| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | First half against UMD showed they were mortal at least |
| 2 | Arizona | Resume is insane |
| 3 | Iowa State | Iowa gave them a good fight |
| 4 | Duke | Sat vs TTU could be interesting |
| 5 | Purdue | Sat vs Auburn will be fun |
| 6 | UConn | It wasn't pretty vs Texas but got the job done |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | Two road trips this week won't be easy |
| 8 | Gonzaga | Another fantastic non conference schedule |
| 9 | Michigan State | Survived PSU |
| 10 | Louisville | Tuesday at Tennessee is the game of the week |
| 11 | Houston | Saturday vs Arkansas is the game of the weekend |
| 12 | BYU | Should head into conference play with only one loss |
| 13 | Nebraska | Legit team in Lincoln |
| 14 | North Carolina | Solid team |
| 15 | Alabama | Kept up with Zona for a half anyway |
| 16 | Illinois | The three losses aren't bad ones at least |
| 17 | Virginia | Ahead of schedule on the rebuild |
| 18 | Kansas | This is going to o be the hardest team in ages to evaluate because of the Peterson situation |
| 19 | Tennessee | Need to get back in the W column |
| 20 | Arkansas | TTU win was solid |
| 21 | Auburn | Saturday's game vs Purdue will be their sixth vs kenpom top 30 already |
| 22 | St. John's | Game vs Kentucky is a match of teams who haven't lived up to preseason hype yet |
| 23 | Georgia | Basketball school |
| 24 | USC | Five top 100 wins |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | They have to lose eventually right? |
Just missed: Iowa, Florida, Kentucky, Texas Tech, St Louis, Seton Hall, LSU