| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Houston | Just win baby, win |
| 2 |  Virginia | This team plays with tempo, which is scary |
| 3 |  Texas | Can this team PLEASE play a road game |
| 4 |  Kansas | The Border War is SO back |
| 5 |  Arizona | Death, Taxes, and Utah beating high ranked teams |
| 6 |  UConn | Double digits wins against everyone but first true road game on Wednesday |
| 7 |  Purdue | This team could honestly be undefeated into February |
| 8 |  Arkansas | Get them a true road game |
| 9 |  UCLA | They have not lost outside the state of Nevada |
| 10 |  Indiana | I don't have to tell you how hard it is to win at the RAC |
| 11 |  Baylor | Shaka punked these boys, but good bounce back |
| 12 |  Duke | Take away Mr. K and suddenly it's really easy to not hate them |
| 13 |  Creighton | Maui hangover hitting these boys hard |
| 14 |  Tennessee | 1-0 vs. Quad 1 teams |
| 15 |  Gonzaga | 3 losses, but to 3 really good teams |
| 16 |  Alabama | Did not cover against South Dakota St. |
| 17 |  Kentucky | Cal mentions England in pressers for O/U 2.5 weeks? |
| 18 |  San Diego State | The win vs. Occidental is program defining |
| 19 |  Maryland | 6-1-1 ATS |
| 20 |  Auburn | Have not played a single 1 Quad 1 team |
| 21 |  Illinois | Lost their first true road game |
| 22 |  Iowa State | I refuse to believe Otzelberger isn't a wrestling coach |
| 23 |  Mississippi State | They have not covered in their last 3 games, but they are still undefeated |
| 24 |  Ohio State | This is poll inertia from their women's team |
| 25 |  Missouri | Is Dru Smith on this team? |
