| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Florida | |
| 2 |  Duke | |
| 3 |  Illinois | Injuries move them to 3 unfortunately but this team looks lights out when theyre healthy |
| 4 |  UConn | Looked solid against a good michigan team |
| 5 |  Michigan State | |
| 6 |  Virginia | Virginia looks legit. Solid week to start the season. |
| 7 |  Houston | |
| 8 |  Texas | |
| 9 |  Kansas | |
| 10 |  Gonzaga | I was hoping purdue would have been a better win but alas. Hard to move them up any more even with a P5 win. |
| 11 |  Vanderbilt | solid win against wake. closed out like a real top 25 team |
| 12 |  Arizona | have to lower them due to the loss but I expect them to climb up the poll later once everyone learns to play with each other |
| 13 |  Nebraska | |
| 14 |  St. John's | |
| 15 |  UCLA | |
| 16 |  Louisville | |
| 17 |  Texas Tech | |
| 18 |  Iowa State | |
| 19 |  Alabama | |
| 20 |  Tennessee | |
| 21 |  BYU | |
| 22 |  Michigan | tough but expected loss against uconn |
| 23 |  Miami (FL) | |
| 24 |  Marquette | |
| 25 |  Auburn | |
