| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | The Maui Bump |
| 2 | Kansas | AP Poll has been more right about KU so far than I have |
| 3 | Kentucky | has blasted everybody |
| 4 | Iowa State | Only loss is to #1 by 2 |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | ought to be undefeated but a generational choke |
| 7 | Wisconsin | |
| 8 | Marquette | |
| 9 | Houston | hosed by refs in Bama game |
| 10 | Purdue | |
| 11 | Alabama | |
| 12 | Memphis | |
| 13 | Florida | has eviscerated everybody |
| 14 | Duke | |
| 15 | Oklahoma | who'da thunk it? |
| 16 | Illinois | |
| 17 | Utah State | |
| 18 | Michigan | only loss was due to two turnovers on the same wet spot |
| 19 | Ole Miss | |
| 20 | Cincinnati | |
| 21 | Pitt | |
| 22 | West Virginia | |
| 23 | Drake | |
| 24 | UC Irvine | |
| 25 | Oregon | some concerning games against lesser competition. |
26-28: Baylor, Iowa, St. John's