| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Dominating the competition |
| 2 | Arizona | Insane non conference resume |
| 3 | Iowa State | Completely overwhelming second half in West Lafayette |
| 4 | Duke | Just a touch behind the top 3 still |
| 5 | Purdue | That was not good, ngl |
| 6 | UConn | Winning at AFH is always impressive |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | Best team in SEC |
| 8 | Gonzaga | Still shocked at how many they lost to Michigan by |
| 9 | Michigan State | Duke loss isn't a bad one |
| 10 | Louisville | Lost to a solid Arkansas team |
| 11 | Houston | I feel like they're not as good as the teams from the past few seasons |
| 12 | BYU | Lurking dangerously |
| 13 | Alabama | Relentless noncon schedule continues |
| 14 | Illinois | Nice win vs Tennessee |
| 15 | North Carolina | Solid win in Lexington |
| 16 | Texas Tech | Crushed LSU |
| 17 | Nebraska | Destroyed Creighton and looking great |
| 18 | Florida | Have to fix the outside shooting sooner than later |
| 19 | Virginia | Completely crushed Texas |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Game at Nebraska this week should be great |
| 21 | Kansas | Peterson return fixes the offense |
| 22 | Tennessee | Losing three in a row is not ideal |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Still here til they lose |
| 24 | Arkansas | Good win vs Louisville |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | Still here til they lose |
Just missed: St John's, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio St, St Mary's, Indiana, Iowa