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1. UConn

The Skinny: Donovan Clingan may return this week.

2. Purdue

The Skinny: Zach Edey had 30 points and 20 rebounds in Saturday’s win over Penn State.

3. Kansas

The Skinny: Johnny Furphy is emerging.

4. North Carolina

The Skinny: On a mission.

5. Houston

The Skinny: Has lost its last two games by a combined five points.

6. Tennessee

The Skinny: 5-1 when Zakai Zeigler plays 30 or more minutes.

7. Memphis

The Skinny: Scored 63 points in the second half on Sunday against Wichita State.

8. Kentucky

The Skinny: The long-term ceiling is still extremely high.

9. Wisconsin

The Skinny: Has a two-game lead on Purdue in the Big Ten standings.

10. Arizona

The Skinny: Lost its last two true road games.

11. Duke

The Skinny: Should be 15-3 entering its game against Clemson on Jan. 27th.

12. Baylor

The Skinny: RayJ Dennis’ ball security is improving.

13. Auburn

The Skinny: All 14 of its wins have come by double figures.

14. Illinois

The Skinny: Shot just 6-22 from three-point range in Sunday’s loss to Maryland.

15. Marquette

The Skinny: Injuries are limiting overall team depth.

16. Utah State

The Skinny: Danny Sprinkle is a National Coach of the Year candidate.

17. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Otega Oweh is 7-25 from the field in his last three games.

18. BYU

The Skinny: Will host Iowa State on Tuesday.

19. Ole Miss

The Skinny: Jaylen Murray has 14 assists to just four turnovers in his last three games.

20. San Diego State

The Skinny: Giving up an average of 83 points in its last two games.

21. Colorado State

The Skinny: On a two-game losing streak.

22. Creighton

The Skinny: 7-0 when Steven Ashworth scores in double figures.

23. Seton Hall

The Skinny: Kadary Richmond is a Big East Player of the Year candidate.

24. Dayton

The Skinny: On a 10-game winning streak.

25. Clemson

The Skinny: Averaging 80.3 points per game.

26. Alabama

The Skinny: Mark Sears is playing like an All-American.

27. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Next three opponents are below .500.

28. St. John's

The Skinny: Saturday’s loss at Creighton was devastating.

29. Iowa State

The Skinny: Undefeated at Hilton Coliseum.

30. TCU

The Skinny: Could easily be 3-0 in Big 12 play.

31. Texas Tech

The Skinny: Chance McMillian is an X-Factor.

32. Northwestern

The Skinny: Three of its next four games are in Evanston.

33. Nebraska

The Skinny: Took a snow day against Iowa.

34. Nevada

The Skinny: Outrebounded by 19 in Friday night’s loss to Boise State.

35. South Carolina

The Skinny: 7-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer.

36. Ohio State

The Skinny: Only has one Quad 1 win.

37. Oregon

The Skinny: The team to watch in the Pac-12.

38. New Mexico

The Skinny: JT Toppin is the truth.

39. Wake Forest

The Skinny: Will Damari Monsanto return?

40. Michigan State

The Skinny: Has not won a true road game.

41. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Must win the WCC Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament.

42. Villanova

The Skinny: A brutal five-game stretch begins today at Marquette.

43. Kansas State

The Skinny: 11 of Tylor Perry’s 15 field goal attempts against Texas Tech were from three-point range.

44. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Rupp Arena awaits on Wednesday.

45. Boise State

The Skinny: Won 9 of its last 10 games.

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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.