23 | Rutgers | |
24 | UConn | |
25 | Duke | I think Duke is being severly underrated. While not world beaters, they've put together a solid season in an ACC that's light at the top but loaded with decent teams this season. |
Others in consideration: Boise State, Auburn, Clemson, Creighton, Maryland, Utah State, Charleston, Temple, Pittsburgh, Iowa, Oral Roberts, USC, Nevada, New Mexico