| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Duke | Just beat Michigan. |
| 2 |  Michigan | Just lost to Duke. |
| 3 |  Arizona | Just beat Houston. |
| 4 |  Iowa State | Houston's loss boosts them. |
| 5 |  Houston | Just lost to Arizona. |
| 6 |  UConn | Creighton loss sets them back a little. |
| 7 |  Purdue | Despite loss to Michigan, they beat up on my Hoosiers. |
| 8 |  Nebraska | Kansas loss prevents their loss to Iowa from damaging them. |
| 9 |  Illinois | Simply a really good team. |
| 10 |  Kansas | Major loss to Cincinnati, but still beat Arizona. |
| 11 |  Virginia | They've just been really good lately. |
| 12 |  Gonzaga | Definitely one of the best mid-majors in the nation. |
| 13 |  Florida | Best SEC team, but losses weigh them down a little. |
| 14 |  Michigan State | They've been really solid. |
| 15 |  St. John's | Another solid mid-major. |
| 16 |  Texas Tech | Beat Arizona, but need to lose less in this final stretch to be higher. |
| 17 |  Arkansas | Despite Alabama loss are proving themselves. |
| 18 |  Miami (OH) | Do I even need to explain this one? |
| 19 |  Vanderbilt | They are simply a good SEC team. |
| 20 |  Saint Louis | Rhode Island loss is a setback, but not a major one. |
| 21 |  North Carolina | NC State loss hurts, but still deserve to be ranked. |
| 22 |  Louisville | They need to win a few more games, but they are still pretty good. |
| 23 |  Alabama | Win over Arkansas is major. |
| 24 |  Wisconsin | Despite losing to Ohio State, beating Michigan State AND Illinois is B1G. |
| 25 |  Iowa | They've rebounded by beating Nebraska. |
