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ROTHSTEIN 45

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Check out our rankings below:

1. Auburn: Locked up Bruce Pearl for life.

2. Gonzaga: Destroying WCC opponents.

3. UCLA: Made a statement against Arizona.

4. Duke: A.J. Griffin is 10-15 from three-point range in his last three games.

5. Kentucky: Can win the whole thing.

6. Purdue: Final Four or bust.

7. Baylor: Haven’t been fully healthy in weeks.

8. Arizona: Round 2 with UCLA is on Thursday in Tucson.

9. Wisconsin: Has only lost once this season at full strength.

10. Houston: Kelvin Sampson is a National Coach of the Year candidate.

11. Kansas: David McCormack had just three points and one rebound on Saturday against Kentucky.

12. Texas Tech: Tuesday’s game in Lubbock against Texas will be epic.

13. Ohio State: Sunday’s comeback at Purdue was inspiring.

14. Villanova: A massive week awaits with games against Marquette and UConn.

15. Michigan State: A.J. Hoggard has 20 assists in his last three games.

16. Providence: 7-0 in games decided by five points or less.

17. UConn: Andre Jackson is vastly improved.

18. Iowa State: Will host an angry Kansas team on Tuesday night.

19. Illinois: Brad Underwood is the leader for Big Ten Coach of the Year.

20. Marquette: Justin Lewis is one of the best players in the Big East.

21. USC: Consistency remains an issue.

22. Texas: Chris Beard returns to Lubbock on Tuesday to face Texas Tech.

23. Alabama: Could go to the Final Four or lose in the Round of 64.

24. Tennessee: Zakai Zeigler is a coach’s dream.

25. Xavier: Trailed by 17 at Creighton on Saturday before coming back to win by 10.

26. LSU: Need to get fully healthy.

27. Saint Mary’s: Won five straight.

28. Indiana: In position to be an NCAA Tournament team for the first time since 2016.

29. Miami: 6-1 in true road games.

30. Loyola Chicago: Gave up 77 in Sunday’s loss at Drake.

31. Boise State: Won 14 in a row.

32. Oklahoma: Played Kansas, Baylor, and Auburn in an 11-day span.

33. BYU: Saturday’s loss at Pacific was a head scratcher.

34. San Diego State: Needs to get its mojo back.

35. Colorado State: Visit Wyoming tonight.

36. Oregon: Could be a scary team in a few weeks.

37. Seton Hall: Have played the last few games without Bryce Aiken.

38. Iona: Rick Pitino won his 800th game on Sunday against St. Peter’s.

39. TCU: Offense comes and goes, but the defense does not.

40. Murray State: No Ja Morant? No problem.

41. Iowa: Visits Penn State on Monday.

42. Arkansas: Won six in a row.

43. Creighton: Back-to-back road games at UConn and Seton Hall could make or break a young team.

44. Davidson: Just 3-14 from three-point range in last week’s loss to VCU.

45. Florida: Buy stock in Kowacie Reeves.

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