| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Michigan looks unstoppable |
| 2 | Arizona | |
| 3 | Duke | No Change |
| 4 | UConn | No Change, Good win over Kansas despite struggles in the first half |
| 5 | Gonzaga | Ike looks great and this team is running on all cylinders; Dismantled Kentucky completely |
| 6 | Iowa State | Defense! Otzelberger's team looks like a contender |
| 7 | Houston | |
| 8 | Purdue | Purdue failed this test, too undisciplined |
| 9 | Louisville | Loss to Arkansas, but almost balanced by a victory over Indiana |
| 10 | Alabama | |
| 11 | Michigan State | Close loss to a great Duke team and a win against a Q1 Iowa team |
| 12 | Illinois | Win over Tennessee |
| 13 | BYU | Other teams are looking better than this BYU team, I expect them to slide a bit further down once conference play begins |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | Good win over a strong SMU team |
| 15 | UCLA | UCLA wins the battle of the west coast states |
| 16 | North Carolina | Good win over Georgetown |
| 17 | Texas Tech | TTU's defense looked good against LSU, Toppin and beyond the arc shooting are taking care of the offense |
| 18 | St. John's | Infuriating Beard is a good way to move up a spot or two |
| 19 | Florida | another loss |
| 20 | Kentucky | Losses to UNC and a demoralizing one to Gonzaga |
| 21 | Tennessee | Losses to Cuse and Illinois. |
| 22 | Indiana | Two Losses |
| 23 | Wisconsin | |
| 24 | Auburn | Huge loss to Arizona |
| 25 | Arkansas | Good win over Louisville brings the Razorbacks back in. |
Waiting in the wings: Kansas, TCU, Oklahoma St., Seton Hall, LSU