North Carolina 5-0	Playing as well as anybody in the country. Sean May, Jawad Williams, and Rashard McCants are all averaging over 18+ PPG. Raymond Felton is loving it, and so is Roy Williams.
	Connecticut 6-1	Another cupcake week on the schedule before UConn starts to get into the thick of it. The addition of Charlie Villanueva just might make this team unbeatable in the coming weeks.
	Duke 5-1	Dominated Michigan State on the road in almost every aspect of the game. J.J. Redick needs to find his stroke and keep it for this team to remain this high.
	Texas 4-0	Continues to roll through the lesser teams in the country. First test of the season comes this week when they play Arizona on Dec. 9th. Should be a fun one.
	Missouri 3-0	Showed they could win on the road by pulling off an amazing 21-2 run to end the game at Indiana. Match-up with Gonzaga on Dec. 13th is about as night and day as they come.
	Florida 5-0	Had a very workmanlike week, winning 3 games against in-state teams. Won’t have it so easy this week when they play Maryland and Louisville.
	Kansas 3-1	Desperately needs to find an outside threat. Jeff Hawkins is not the answer. Favorable schedule will keep Kansas in the Top 10 for now.
	Arizona 2-1	Lack of depth could become an issue playing both Texas and Marquette this week. The loss of Isaiah Fox surely doesn’t help matters.
	Illinois 4-1	Despite Dee Brown’s sub-par performance, they still hung with North Carolina on a so-called “neutral” court. Look for Illinois to climb the rankings in the coming weeks.
	Kentucky 4-0	Inconsistent offense will prove to be costly down the road. Tubby Smith needs to find a go-to-guy offensively, otherwise the losses will soon be coming, and coming often.
	St. Joseph's 5-0	St. Joseph’s just continues to win and win and win. Their schedule suggests that it will be a long time before they lose. But then again, who are we kidding? It’s college basketball, they could get blown out by 20 against Boston College.
	Georgia Tech 7-0	With the emergence of Georgia Tech and North Carolina this season, the ACC has once again established itself as the best conference in American. It will be smooth sailing for Georgia Tech until January.
	Oklahoma 5-0	Jason Detrick was an amazing 16-19 from the free throw line against Michigan State, but will need more production from Kevin Bookout down low to climb the rankings.
	Wake Forest 5-0	Impressive wins over Richmond and Indiana last week as they head into their “bye” week still undefeated. Match-up with North Carolina on Dec. 20th will be huge.
	Purdue 6-0	Win over Duke looked all the better after Duke trashed in-conference rival Michigan State. Matchup with Oklahoma this week should be a bruiser.
	Stanford 4-0	Scrappy win over the Kansas Jayhawks won’t be the measuring stick for the Cardinal this season, but will go a long way come selection time in March.

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