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ROTHSTEIN 45

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Check out our rankings below:

1. Purdue: Will be ranked number one in the AP Poll for the first time in school history.

2. Baylor: Host Villanova on Sunday in Waco.

3. Duke: Won’t leave Durham until Dec. 29th.

4. UCLA: Myles Johnson has 14 of this team’s 34 blocked shots.

5. Villanova: All six wins have come by double figures.

6. Alabama: There is no better perimeter in college basketball.

7. Gonzaga: Gave up 13 made three-point shots in Saturday’s loss to Alabama.

8. Texas: Thursday’s game at Seton Hall is a litmus test.

9. Arkansas: Chris Lykes may be the most electric sixth man in college basketball.

10. Kentucky: Will play its first true road game on Saturday at Notre Dame.

11. Arizona: Ben Mathurin is a potential Pac-12 Player of the Year candidate.

12. Kansas: Christian Braun is playing the best basketball of his career.

13. Michigan State: Tyson Walker has 16 assists in his last two games.

14. UConn: Will face West Virginia and St. Bonaventure this without both Tyrese Martin and Adama Sanogo. 

15. Auburn: Jabari Smith is playing like an All-American. 

16. USC: Five of eight wins have come away from home.

17. BYU: Milwaukee transfer Te’jon Lucas didn’t have a turnover in Saturday’s win at Missouri State.

18. Florida: Shot 4-24 from three-point range last week against Oklahoma. 

19. Tennessee: Kennedy Chandler had 29 in Saturday’s win at Colorado. 

20. Wisconsin: Remember the name Steven Crowl.

21. Houston: Tramon Mark is rounding into form. 

22. Ohio State: The long term ceiling remains high.

23. Iowa State: Only allowing 59.3 points against power conference opponents.

24. St. Bonaventure: Kyle Lofton is currently out due to an ankle injury.

25. LSU: Have held five straight opponents under 65 points. 

26. Seton Hall: Kadary Richmond has 23 assists in his last three games.

27. Xavier: Finally getting healthy.

28. Colorado State: The class of the Mountain West.

29. North Carolina: 4-1 when Brady Manek scores in double figures.

30. Louisville: Outrebounded NC State by 16 in Saturday’s win in Raleigh.

31. Iowa: Nearly beat Purdue on Friday at Mackey Arena without Keegan Murray.

32. Providence: Indiana transfer Al Durham has been a gem.

33. Marquette: Will only play power conference teams moving forward.

34. Illinois: Have won four straight.

35. Indiana: Every team in America would love a player like Race Thompson. 

36. Michigan: Brandon Johns has yet to score in double figures.

37. Iona: Will play Ivy League favorite Yale on Sunday at the Barclays Center.

38. Oklahoma: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. 

39. Texas Tech: Can make a statement on Tuesday against Tennessee.

40. Florida State: Saturday’s home loss to Syracuse was a surprise.

41. West Virginia: Interior offense is still a major question.

42. Wake Forest: Could finish somewhere in the middle of the ACC.

43. Saint Mary’s: Player retention has been key. 

44. Minnesota: Ben Johnson is the early breakout star in the Big Ten. 

45. San Francisco: The only remaining undefeated team in the WCC.