| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | (-) |
| 2 | Duke | (-) pure dominance over Illinois. no more media illinois propaganda! |
| 3 | Florida | (+1) dream season |
| 4 | Houston | (+1) dismantled asu, cut it close against shorthanded Iowa State |
| 5 | Alabama | (-2) not a bad week overall but that defense.. |
| 6 | Tennessee | (-) great week |
| 7 | Iowa State | (-) back on track...moral victory against houston |
| 8 | St. John's | (+2) i love this team so much |
| 9 | Michigan State | (+4) they're back |
| 10 | Texas Tech | (+1) tough loss but too much seperation to push them down |
| 11 | Texas A&M | (-3) two losses but everyone around them also lossed |
| 12 | Wisconsin | (-) very surprising loss |
| 13 | Memphis | (+3) good response sunday |
| 14 | Louisville | (+3) hell yeah |
| 15 | Clemson | (+3) keeps winnin |
| 16 | Missouri | (+3) great win against bama, not a bad loss to arkansas. net positive, barely |
| 17 | Saint Mary's | (+7) they rock |
| 18 | Kentucky | (-3) i swear they go 1-1 every week |
| 19 | Michigan | (+2) ap having them at 12 is absurd, but whatever |
| 20 | Arizona | (-) got hosed |
| 21 | Purdue | (-) ap having them at 12, i think, is absurd (-12) yikes man. have lossed 4 in a row. |
| 22 | Marquette | (-8) yeesh |
| 23 | BYU | (NR) what a week for the cougs |
| 24 | Mississippi State | (-2) weird week |
| 25 | Maryland | (NR) lower on them than others, but they're hot rn |
weird week // Dropped Out: (23) Kansas, (25) New Mexico // Considered: Oregon, VCU, Utah State, Drake, New Mexico, Kansas, UC San Diego, Ole Miss // Mid-major shouts: High Point, Ohio, Yale, SEMO