| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Kansas | Dammit. I tried to keep this curse off by ranking Houston number one. They just HAD to lose to Auburn. |
| 2 |  Alabama | Movin' on up. |
| 3 |  UConn | You too, dogs |
| 4 |  Auburn | 11? How about 4. Knocking off Houston is big time. |
| 5 |  Gonzaga | Just WAXED Baylor. Sheesh. |
| 6 |  Duke | Swapping Duke and Iowa State because the cyclones played one game so why not. |
| 7 |  Iowa State | See : Above |
| 8 |  Houston | 8 isn't so bad. Quality loss? |
| 9 |  Arizona | You can stay. |
| 10 |  North Carolina | ALMOST reverse 2022'd em. |
| 11 |  Purdue | Are they just tall again? |
| 12 |  Tennessee | You stay, too. |
| 13 |  Baylor | Dropped from #7, but still think they're a top 20 team. |
| 14 |  Creighton | Leapfrogging Arkansas |
| 15 |  Marquette | Yes. They are a basketball team. |
| 16 |  Indiana | A little struggle in their openers |
| 17 |  Kentucky | Dropping 100 in some cupcake games. |
| 18 |  Arkansas | Dropped a few spots for the loss |
| 19 |  Cincinnati | Poll inertia? |
| 20 |  Florida | Goodbye UCLA! |
| 21 |  Ohio State | Buckeyes ranked! Beating Texas early! |
| 22 |  Rutgers | A team that won some games! |
| 23 |  Texas A&M | Dropping down |
| 24 |  Michigan State | It's Izzo. Come on, guy. |
| 25 |  Ole Miss | I guess you. |
