| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Auburn | Still kings until they lose |
| 2 |  Duke | Playing really well, although conference doesn't give them much challenge right now |
| 3 |  Alabama | Also playing well, end of regular season schedule is a doozy |
| 4 |  Purdue | My pick to win the Big 10 this year |
| 5 |  Florida | Big loss, benefits from others losing |
| 6 |  Texas A&M | Big match up with Missouri this week |
| 7 |  Houston | One point loss after a 13-game winning streak |
| 8 |  Michigan State | Tough schedule the rest of the way, west coast trip this week |
| 9 |  Tennessee | Two big losses this week, neither made a lot of sense |
| 10 |  St. John's | Lots of wins, SOS remains low due to conference opponents |
| 11 |  Marquette | Another home loss, this time to UCONN |
| 12 |  Kansas | When is the last time Kansas was 6-4 in conference? |
| 13 |  Kentucky | Losers of 3 of 4, two at home. Tough schedule is beating up the Wildcats |
| 14 |  Missouri | Just keeps on winning, but schedule gets tougher soon |
| 15 |  Texas Tech | Same as Missouri... |
| 16 |  Memphis | Easy conference, will be interesting to see what seed the Tigers will get |
| 17 |  Wisconsin | Indiana & Iowa this week, should go 2-0 |
| 18 |  Illinois | Back to healthy, either a final four team or first round exit this year. Frustrating |
| 19 |  Mississippi State | Lost 5 of 7, all to great teams |
| 20 |  UConn | Big win at Marquette, trying to get the train back on the track |
| 21 |  Michigan | In the Big 10 title hunt, but schedule is tougher in the back half |
| 22 |  Maryland | Perhaps the surprise team of the conference, their bigs are really tough |
| 23 |  Saint Mary's | One road win at Gonzaga from maybe going undefeated in the WCC |
| 24 |  Drake | Major props to the kings of the MWC |
| 25 |  Clemson | Playing well, deserve to be ranked |
