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ROTHSTEIN 45

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Check out our rankings below:

1. Auburn: Bruce Pearl has done one of the great rebuilding jobs in the last two or three decades. 

2. Gonzaga: Drew Timme is shooting 79 percent from the field in his last three games.

3. Duke: Made for all seasons.

4. Purdue: Monday’s game at Illinois is appointment TV. 

5. Arizona: Tommy Lloyd is the early favorite for National Coach of the Year.

6. Baylor: James Akinjo and Adam Flagler were a combined 2-18 in Saturday’s loss against Oklahoma State.

7. UCLA: Johnny Juzang is averaging 23.5 points in his last two games. 

8. Kansas: 34-6 over the last four years when David McCormack scores in double figures. 

9. Wisconsin: Has more Quad 1 wins than any other team in the sport. 

10. Villanova: Rounding into form — as usual.

11. Michigan State: Turnovers continue to be an issue.

12. Houston: One of the best cultures in college basketball.

13. Iowa State: Why aren’t more people talking about Tyrese Hunter?

14. Texas Tech: Mark Adams is a defensive mastermind.

15. Kentucky: Davion Mintz is emerging as a key piece in reserve. 

16. Xavier: Six players scored between 12 and 16 points in Saturday’s win over Creighton.

17. Ohio State: Has a chance to regain momentum over the next two weeks.

18. USC: Coming back down to Earth.

19. LSU: Saturday’s home loss to Arkansas was a wake up call.

20. Illinois: Has led by double figures in all three of its losses.

21. Providence: Currently on a COVID pause.

22. UConn: Adama Sanogo is the Huskies’ best big man since Andre Drummond.

23. San Diego State: Currently on a COVID pause.

24. Texas: Chemistry remains a work in progress.

25. Alabama: Live by the bomb, die by the bomb. 

26. Seton Hall: Saturday’s loss at Marquette felt like a miscarriage of justice.

27. Colorado State: Elite offensively.

28. Loyola Chicago: Has only lost to Auburn and Michigan State.

29. Miami: Had its winning streak snapped at Florida State.

30. Tennessee: Stepped out of character against Kentucky.

31. North Carolina: Armando Bacot is playing like an All-American.

32. BYU: Buy stock in Fousseyni Traore.

33. Iowa: Patrick McCaffery is becoming a legitimate Big Ten player.

34. West Virginia: Jalen Bridges is emerging.

35. Saint Mary’s: Had 18 assists as a team in Thursday’s win over Pepperdine.

36. Creighton: Ryan Nembhard is one of the best freshmen in the country.

37. Marquette: Shaka Smart has been reincarnated in Milwaukee.

38. Oklahoma: Host Kansas and Baylor back-to-back in Norman.

39. San Francisco: Shot 32.3 percent from the field against BYU and lost by two.

40. Davidson: Mike Jones was 8-9 from three-point range in Friday’s win at Richmond.

41. Florida: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

42. Indiana: Monday’s tilt at Nebraska is a trap game.

43. Iona: Tuesday’s game at Monmouth will be a litmus test.

44. Wake Forest: Continue to trend towards an NCAA Tournament bid.

45. Oregon: Nationally relevant after back-to-back wins in Los Angeles at UCLA and USC.

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