ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 2
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1. Kansas (+1300 National Championship Odds)
The Skinny: Rylan Griffen is starting to become an offensive threat.
2. Auburn (+1200)
The Skinny: Part of a loaded field at the Maui Invitational during Thanksgiving Week.
3. Gonzaga (+1100)
The Skinny: Will play its first true road game on Monday against San Diego State.
4. Kentucky (+2500)
The Skinny: Five of its top six scorers are in their fifth season of college basketball.
5. Purdue (+5000)
The Skinny: Trey Kaufman-Renn broke out against Alabama with 26 points and eight rebounds.
6. Iowa State (+1700)
The Skinny: Hasn't truly helped or hurt itself yet.
7. UConn (+1000)
The Skinny: Needs more out of Aidan Mahaney.
8. Alabama (+1700)
The Skinny: Role allocation is still a work in progress.
9. Duke (+1100)
The Skinny: Will play both Arizona and Kansas in the next eight days.
10. Houston (+1300)
The Skinny: Milos Uzan has 19 assists and just five turnovers.
11. North Carolina
The Skinny: The center spot still looks like a big question.
12. Marquette
The Skinny: Kam Jones is playing like the best guard in the country. He currently sits at +950 odds to win the Wooden Award.
13. Baylor
The Skinny: St. John's is up next on Thursday.
14. Wisconsin
The Skinny: John Tonje has been a revelation.
15. Arizona
The Skinny: Gave up more than 100 points in Friday's loss at Wisconsin.
16. Tennessee
The Skinny: Can make a statement this week in the Bahamas.
17. Indiana
The Skinny: The most talented roster in the Big Ten.
18. Arkansas
The Skinny: Adou Thieo is playing at an elite level.
19. Florida
The Skinny: Looked the part in a road win at Florida State.
20. Xavier
The Skinny: Has made 36 three-point shots in its last three games.
21. St. John's
The Skinny: Took a step forward on Sunday against New Mexico.
22. Cincinnati
The Skinny: Needs to get healthy.
23. UCF
The Skinny: UTSA transfer Jordan Ivy-Curry is averaging 18.7 points.
24. Creighton
The Skinny: Will play its first power conference game on Friday against Nebraska.
25. Texas A&M
The Skinny: Zhuric Phelps is an under-the-radar transfer.
26. Ole Miss
The Skinny: One of oldest teams in the sport.
27. Saint Mary's
The Skinny: Buy stock in Mikey Lewis.
28. Oregon
The Skinny: Supreme Cook's return will boost the frontcourt.
29. Ohio State
The Skinny: Has 43 assists and 40 turnovers.
30. Texas Tech
The Skinny: Sneaky good.
31. Rutgers
The Skinny: Ace Bailey made his college debut on Friday and didn't disappoint, finishing with 17 points and six rebounds.
32. Wake Forest
The Skinny: Omaha Biliew's foot injury hurts frontcourt depth.
33. Texas
The Skinny: Will be a much different team when Tramon Mark returns.
34. Illinois
The Skinny: Alabama looms on Wednesday in Birmingham.
35. Providence
The Skinny: Can't truly be judged without Bryce Hopkins.
36. New Mexico
The Skinny: Should push Boise State at the top of the Mountain West. Has +340 odds to win the MWC regular-season title.
37. Michigan
The Skinny: Tre Donaldson is getting better with each game.
38. Michigan State
The Skinny: Shooting just 20 percent from three-point range.
39. Maryland
The Skinny: Julian Reese had only three field goal attempts against Marquette.
40. UCLA
The Skinny: Has held its last two opponents to a combined 85 points.
41. Mississippi State
The Skinny: Perimeter heavy.
42. BYU
The Skinny: Egor Demin's assist-to-turnover ratio is 30:8.
43. Arizona State
The Skinny: Has improved dramatically in the past few weeks.
44. Miami
The Skinny: Will attempt to move the needle at the Charleston Classic.
45. Memphis
The Skinny: A tough game awaits this week against San Francisco at the Chase Center.
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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.