ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 14

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Jon Rothstein's College Basketball Rankings

1. Auburn (+440 Odds to Win National Championship)

The Skinny: Saturday’s game against Alabama will be appointment TV.

2. Alabama (+950)

The Skinny: See above!

3. Florida (+1300)

The Skinny: Made a statement on Saturday at Auburn.

4. Tennessee (+1400)

The Skinny: Holding SEC opponents to an average of just 62.6 points.

5. Duke (+450)

The Skinny: Was good to see this team tested in ACC play on Saturday against Clemson.

6. Houston (+950)

The Skinny: The best team in the Big 12.

7. Texas A&M (+3500)

The Skinny: 8-2 in games decided by five points or fewer.

8. Purdue (+3000)

The Skinny: Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 22.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in his last six games.

9. Iowa State (+1400)

The Skinny: 15-1 this season with Milan Momcilovic in the lineup.

10. St. John’s (+3000)

The Skinny: Rick Pitino is a National Coach of the Year candidate.

11. Memphis

The Skinny: Looks like a four or five seed.

12. Michigan State

The Skinny: Buy stock in Jase Richardson.

13. Arizona

The Skinny: Henri Veesaar is emerging.

14. Texas Tech

The Skinny: Sweet 16 good.

15. Ole Miss

The Skinny: Saturday’s comeback win at LSU was once-in-a-decade.

16. Kentucky

The Skinny: Finally got Lamont Butler back.

17. Missouri

The Skinny: Back-to-back losses to Tennessee and Texas A&M don’t change this team’s ceiling.

18. Mississippi State

The Skinny: A third straight NCAA Tournament berth under Chris Jans feels inevitable.

19. Marquette

The Skinny: Has lost three straight games.

20. Kansas

The Skinny: Something is missing.

21. Maryland

The Skinny: Derik Queen had 29 and 14 in Sunday’s win over Rutgers.

22. UConn

The Skinny: Alex Karaban is in a major slump.

23. UCLA

The Skinny: Has committed only seven turnovers across its last two games.

24. Wisconsin

The Skinny: John Tonje has regained his All-American form.

25. Michigan

The Skinny: Five of its next seven games are in Ann Arbor.

26. Illinois

The Skinny: Going to be under-seeded in the NCAA Tournament based on its talent.

27. Clemson

The Skinny: Could go back to the Sweet 16.

28. Creighton

The Skinny: Steven Ashworth and Ryan Kalkbrenner are one of the sport’s best one-two punches.

29. Louisville

The Skinny: Needs to get Chucky Hepburn healthy.

30. Saint Mary’s

The Skinny: The loss at San Francisco could be a blessing in disguise.

31. New Mexico

The Skinny: Nelly Junior Joseph had 21 rebounds on Saturday against Air Force.

32. Vanderbilt

The Skinny: Mark Byington is an SEC Coach of the Year candidate.

33. Ohio State

The Skinny: Could go to the Sweet 16 or wind up in Dayton.

34. Oregon

The Skinny: On a five-game losing streak for the first time in 11 years.

35. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Ryan Nembhard broke his own single-season assist record on Saturday night.

36. Baylor

The Skinny: Finally getting healthy.

37. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Was pounded into submission against Tennessee.

38. Utah State

The Skinny: Ian Martinez is averaging 24.5 points in his last two games.

39. West Virginia

The Skinny: Amani Hansberry is a wild card to monitor.

40. San Diego State

The Skinny: Starting to really miss Reese Waters’ offense.

41. Nebraska

The Skinny: Brice Williams may be the best wing in the Big Ten.

42. Georgia

The Skinny: Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State was a heartbreaker.

43. Texas

The Skinny: A huge week looms with home games against both Alabama and Kentucky.

44. Wake Forest

The Skinny: Handled its business on the West Coast.

45. Kansas State

The Skinny: In position to be in position.

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Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He joined FanDuel in 2022 as a Content Creator. Rothstein is also the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks.