| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | (hold) unquestionably the best team in the country |
| 2 | Purdue | (hold) close call at nw but Purdue is still elite |
| 3 | Kansas | (+3) shouldn’t even be a question that they return to the top 3 |
| 4 | Marquette | (+4) two fantastic wins, very impressed with Marquette of late (UConn/marquette is going to be a game in two weeks) |
| 5 | Tennessee | (hold) this may be controversial but I rate sc highly so the win at Kentucky balances that loss |
| 6 | Houston | (-3) hard to drop you a ton for losing to ku |
| 7 | North Carolina | (-3) great Duke win, real ugly gt loss |
| 8 | Arizona | (+3) this team will either be out first round or win the title, they’re so good when they’re on and so awful when they’re not |
| 9 | Illinois | (+5) dicey week, but there’s not much else |
| 10 | Auburn | (+7) much better thank you auburn |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | (+4) The fau hate is crazy |
| 12 | Wisconsin | (-3) hard to kill you for losing to Purdue but idk about a loss to nebraskaball |
| 13 | Baylor | (+8) good jump |
| 14 | Duke | (-4) i know that unc loss stung |
| 15 | South Carolina | (+11) very impressed |
| 16 | Kentucky | (-9) ugly week for the wildcats |
| 17 | Utah State | (-1) meh |
| 18 | Colorado State | (+8) excellent |
| 19 | Creighton | (-7) yeesh, butler? |
| 20 | Dayton | (+6) strong week |
| 21 | Boise State | (+5) I like your blue football field |
| 22 | BYU | (+4) solid week |
| 23 | New Mexico | (-5) I rate Boise highly |
| 24 | TCU | (+1) ugly loss, but a ranked win. you’re on borrowed time my friend |
| 25 | Texas Tech | (-12) quite disappointing from ttu, I am not impressed anymore |
Dropped: Oklahoma, Gonzaga, Ole Miss, Memphis, San Diego State