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Check out our rankings below:
1. Gonzaga
THE SKINNY: Jalen Suggs looks like the top overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
2. Baylor
THE SKINNY: Jared Butler had 13 assists to one turnover in Saturday’s win at Kansas State.
3. Kansas
THE SKINNY: Will have its hands full with West Virginia’s front court on Tuesday.
4. Houston
THE SKINNY: Head and shoulders above the rest of the American Athletic Conference.
5. West Virginia
THE SKINNY: Derek Culver is quietly having a season to remember.
6. Villanova
THE SKINNY: Wednesday’s trip to Marquette will be a tall task.
7. Iowa
THE SKINNY: Need to get Jordan Bohannon back on track.
8. Rutgers
THE SKINNY: Ron Harper Jr. is playing like an All-American.
9. Tennessee
THE SKINNY: Not a single opponent has cracked 60.
10. Missouri
THE SKINNY: Can’t overlook Bradley this week before the holiday.
11. Wisconsin
THE SKINNY: No team is more comfortable in its own skin.
12. Texas
THE SKINNY: Greg Brown went for 24 and 14 against Oklahoma State.
13. Creighton
THE SKINNY: Showed tremendous grit in Sunday’s win at UConn.
14. Michigan State
THE SKINNY: Sunday’s lopsided loss at Northwestern raises some concerns.
15. Florida State
THE SKINNY: Rim protection was non-existent in Saturday’s loss to UCF.
16. Virginia
THE SKINNY: Finally out of quarantine and back at practice.
17. Ohio State
THE SKINNY: Got 31 points off the bench in Saturday’s win over UCLA.
18. North Carolina
THE SKINNY: Kerwin Walton could be an X-Factor.
19. Texas Tech
THE SKINNY: Mac McClung is a combined 8-27 from the floor in losses to Houston and Kansas.
20. Saint Louis
THE SKINNY: The non-conference portion of the schedule was a major success.
21. Illinois
THE SKINNY: Defense remains a concern.
22. San Diego State
THE SKINNY: Had one of its worst games in years against BYU.
23. Virginia Tech
THE SKINNY: Made 20 three-point shots in Saturday’s win over Coppin State.
24. Richmond
THE SKINNY: Jacob Gilyard is the Atlantic 10’s best on-ball defender since Briante Weber was at VCU.
25. Duke
THE SKINNY: The response at Notre Dame was impressive.
26. Xavier
THE SKINNY: Paul Scruggs is having a senior year to remember.
27. Oregon
THE SKINNY: Will have to go small after N’Faly Dante’s season-ending knee injury.
28. Michigan
THE SKINNY: Three of this team’s top four scorers are shooting 40 percent or better from long distance.
29. Clemson
THE SKINNY: Al-Amir Dawes is emerging.
30. Louisville
THE SKINNY: Personnel issues have been lingering all season.
31. UConn
THE SKINNY: Need to find a second scorer to go with James Bouknight.
32. LSU
THE SKINNY: Cam Thomas is a stud.
33. Florida
THE SKINNY: Pray for Keyontae Johnon’s continued recovery.
34. UCLA
THE SKINNY: Need more out of Chris Smith.
35. Indiana
THE SKINNY: Underrated entering Big Ten play.
36. Western Kentucky
THE SKINNY: Putting itself in position to have an at-large resume.
37. Purdue
THE SKINNY: Has scored 80 or more points in two of its last three games.
38. Northwestern
THE SKINNY: Boo Buie is the real deal.
39. UCF
THE SKINNY: Have already beaten Florida State and Auburn.
40. Minnesota
THE SKINNY: Marcus Carr is playing at a high level.
41. USC
THE SKINNY: Set to return to practice at the end of this week.
42. Boise State
THE SKINNY: Going to be an interesting team when Devonaire Doutrive joins the mix.
43. BYU
THE SKINNY: Have underrated depth.
44. SMU
THE SKINNY: Shooting 47.5 percent from the field as a team.
45. Oklahoma
THE SKINNY: Host Texas Tech on Tuesday.
