ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 3

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1. Kansas

The Skinny: 81 assists on 105 made field goals.

2. Arizona

The Skinny: Has scored 97 or more points in four of its five games.

3. Purdue

The Skinny: Buy stock in Myles Colvin.

4. Marquette

The Skinny: Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones are a combined 14-27 from three-point range. 

5. Duke

The Skinny: Will play its next two games at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

6. UConn

The Skinny: Tristen Newton was terrific on Sunday against Indiana.

7. Miami

The Skinny: More guards than Shawshank.

8. Creighton

The Skinny: Averaging 92 points.

9. Tennessee

The Skinny: Scored 80 or more points in its first three games.

10. Houston

The Skinny: LJ Cryer is starting to get into a rhythm.

11. Texas A&M

The Skinny: Could play its next seven games against power conference opponents.

12. Baylor

The Skinny: VCU transfer Jayden Nunn is a sleeper.

13. Kentucky

The Skinny: The ceiling is high.

14. Texas

The Skinny: Kadin Shedrick dropped 27 and grabbed seven rebounds against Louisville.

15. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Purdue is up first in the Maui Invitational.

16. USC

The Skinny: Isaiah Collier and Boogie Ellis combined for 52 on Sunday night against Brown.

17. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Felt the epitome of brutality against Bryant.

18. Michigan State

The Skinny: Will meet Arizona on Thanksgiving Day in Palm Springs.

19. Illinois

The Skinny: Terrence Shannon Jr. is playing like an All-American.

20. Colorado

The Skinny: Tad Boyle’s best offensive team ever?

21. Memphis

The Skinny: David Jones and Jaykwon Walton are a lethal tandem of forwards.

22. North Carolina

The Skinny: Shooting only 31 percent from three-point range.

23. Arkansas

The Skinny: The schedule is about to pick up.

24. Virginia

The Skinny: First to 60 wins on Monday against Wisconsin.

25. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Has won three power conference games without Tolu Smith.

26. Alabama

The Skinny: Shooting 48.9 percent from three-point range as a team.

27. James Madison

The Skinny: Still undefeated.

28. UCLA

The Skinny: Will have a full roster for the first time this season on Monday against Marquette.

29. BYU

The Skinny: Seven players are averaging 9 points or more.

30. San Diego State

The Skinny: JaeDon LeDee is playing like one of the best players in the country.

31. Kansas State

The Skinny: Incredible culture.

32. Providence

The Skinny: Devin Carter might be the toughest player in college basketball.

33. Auburn

The Skinny: Elite role allocation.

34. Villanova

The Skinny: Needs to get more out of Eric Dixon.

35. Northwestern

The Skinny: Interior offense is a major question.

36. Oregon

The Skinny: N’Faly Dante’s long-term health is a concern.

37. Iowa State

The Skinny: Four wins by an average of 45.5 points.

38. TCU

The Skinny: Should be 7-0 entering its matchup with Clemson on Dec. 9th.

39. Michigan

The Skinny: The performance against Long Beach State was abominable.

40. Nevada

The Skinny: Back-to-back NCAA Tournaments could be in the cards for Steve Alford.

41. Washington

The Skinny: Three of its next four games are at home.

42. Xavier

The Skinny: Trey Green is starting to round into form.

43. Texas Tech

The Skinny: We’ll know a lot more about this team after it plays Villanova on Wednesday.

44. Dayton

The Skinny: The class of the Atlantic 10.

45. St. John's

The Skinny: Needs to be 8-2 when Xavier visits on Dec. 20th

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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.