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ROTHSTEIN 45

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Check out our rankings below:

1. Baylor: 69-6 over the past three seasons.

2. UCLA: A different team with Cody Riley back in the lineup. 

3. Gonzaga: Host BYU on Thursday.

4. Auburn: The best team in the SEC. 

5. Michigan State: Gabe Brown is having a senior year to remember.

6. Duke: Had 17 turnovers in Saturday’s loss against Miami.

7. Purdue: Trevion Williams is playing like an All-American.

8. Arizona: 28 assists on 33 made field goals last week against Washington. 

9. USC: Will play three games this week in five days. 

10. Kansas: Got minimal production up front in Saturday’s loss at Texas Tech. 

11. Wisconsin: 13-1 with Johnny Davis in the lineup.

12. Houston: Josh Carlton is becoming a national name.

13. Villanova: Trending upward.

14. Ohio State: America is running out of adjectives for E.J. Liddell. 

15. Iowa State: Will play Kansas, Texas, and Texas Tech in its next three games.

16. Seton Hall: Saturday’s OT win over UConn was a classic.

17. Xavier: Wednesday’s game against Villanova will be electric. 

18. LSU: Tari Eason is the best player that not enough people are talking about. 

19. Texas Tech: Starting to look like one of the top teams in the Big 12.

20. Alabama: Giving up an average of 83.8 points in four losses.

21. Kentucky: TyTy Washington had 17 assists in Saturday’s win over Georgia. 

22. Texas: Only scored 51 points in Saturday’s loss at Oklahoma State.

23. Providence: Need A.J. Reeves back. 

24. Illinois: Kofi Cockburn is playing like the National Player of the Year.

25. Miami: Jim Larranaga is 7-7 against Duke since he arrived in Coral Gables.

26. Tennessee: A Big Ten team in the SEC. 

27. UConn: Four losses have come by a combined 14 points.

28. San Diego State: Made a statement on Saturday against Colorado State.

29. West Virginia: Sean McNeil is 10-12 from three-point range in his last three games.

30. Colorado State: No longer unbeaten. 

31. Loyola Chicago: Most of its rotation is eligible for Social Security.

32. Creighton: Alex O’Connell is quietly playing the best basketball of his career.

33. North Carolina: Armando Bacot is playing like a man possessed.

34. Oklahoma: Have enough to earn an at-large bid on Selection Sunday. 

35. BYU: A massive week looms with games at Gonzaga and San Francisco.

36. Florida: Gave up an average of 84 points in losses to Alabama and Auburn. 

37. Indiana: Got a nice boost from Rob Phinsee on Sunday against Minnesota.

38. Saint Mary’s: Only averaging 52.3 points in four losses.

39. Iona: Lost a heartbreaker on Saturday at Saint Louis.

40. Iowa: Hasn’t really helped or hurt itself yet. 

41. San Francisco: Yauhen Massalski is a stud. 

42. Davidson: Shooting 41.4 percent from three-point range as a team.

43. Minnesota: Lost two straight.

44. Wake Forest: Alondes Williams is officially in the All-American conversation.

45. Marquette: Buy stock in both Kam Jones and Tyler Kolek.

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