| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 1A |
| 2 | Arizona | 1B |
| 3 | Houston | 1C |
| 4 | Duke | I feel like they're a smidge behind the top 3 |
| 5 | Louisville | Top five Louisville...what year is this? |
| 6 | Florida | Need to figure out the outside shooting |
| 7 | UConn | Still a top team when at full strength |
| 8 | Gonzaga | Mark Few is so dang good |
| 9 | Michigan | Haven't looked amazing but still winning |
| 10 | Tennessee | The match vs Houston should be spicy |
| 11 | Alabama | The non conference schedule for these guys is insane |
| 12 | Illinois | Losing to Bama isn't terrible |
| 13 | Iowa State | Next two weeks will say a lot about what this team can do |
| 14 | BYU | Annihilation of Wisconsin this past weekend |
| 15 | St. John's | Iowa St and Baylor will be good tests |
| 16 | Michigan State | Made Kentucky look silly |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | Still averaging 100+ ppg |
| 18 | North Carolina | Better than anticipated |
| 19 | Texas Tech | They aren't as bad as they looked against Purdue |
| 20 | Indiana | DeVries turned that around quickly |
| 21 | NC State | ACC looks a lot better this year |
| 22 | Baylor | Only three games so far. Not sure what they are yet |
| 23 | Nebraska | Mast being back is so huge for them |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | Would like to see how they look outside of Moraga |
| 25 | Santa Clara | Looking great so far |
Just missed: Kentucky, Kansas, Wisconsin, Auburn, Arkansas, Iowa, Ohio St