| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   UConn | Looked more dominant than other potential #1's for this week |
| 2 |  Virginia | |
| 3 |  Purdue | |
| 4 |  Texas | |
| 5 |  Kansas | |
| 6 |  Alabama | |
| 7 |  Arizona | |
| 8 |  Houston | Hard drop from #1, but couldn't put above Alabama or Arizona with their wins this week |
| 9 |  Tennessee | |
| 10 |  Arkansas | |
| 11 |  Baylor | |
| 12 |  Duke | |
| 13 |  Indiana | Hard to judge teams in the teens. Would've put under UCLA but they need some better wins first |
| 14 |  Illinois | Good wins. PSU isn't a terrible loss, especially when they shoot lights out |
| 15 |  UCLA | See Indiana |
| 16 |  Gonzaga | Just has extra loss compared to teams ahead of them |
| 17 |  Kentucky | |
| 18 |  Mississippi State | Working their way up, undefeated |
| 19 |  Auburn | Got a little exposed this week |
| 20 |  Virginia Tech | I feel like they're better when unranked, but here we are |
| 21 |  Wisconsin | Racked up 3 good wins in a row |
| 22 |  UNLV | Undefeated MWC teams, hard to separate them |
| 23 |  New Mexico | |
| 24 |  Utah State | |
| 25 |  Memphis | They're looking a lot better since their last loss |
