| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | (-) by far the best |
| 2 | Tennessee | (-) |
| 3 | Iowa State | (-) |
| 4 | Duke | (+1) |
| 5 | Florida | (+1) chat they might be the second best team |
| 6 | Alabama | (+1) more teams should travel to midmajors |
| 7 | Kansas | (+1) |
| 8 | Houston | (+1) |
| 9 | Marquette | (+1) |
| 10 | Oregon | (+1) |
| 11 | Kentucky | (-7) yikes |
| 12 | Texas A&M | (-) |
| 13 | Michigan State | (-) izzzzzzo |
| 14 | UConn | (-) back |
| 15 | Oklahoma | (-) fears is ridiculous. this team rocks. |
| 16 | Gonzaga | (-) |
| 17 | Cincinnati | (+2) sigh. fine. |
| 18 | San Diego State | (+2) |
| 19 | Drake | (+2) |
| 20 | Mississippi State | (NR) looked REALLY good. riley kugel was a great pickup. |
| 21 | Purdue | (-5) smacked around by the best team in the country |
| 22 | Ole Miss | (+2) |
| 23 | Illinois | (NR) what a game against missouri |
| 24 | Memphis | (-6) uninspired. sad. match up really poorly against big, tough teams. |
| 25 | Arkansas | (NR) sure. need to see them beat more than just michigan. |
Dropped Out: (22) Michigan, (23) UCLA, (25) Clemson Next in line: Michigan, UCLA, Clemson, Utah State, Georgia, Dayton, Pitt, West Virginia