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.