| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | they won a February game in november, that was a treat |
| 2 | Arizona | this team is legit |
| 3 | St. John's | they lost a tough, tough game that was much closer than the final score indicated. this team plays ball |
| 4 | Duke | |
| 5 | North Carolina | idk where to place them, they earned a win over kansas but do you trust hubert davis? I dont but I feel obligated to grant them a high ranking! |
| 6 | Florida | |
| 7 | Houston | |
| 8 | Michigan | beat oakland by a million while purdue only won by like 10 |
| 9 | Michigan State | |
| 10 | Purdue | |
| 11 | UConn | |
| 12 | Gonzaga | |
| 13 | Kentucky | |
| 14 | Illinois | |
| 15 | BYU | |
| 16 | Iowa State | |
| 17 | Tennessee | |
| 18 | Baylor | full disclosure, had to fill this out before their game vs washington |
| 19 | Louisville | |
| 20 | San Diego State | |
| 21 | Texas Tech | |
| 22 | Arkansas | |
| 23 | Clemson | |
| 24 | Ole Miss | |
| 25 | Mississippi State |
just want to preface this by saying the first couple weeks are a crapshoot of do you SOLELY reward/punish results or do you assume the top tier team that's only played low-D1 schools is still good. Its going to be volatile until then, poll really shouldn't exist until a few weeks in.