| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|
| 1 |   Tennessee | +3 | It has to be acknowledged they are the best team right now |
| 2 |  Duke | +3 | There only losses are to 2 really good teams, they were able to cook Auburn, Arizona, and Louisville |
| 3 |  Kansas | -1 | Despite their recent struggles, the early season results cannot be ignored and are still a good team |
| 4 |  Kentucky | -1 | Good win against Gonzaga, but the loss to Clemson cannot be overlooked |
| 5 |  Auburn | -4 | Rough loss to Duke, but still have a good record/matchups that show they are still a good team |
| 6 |  Florida | 0 | Has taken out the trash and is still undefeated. Cannot be ignored but this coming week will showcase who they really are |
| 7 |  Gonzaga | +1 | Close game against Kentucky, still have a good schedule to backup their strong case to be one of the best. |
| 8 |  Iowa State | +5 | Good win against Marquette, only loss is against Auburn who is one of the best. The analytics favor their jump |
| 9 |  Alabama | -2 | Good W against NOrth Carolina |
| 10 |  Marquette | +1 | Had a bad loss to Iowa St but that dosnt hide their talent and early strong season |
| 11 |  Texas A&M | +4 | Good wins over Wake Forest and Texas Tech |
| 12 |  Michigan | +5 | Good wins over Wisconsin and Iowa. Good schedule to back their case |
| 13 |  Oklahoma | +7 | Schedule cannot be ignored, they are undefeated against some rather good teams |
| 14 |  Georgia | +7 | Has had a good season so far, good showing agaisnt Notre Dame |
| 15 |  UCLA | +9 | Good W against Oregon. Game against Arizona will show where they really stand |
| 16 |  Baylor | 0 | Tough loss to UConn, but have only lost to teams in the top 25 so far |
| 17 |  Purdue | -7 | Not great showing against Penn St, but made up for it against Maryland |
| 18 |  Illinois | -9 | Tough loss to Northwestern |
| 19 |  Pitt | -7 | Bad loss to Mississippi St, but bounced back against Virginia Tech |
| 20 |  St. John's | NEW | i forgot to rank them, not convinced by them but the analytics favor them |
| 21 |  UConn | NEW | Good wins against Baylor and Texas. Still cant overlook the terrible MTE |
| 22 |  Michigan State | NEW | Good wins against Minnesota and Nebraska |
| 23 |  Oregon | -4 | Tough loss to UCLA, but still a really good team |
| 24 |  Drake | +1 | They are good |
| 25 |  UC Irvine | NEW | Record and analytics cannot be ignored, they are taking out the trash |
