| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | (-) |
| 2 | Auburn | (-) |
| 3 | Kansas | (-) |
| 4 | Houston | (-) beat a really good hofstra squad by FORTY. Kelvin Sampson. |
| 5 | UConn | (-) Really intriguing game with my tigers monday. Maui will speak volumes. |
| 6 | Alabama | (-) |
| 7 | North Carolina | (-) |
| 8 | Iowa State | (-) Will finally play comp in Maui |
| 9 | Kentucky | (+1) |
| 10 | Duke | (+1) massive game this week |
| 11 | Tennessee | (+1) Chaz Lanier is legit and so are the vols |
| 12 | Marquette | (+3) resume is really good |
| 13 | Purdue | (-4) possible Mackey merchants? |
| 14 | Wisconsin | (-1) a rocky week ended with GREAT results for the badgers. dropping simply because of marquette. |
| 15 | Indiana | (+4) sure |
| 16 | Cincinnati | (+4) whooped georgia tech wowza |
| 17 | Baylor | (-) lucky to still be here let alone ranked. would be completely off the map if roach didn't hit that shot |
| 18 | Texas A&M | (+3) |
| 19 | Florida | (+5) |
| 20 | Memphis | (NR) have accumulated a top-5 top-to-bottom resume so far. Maui will be massive. |
| 21 | Arkansas | (-3) zero good wins, don't look convincing at all |
| 22 | Texas | (+3) |
| 23 | Creighton | (-9) |
| 24 | Xavier | (NR) |
| 25 | Mississippi State | (NR) |
Really hope this gets easier soon! I think Feast Week will provide some bigger gaps. Dropped Out: (16) Arizona, (22) St. John's, (23) Illinois NEXT 11 (no order): Dayton, Ohio State, Pitt, Illinois, Arizona, Drake, Nebraska, Utah State, Georgia, Saint Mary's, St. Johns