| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Arizona | Could be #1, will be a close vote this week. Best win of the season |
| 2 |  Purdue | Great win over Texas Tech |
| 3 |  Houston | |
| 4 |  Duke | Schedule hasn't been tough but look impressive |
| 5 |  UConn | Nothing shameful with a loss to 'zona |
| 6 |  Louisville | Good quality wins |
| 7 |  BYU | Pounded Wisconsin, Dybansta is the real deal |
| 8 |  Michigan | Easy week |
| 9 |  Alabama | Nice win over the Illini |
| 10 |  Gonzaga | Easy week |
| 11 |  Florida | Easy week |
| 12 |  Illinois | Finally back to healthy, tough loss to Bama |
| 13 |  Iowa State | |
| 14 |  Tennessee | |
| 15 |  St. John's | |
| 16 |  Michigan State | |
| 17 |  North Carolina | |
| 18 |  UCLA | |
| 19 |  Kentucky | |
| 20 |  NC State | |
| 21 |  Vanderbilt | |
| 22 |  Saint Mary's | |
| 23 |  Texas Tech | |
| 24 |  Nebraska | |
| 25 |  Santa Clara | |
