ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 5

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1. Arizona

The Skinny: The most consistent team in the sport.

2. Kansas

The Skinny: Kevin McCullar is a different player offensively.

3. Purdue

The Skinny: Big Ten play continues on Monday night against Iowa at Mackey Arena.

4. Houston

The Skinny: Won’t play a game outside the state of Texas until Jan. 9th.

5. UConn

The Skinny: Didn’t play near its best and almost won at Kansas.

6. Baylor

The Skinny: Jalen Bridges is 9-17 from three-point range in his last three games.

7. Marquette

The Skinny: Shaka Smart meets his old team on Wednesday when Texas visits Milwaukee.

8. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Dusty Stromer is getting more comfortable.

9. Colorado State

The Skinny: A dream season is unfolding in Fort Collins.

10. North Carolina

The Skinny: Elliot Cadeau has 24 assists and just two turnovers in his last five games.

11. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Averaging 88.8 points since losing to Bryant.

12. Texas

The Skinny: Max Abmas is averaging 7.3 attempts from three-point range.

13. Kentucky

The Skinny: Took a step back against UNC Wilmington.

14. Miami

The Skinny: Got a wake-up call against Kentucky.

15. Tennessee

The Skinny: Needs to get healthy.

16. Creighton

The Skinny: Hit 14 three-point shots in Sunday’s win at Nebraska.

17. Texas A&M

The Skinny: Wade Taylor IV is 7-25 from the field in his last two games.

18. Duke

The Skinny: Four of its next five are at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

19. Michigan State

The Skinny: Jaden Akins has to become a “guy."

20. Illinois

The Skinny: Florida Atlantic is up next in the Jimmy V Classic.

21. BYU

The Skinny: Four of its top five scorers are shooting at least 43.8 percent from three-point range.

22. James Madison

The Skinny: Still undefeated.

23. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Tuesday’s game against Providence is massive.

24. Northwestern

The Skinny: Re-entered the national spotlight by beating Purdue.

25. Wisconsin

The Skinny: Will play at both Michigan State and Arizona this week -- yikes!

26. San Diego State

The Skinny: Going into a hornet’s nest on Tuesday at Grand Canyon.

27. UCLA

The Skinny: Barely survived against UC Riverside.

28. Clemson

The Skinny: Won back-to-back road games at Alabama and Pitt.

29. Virginia

The Skinny: Isaac McKneely is emerging.

30. Ole Miss

The Skinny: It took Chris Beard all of seven games to make the Rebels nationally relevant.

31. Memphis

The Skinny: Back-to-back road games await against VCU and Texas A&M.

32. Ohio State

The Skinny: Bruce Thornton is playing like one of the best players in the Big Ten.

33. Auburn

The Skinny: Stubbed its toe on Sunday against Appalachian State.

34. Kansas State

The Skinny: 8-0 in overtime games under Jerome Tang.

35. Providence

The Skinny: Bryce Hopkins is starting to look like Bryce Hopkins.

36. Villanova

The Skinny: Mercurial.

37. Nevada

The Skinny: Jarod Lucas and Kenan Blackshear form one of the Mountain West’s top backcourts.

38. Princeton

The Skinny: Four of its eight wins are by seven points or fewer.

39. TCU

The Skinny: Rescued by Emanuel Miller against Georgetown.

40. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Experienced the epitome of brutality against Southern.

41. Alabama

The Skinny: Giving up an average of 89.3 points per game against power conference opponents.

42. Florida

The Skinny: Riley Kugel has a combined 49 points in his last two games.

43. Arkansas

The Skinny: Hoping to get Tramon Mark back soon.

44. Butler

The Skinny: Thad Matta is doing Thad Matta things.

45. New Mexico

The Skinny: Donovan Dent is the truth.

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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.