| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Best resume by far at this point |
| 2 | Arizona | Best win so far this season and winning by large margins |
| 3 | Marquette | Looked great all week nailbiter against purdue that even in losing moved them up. |
| 4 | UConn | Won some great games this week, looking extremely good |
| 5 | Houston | Took care of business, need to see them in action against more competitive teams |
| 6 | Kansas | Got beat pretty bad by Marquette. Looked good in thier other games this week. |
| 7 | Baylor | Unbeaten and played some decent teams |
| 8 | Gonzaga | Looked great in games, even with the loss took care of a very good UCLA team |
| 9 | BYU | Undefeated playing some decent opponents |
| 10 | Duke | 1 loss but not a great resume so far. |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | |
| 12 | Tennessee | |
| 13 | Kentucky | |
| 14 | Villanova | |
| 15 | North Carolina | |
| 16 | Mississippi State | |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 18 | Alabama | |
| 19 | Illinois | |
| 20 | James Madison | |
| 21 | Texas A&M | |
| 22 | Virginia | |
| 23 | Memphis | |
| 24 | Oklahoma | |
| 25 | Texas Tech |
Major adjustments after the early season tourney results. Didn't horribly punish single losses to other really good teams.