ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 1

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1. Kansas

The Skinny: The starting five looks the part, but is this team deep enough?

2. Duke

The Skinny: The best roster in the sport resides in Durham.

3. Purdue

The Skinny: Final Four or bust.

4. Michigan State

The Skinny: Incredibly deep.

5. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Expectations are sky high in Boca Raton.

6. Marquette

The Skinny: Only lost Olivier-Maxence Prosper.

7. UConn

The Skinny: Aiming to go to back-to-back Final Fours for the first time in program history.

8. Arizona

The Skinny: 61-11 under Tommy Lloyd.

9. Miami

The Skinny: Wooga Poplar looks like a star.

10. Creighton

The Skinny: Utah State transfer Steven Ashworth is a perfect fit.

11. USC

The Skinny: Isaiah Collier and Boogie Ellis may be the best backcourt in the sport.

12. Houston

The Skinny: The Big 12 won’t change much about this program.

13. Texas A&M

The Skinny: Wade Taylor IV is an All-American.

14. Arkansas

The Skinny: The perimeter depth is insane.

15. Tennessee

The Skinny: Rick Barnes has won an average of 24 games over the past six seasons.

16. Villanova

The Skinny: Year 2 under Kyle Neptune.

17. Texas

The Skinny: Dylan Disu needs to get healthy.

18. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Drew Timme is not walking through that door.

19. San Diego State

The Skinny: Still the class of the Mountain West.

20. Illinois

The Skinny: A Final Four dark horse.

21. Kentucky

The Skinny: Young, but very, very talented.

22. Baylor

The Skinny: Buy stock in Ja’Kobe Walter.

23. St. John’s

The Skinny: No NCAA tournament wins since 2000.

24. Colorado

The Skinny: Could challenge for a Pac-12 regular season title.

25. Maryland

The Skinny: DeShawn Harris-Smith is the truth.

26. Saint Mary’s

The Skinny: Not sneaking up on anyone.

27. North Carolina

The Skinny: Time to bounce back.

28. Xavier

The Skinny: Decimated by injuries, but still have enough to squeeze out a bid.

29. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Things could be a struggle until Tolu Smith (foot) returns to the lineup.

30. Memphis

The Skinny: Old and talented.

31. UCLA

The Skinny: Lost four starters from a 31-win team.

32. TCU

The Skinny: Experienced, long, and deep.

33. Wisconsin

The Skinny: St. John’s transfer AJ Storr will have a major impact.

34. Northwestern

The Skinny: Aiming for back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time ever.

35. Kansas State

The Skinny: The margin for error is much smaller without Nae’Qwan Tomlin.

36. Auburn

The Skinny: Should be a much better shooting team than last season.

37. Alabama

The Skinny: Hofstra transfer Aaron Estrada needs to be a gamer.

38. Virginia

The Skinny: No NCAA Tournament wins since winning it all in 2019.

39. Providence

The Skinny: Bryce Hopkins is an All-American candidate.

40. Texas Tech

The Skinny: The sleeper team in the Big 12.

41. Oregon

The Skinny: Freshman point guard Jackson Shelstad will be a household name by Thanksgiving.

42. Iowa State

The Skinny: Should again reach the NCAA Tournament under T.J. Otzelberger.

43. Rutgers

The Skinny: Will play Princeton on Monday night in Trenton.

44. Arizona State

The Skinny: Jamiya Neal is primed for a breakout season.

45. New Mexico

The Skinny: The most underrated backcourt in the sport resides in Albuquerque.

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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.