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ROTHSTEIN 45

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Check out our rankings below:

1. Gonzaga: Tuesday’s Final Four rematch with UCLA could be the game of the year.

2. UCLA: See the above.

3. Kansas: Ochai Agbaji is playing like a first-team All-American. 

4. Purdue: Zach Edey is the Yao Ming of college basketball.

5. Duke: A.J. Griffin had 18 points in Saturday’s win over Lafayette.

6. Texas: Utah transfer Timmy Allen is leading the Longhorns in both scoring and rebounding.

7. Baylor: James Akinjo has 21 assists in his last two games.

8. Villanova: Depth is now a legitimate concern.

9. Auburn: Will really miss Allen Flanigan this week at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

10. Kentucky: TyTy Washington is rounding into form.

11. Houston: Open the Maui Invitational on Monday versus Butler in Las Vegas.

12. Arkansas: Nearly have a 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio as a team.

13. Memphis: Six of the Tigers’ next seven opponents are from power conferences.

14. Illinois: Last week’s loss at Marquette was self-inflicted.

15. Alabama: Jaden Shackelford, Keon Ellis, and Jahvon Quinerly look like the sport’s top perimeter troika.

16. Arizona: Made a statement on Sunday night against Michigan.

17. Seton Hall: The deepest team of Kevin Willard’s tenure.

18. BYU: Alex Barcello is playing like an All-American.

19. Tennessee: Bounced back nicely against North Carolina.

20. UConn: Can make a national statement this week at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

21. St. Bonaventure: Could run the table in the Atlantic 10.

22. Florida: Holding opponents to just 53.6 points.

23. Michigan: Have lost two of three.

24. LSU: Monday night’s game against Belmont is scarier than a good horror movie.

25. Xavier: Made 14 three-point shots on Sunday against Norfolk State. 

26. USC: Already have two true road wins.

27. Virginia Tech: Have Memphis up next in the Preseason NIT.

28. Michigan State: Marcus Bingham has quietly made a massive jump.

29. Marquette: Freshman guard Kam Jones is a gem.

30. North Carolina: Gave up an average of 91 points in two games this weekend at Mohegan Sun.  

31. Ohio State: Perimeter play is still a major question.

32. Florida State: Kentucky transfer Cam Fletcher is a difference maker.

33. Texas Tech: Should be undefeated entering its early December game at Providence.

34. Loyola Chicago: Princeton transfer Ryan Schwieger is making a major impact.

35. Oregon: Dana Altman should burn the BYU tape. 

36. Mississippi State: Thursday’s matchup with Louisville is a litmus test.

37. West Virginia: Bob Huggins is now fourth in all-time wins.

38. Colorado State: David Roddy is a matchup nightmare.

39. Oklahoma State: Not a single player is averaging in double figures.

40. Indiana: Buy Stock in freshman Tamar Bates.

41. Notre Dame: Can return to the national radar this week in Las Vegas.

42. Washington State: Should be 6-0 when it opens Pac-12 play on Dec. 1st.

43. Northwestern: Pete Nance is one of the top frontcourt players in the Big Ten. 

44. St. John’s: Showed incredible fight in last week’s loss at Indiana.

45. Drake: Saturday’s win over Richmond was huge.