| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | Feels like everyone else but them lost |
| 2 | Auburn | Losing in Cameron won't drop you too far |
| 3 | Iowa State | Marquette win was big |
| 4 | Duke | Beat number 1, then won at Louisville. That's a really good week |
| 5 | Marquette | Losing in Ames doesn't drop you much |
| 6 | Alabama | Winning in Chapel Hill almost seemed too easy for them |
| 7 | Florida | The schedule hasn't been amazing but the results are there |
| 8 | Kentucky | Took at tough week and went 1-1 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | Need to fix their 3 point shooting |
| 10 | Oregon | Can't drop too much for losing in that way |
| 11 | Kansas | Gotta figure out how to win road games |
| 12 | Purdue | If every game were at Mackey this team would be number one |
| 13 | Houston | Lurking... |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Bedlam coming up |
| 15 | Clemson | Huge win over Kentucky |
| 16 | Michigan | The turnaround for them was fast |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Solid win over TTU |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Not a good week for the Badgers |
| 19 | Mississippi State | Completely destroyed a good Pitt team |
| 20 | Michigan State | As usual, the early tough schedule made them seem worse than they were |
| 21 | Pitt | ACC was not good this week |
| 22 | St. John's | Staying still. Home win vs K State doesn't move the needle |
| 23 | Drake | Quiet week before an interesting test next Tuesday |
| 24 | Utah State | How long before Calhoun moves to a bigger job? This place just churns out good coaches |
| 25 | UC Irvine | I loved the part where the Anteaters said "It's Zottin time!" and just zotted all over the place |
Just missed: Illinois, St Mary's, Ole Miss, UCLA, Baylor, Maryland, UConn, Georgia