| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Can't wait for Tuesday against MSU |
| 2 | Florida | rivalry match in Tallahassee could be fun |
| 3 | Illinois | Offense is an absolute train so far. TTU test will be good one |
| 4 | Michigan State | Early F4 preview Tuesday? |
| 5 | Houston | Not much learned so far about them |
| 6 | Tennessee | Looking forward to how they play against a top 30 squad |
| 7 | UConn | revenge against Michigan looked good |
| 8 | Louisville | Sunday at Memphis could be spicy |
| 9 | Kansas | Metrics are already starting to love this squad |
| 10 | Virginia | Looked like a pretty big gap between them and a very talented Arkansas team |
| 11 | Nebraska | Sunday vs Boise St good test |
| 12 | UCLA | Better than I expected so far |
| 13 | Arizona | Not as good as I expected so far |
| 14 | Alabama | Not sure what they are yet |
| 15 | Texas Tech | Can't wait for Tuesday night |
| 16 | Gonzaga | Few never shies away from a good noncon schedule |
| 17 | Texas | Sunday vs Baylor in San Antonio will be fun |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | Feels like Memphis is playing everyone these first few weeks |
| 19 | Iowa State | They didn't start fast...very unusual |
| 20 | St. John's | Haven't learned much yet |
| 21 | USC | Beat a solid Wichita St team while everyone slept on Sunday |
| 22 | BYU | No Dybantsa, no problem |
| 23 | Auburn | Friday night vs Zona will be must watch tv |
| 24 | Grand Canyon | The Acrisure game vs SLU during Feast Week will be a top mid major clash |
| 25 | Texas A&M–Commerce | cbbpoll.net doesn't even have the right name for this team yet. Two road wins. They earned a slot |
Just missed: Texas A&M, Michigan, Arkansas, Miami FL, Kentucky, TCU, High Point