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Check out our rankings below:
1. Gonzaga
THE SKINNY: Set to return to practice this week.
2. Baylor
THE SKINNY: Have won four games by an average of 27 points.
3. Iowa
THE SKINNY: Luka Garza is playing like a man possessed.
4. Michigan State
THE SKINNY: Have great balance across the board.
5. Kansas
THE SKINNY: Will begin Big 12 play on Thursday against Texas Tech.
6. Houston
THE SKINNY: Quentin Grimes is off to a tremendous start.
7. Creighton
THE SKINNY: Jays’ top four scorers are shooting 38.5 percent or better from three-point range.
8. West Virginia
THE SKINNY: Shot 8-14 from three-point range in Sunday’s win over Richmond.
9. Villanova
THE SKINNY: The bench is improving.
10. Wisconsin
THE SKINNY: Averaging under nine turnovers per game.
11. Florida State
THE SKINNY: Scottie Barnes is appointment television.
12. Missouri
THE SKINNY: Cuonzo Martin has his best team since he took Tennessee to the Sweet 16 in 2014.
13. San Diego State
THE SKINNY: The years change, but the Aztecs’ defense does not.
14. Illinois
THE SKINNY: Freshman point guard Andre Curbelo is a gem.
15. Tennessee
THE SKINNY: Vols’ defense looks legit.
16. Texas
THE SKINNY: Need more offense out of Andrew Jones.
17. Rutgers
THE SKINNY: Geo Baker inches closer to a return.
18. Texas Tech
THE SKINNY: Marcus Santos-Silva is finding his way.
19. Virginia
THE SKINNY: Still on pause due to COVID-19.
20. Saint Louis
THE SKINNY: Yuri Collins has 29 assists to three turnovers.
21. Virginia Tech
THE SKINNY: The home blowout loss to Penn State could serve as a teaching point.
22. UConn
THE SKINNY: Have yet to play since beating USC at Mohegan Sun.
23. Arizona State
THE SKINNY: Escaped on Sunday at Grand Canyon.
24. Clemson
THE SKINNY: Brad Brownell’s best team ever?
25. Louisville
THE SKINNY: Buy stock in freshman Dre Davis.
26. LSU
THE SKINNY: The SEC’s top roster resides in Baton Rouge.
27. UCLA
THE SKINNY: Bruins have a legitimate 10-man rotation.
28. Michigan
THE SKINNY: Freshman big man Hunter Dickinson is making a major impact.
29. North Carolina
THE SKINNY: Only shooting 27 percent from three-point range as a team.
30. Richmond
THE SKINNY: Not getting much mileage out of the Kentucky win.
31. Oregon
THE SKINNY: Haven’t lost with LJ Figueroa in the lineup.
32. Ohio State
THE SKINNY: Need to get EJ Liddell healthy.
33. Florida
THE SKINNY: Our deepest prayers go to Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed in Saturday’s game against Florida State.
34. Oklahoma State
THE SKINNY: Undefeated entering Big 12 play.
35. Indiana
THE SKINNY: This is Archie Miller’s best team since he’s been in Bloomington.
36. Syracuse
THE SKINNY: Made 15 three-point shots in Saturday’s win at Boston College.
37. Duke
THE SKINNY: Wednesday’s ACC opener at Notre Dame will tell us a lot.
38. Arkansas
THE SKINNY: Six different players are averaging 9.8 points or more.
39. Arizona
THE SKINNY: Held off a feisty UTEP team on Saturday in Tucson.
40. Xavier
THE SKINNY: Nate Johnson is having a major impact as a grad transfer.
41. SMU
THE SKINNY: Ponies look like Houston’s top challenger in the American Athletic Conference.
42. Miami
THE SKINNY: Injuries are starting to pile up.
43. Western Kentucky
THE SKINNY: Will likely be favored in every game it plays for the rest of the season.
44. USC
THE SKINNY: Evan Mobley is playing like an All-American.
45. Marquette
THE SKINNY: This looks like Steve Wojciechowski’s toughest team.
