| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Considered moving Michigan to this slot but hard to drop a team after a 40+ point win |
| 2 | Michigan | Heck of a week for the Wolverines |
| 3 | Arizona | Saturday against Auburn should be fun |
| 4 | Duke | Got the win but didn't dominate Arkansas |
| 5 | Iowa State | Demonstrated the absurdity of the players era tournament by finishing fifth |
| 6 | Louisville | Dates with Arkansas and Indiana this week will be interesting |
| 7 | UConn | Lawrence on Tuesday is gonna be so loud |
| 8 | Michigan State | Two home matches vs two undefeated teams this week. Breslin should be rocking |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | This team is legit |
| 10 | Gonzaga | Everything was great in Vegas until they ran into the Michigan wagon |
| 11 | Tennessee | Beat Houston good, lose to Peterson-less Kansas, not so good |
| 12 | Houston | Still think they'll be good, but three point shooting needs to be fixed |
| 13 | BYU | Dangerously lurking |
| 14 | Alabama | Their goal is to play every ranked team this season |
| 15 | Illinois | Battle with Tennessee on Saturday is spicy |
| 16 | Florida | At Duke isn't "must win" but a loss makes them feel like they're not really candidates to repeat |
| 17 | Indiana | B1G is so deep this season |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Really should not have let Wyoming stick around |
| 19 | North Carolina | Didn't compete well with MSU |
| 20 | Kansas | Never doubt Bill Self |
| 21 | USC | Had a great week in Hawaii |
| 22 | Nebraska | Longest winning streak in the country |
| 23 | Iowa | McCollum just wins wherever he goes |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Didn't have "ranked OK State" on my bingo card at the beginning on the year but here we are |
| 25 | Utah State | Two road games won't be easy this week |
Just missed: Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Wisconsin, Missouri, George Mason, Colorado