| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Purdue | The road win at Bama is CBB's best win so far. |
| 2 |  UConn | The BYU win is super impressive to me, even when they almost choked it away. |
| 3 |  Duke | A week where you average winning by 47 points is a pretty solid stretch of basketball. |
| 4 |  Houston | Houston is good, but I'm not yet sold on Auburn, so we land here. |
| 5 |  Arizona | Great resume. Great vibes. Loving the Wildcats. |
| 6 |  Gonzaga | Scary good wins Gonzaga is back, it appears. |
| 7 |  Louisville | Nice win over UK. Should get several more under their belts heading into a road game vs Arky to start Dec. |
| 8 |  Illinois | The KenPom speaks volumes. Tremendously fiery offense. |
| 9 |  Iowa State | Resounding win over my beloved Bulldogs. One of the best defenses in the country |
| 10 |  Michigan | I'm a bit low on the Michigan hype. Did not love how close they cut it this week, but they are 3-0.. |
| 11 |  Alabama | I don't know quite what to make of Bama, but the St. John's win shows me there's enough upside here. |
| 12 |  Florida | Their wins don't do much for me yet, but they still look solid, eye test warranted |
| 13 |  BYU | Dybantsa still looks great. The UConn loss stings, but shouldn't be too tough on the Cougs |
| 14 |  Kentucky | Top 5 KenPom team. The Louisville loss is less than ideal, but I'm confident in the Cats |
| 15 |  Michigan State | Undefeated with a great win. |
| 16 |  North Carolina | Undefeated with a less great, but still great win |
| 17 |  St. John's | Seeing is believing. Wins over Quinnipiac and William and Mary don't have me believing yet. |
| 18 |  Texas Tech | Red Raiders look good. Illinois is a buzzsaw, so the loss is forgivable. Things looking up. |
| 19 |  Saint Mary's | The Gaels, man! A top 15 defense, an undefeated start and no games under 80 points. The people will see soon enough |
| 20 |  Vanderbilt | This offense has thrice put up 104 points. Watch out. |
| 21 |  NC State | Offensive production 2, electric bougaloo. Will Wade is good, actually. |
| 22 |  Tennessee | Need more SOS, but good job winning the ones you're supposed to. |
| 23 |  Wisconsin | Basically Tennessee, again. I like my pairs |
| 24 |  San Diego State | Defense looks STOUT. One game a week is crazy though. |
| 25 |  Nebraska | Give me Nebrasketball! I'm a believer, though only dropping 69 on MD Eastern has me skeptic |
