ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 10
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1. Purdue
The Skinny: Separating itself from the rest of the country -- again.
2. Kansas
The Skinny: 36-6 under Bill Self in Big 12 games at Allen Fieldhouse that have been decided by five points or fewer or in overtime.
3. Houston
The Skinny: The sport’s lone undefeated team.
4. Tennessee
The Skinny: Hasn’t lost since late November.
5. UConn
The Skinny: The bench is improving.
6. Kentucky
The Skinny: D.J. Wagner is rounding into form.
7. North Carolina
The Skinny: Winning in the mud.
8. Memphis
The Skinny: 8-1 in games decided by six points or fewer.
9. Arizona
The Skinny: The class of the Pac-12.
10. Illinois
The Skinny: Still a top-tier team in the Big Ten without Terrence Shannon Jr.
11. Oklahoma
The Skinny: 38 assists on its last 51 made field goals.
12. Wisconsin
The Skinny: Has won 10 of 11 since losing at Providence in November.
13. Marquette
The Skinny: Got out rebounded by 18 on Saturday at Seton Hall.
14. Duke
The Skinny: Mark Mitchell is exploding like a volcano.
15. Baylor
The Skinny: RayJ Dennis is one of the elite post-up guards in the sport.
16. Auburn
The Skinny: Ripped through Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena like a chainsaw through butter.
17. Utah State
The Skinny: Get to know Great Osobor.
18. Colorado State
The Skinny: Patrick Cartier has already made more three-point shots this year than he did during all of last season.
19. BYU
The Skinny: Welcome to the Big 12.
20. San Diego State
The Skinny: Has won three of the last four Mountain West regular season titles.
21. Ole Miss
The Skinny: Got punched in the mouth against Tennessee.
22. Clemson
The Skinny: Was 1-18 from three-point range in Saturday’s loss to North Carolina.
23. Creighton
The Skinny: Baylor Scheierman has 42 rebounds in his last four games.
24. Seton Hall
The Skinny: Tougher than Thanksgiving traffic on the Long Island Expressway.
25. Nevada
The Skinny: Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances are within reach.
26. South Carolina
The Skinny: Ta’lon Cooper was an underrated addition.
27. Northwestern
The Skinny: 18-5 over the last two seasons when Ty Berry scores in double figures.
28. Michigan State
The Skinny: Does not have a true road win.
29. Dayton
The Skinny: DaRon Holmes II is the truth.
30. Cincinnati
The Skinny: Saturday’s win at BYU was the biggest victory of the Wes Miller era.
31. New Mexico
The Skinny: The deepest non-power conference perimeter since Dan Hurley’s last team at Rhode Island in 2017-18.
32. St. John's
The Skinny: Dominated Villanova from tip to finish on Saturday.
33. Florida Atlantic
The Skinny: Has now lost to Bryant, Florida Gulf Coast, and Charlotte.
34. Alabama
The Skinny: 30 of its 53 field goal attempts on Saturday against Vanderbilt were from three-point range.
35. Ohio State
The Skinny: Bruce Thornton and Roddy Gayle were a combined 7-34 from the field in Saturday’s loss at Indiana.
36. Wake Forest
The Skinny: 7-0 with Efton Reid in the lineup.
37. Gonzaga
The Skinny: Unlikely to play another Quad 1 game until Feb. 10th at Kentucky.
38. Nebraska
The Skinny: Hosts Purdue on Tuesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
39. Miami
The Skinny: Needs to get Wooga Poplar healthy.
40. Kansas State
The Skinny: Four of its next six games are on the road.
41. Villanova
The Skinny: Has 179 assists to 156 turnovers as a team.
42. Colorado
The Skinny: What a difference a week makes.
43. Providence
The Skinny: My heart breaks for Bryce Hopkins.
44. Texas Tech
The Skinny: On a seven-game winning streak.
45. Texas
The Skinny: Lacking quality wins.
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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.