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1. UConn

The Skinny: Dan Hurley is the frontrunner for National Coach of the Year.

2. Purdue

The Skinny: Lance Jones is a difference maker.

3. North Carolina

The Skinny: Has won 10 straight games.

4. Houston

The Skinny: Damian Dunn is emerging as a key reserve.

5. Tennessee

The Skinny: Dalton Knecht is averaging 32.0 points in his last four games.

6. Wisconsin

The Skinny: A Final Four contender.

7. Kansas

The Skinny: Has gotten only one made field goal from its reserves in its last two games.

8. Arizona

The Skinny: As Kylan Boswell goes, so do the Wildcats.

9. Kentucky

The Skinny: Keep an eye on Adou Thiero.

10. Illinois

The Skinny: Marcus Domask is an All-Big Ten player.

11. Duke

The Skinny: Escaped against Clemson.

12. Marquette

The Skinny: Has its mojo back.

13. Iowa State

The Skinny: 13-0 at Hilton Coliseum.

14. Auburn

The Skinny: Still doesn’t have a Quad 1 win.

15. Utah State

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

16. Creighton

The Skinny: Trey Alexander is averaging 24.3 points in his last three games.

17. Baylor

The Skinny: Has lost its last three games by a combined nine points.

18. San Diego State

The Skinny: Another massive week looms with games against Colorado State and Utah State.

19. Dayton

The Skinny: Took its first non-power conference loss at Richmond.

20. Texas Tech

The Skinny: In sole possession of first place in the Big 12.

21. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Lost back-to-back home games last week.

22. BYU

The Skinny: Aly Khalifa is a unicorn.

23. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Johnell Davis is playing like an All-American.

24. New Mexico

The Skinny: The most complete team in the Mountain West.

25. Alabama

The Skinny: A machine when it plays in Tuscaloosa.

26. South Carolina

The Skinny: Lamont Paris is the heavy favorite to be SEC Coach of the Year.

27. Northwestern

The Skinny: Closing in on back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in program history.

28. TCU

The Skinny: Trevian Tennyson has made three or more three-point shots in five of the Horned Frogs’ seven Big 12 games.

29. Colorado State

The Skinny: Will host San Diego State on Tuesday.

30. Seton Hall

The Skinny: 0-2 without Kadary Richmond.

31. St. John's

The Skinny: Could win an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2000.

32. Nebraska

The Skinny: Winless on the road in Big Ten play.

33. Clemson

The Skinny: Lost a golden opportunity on Saturday against Duke.

34. Kansas State

The Skinny: Was suffocated by Houston.

35. Ole Miss

The Skinny: 17-3.

36. Memphis

The Skinny: Playing with fire.

37. Michigan State

The Skinny: The upcoming schedule is favorable.

38. Nevada

The Skinny: Can’t afford any more bad losses.

39. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Graham Ike has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four games.

40. Texas

The Skinny: Hosts Houston and travels to TCU this week.

41. Cincinnati

The Skinny: Daniel Skillings is a burgeoning star.

42. Boise State

The Skinny: Lost a Quad 1 opportunity on Saturday against Utah State.

43. Providence

The Skinny: Who’s tougher than Devin Carter?

44. Mississippi State

The Skinny: I’m running out of adjectives for Josh Hubbard.

45. Washington State

The Skinny: Kyle Smith looks like the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

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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.