ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 6
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1. Tennessee (+1400 National Championship odds)
The Skinny: Jahmai Mashack is tougher than the Gates of Hell.
2. Auburn (+700)
The Skinny: Played the toughest non-conference schedule in program history and its only blemish thus far is a loss to Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
3. Iowa State (+1600)
The Skinny: As of today, the best team in the Big 12. Listed at +230 odds to win the conference.
4. Kentucky (+2100)
The Skinny: Mark Pope is on the shortlist of National Coach of the Year candidates.
5. Alabama (+1600)
The Skinny: Mark Sears is starting to look like Mark Sears again.
6. Duke (+900)
The Skinny: Cooper Flagg has lived up to the billing.
7. Florida (+2800)
The Skinny: The least appreciated team in college basketball.
8. Oregon (+6500)
The Skinny: Nate Bittle is one of the most improved players in America.
9. Kansas (+1800)
The Skinny: AJ Storr has scored just four points in his last two games.
10. Oklahoma (+10000)
The Skinny: Porter Moser could get blood from a stone.
11. Dayton
The Skinny: Can add to an already strong resume on Friday against Cincinnati.
12. Marquette
The Skinny: Big East play begins Wednesday against Butler.
13. Texas A&M
The Skinny: A dark horse Final Four team, with +1200 odds to make the Final Four.
14. UConn
The Skinny: Dan Hurley has always been at his best with his back against the wall.
15. Gonzaga
The Skinny: Should be 9-3 when it meets UCLA on Dec. 28th.
16. Purdue
The Skinny: Was bothered by Texas A&M’s physicality.
17. San Diego State
The Skinny: 7-2 and Reese Waters has yet to play a game.
18. Houston
The Skinny: Terrance Arceneaux is one of college basketball’s best sixth men.
19. Michigan
The Skinny: Has scored 75 or more points in four of its last five games. Currently the Big 10 favorite (+340).
20. Michigan State
The Skinny: Should be 11-2 when it resumes Big Ten play on Jan. 3rd.
21. Wisconsin
The Skinny: John Tonje is just 3-16 from three-point range in his last three games.
22. Ole Miss
The Skinny: Similar to Chris Beard’s teams at Texas Tech.
23. Memphis
The Skinny: Saturday’s OT win at Clemson was its fifth Quad 1 victory.
24. UCLA
The Skinny: Beat Arizona in Phoenix and shot just 4-21 from three-point range and 7-16 from the free throw line.
25. Illinois
The Skinny: You won’t want to play this team in February.
26. Clemson
The Skinny: Could be the second-best team in the ACC.
27. Baylor
The Skinny: Needs to get Jeremy Roach back healthy.
28. Arkansas
The Skinny: Boogie Fland has 29 assists to nine turnovers in his last four games.
29. Penn State
The Skinny: Ace Baldwin is having a COVID year to remember.
30. Mississippi State
The Skinny: 3-0 this season in games decided by five points or fewer.
31. Pitt
The Skinny: Won’t play its next road game until Jan. 7th at Duke.
32. Cincinnati
The Skinny: Wes Miller had a seminal moment on Saturday in the Crosstown Shootout.
33. West Virginia
The Skinny: The injury to Tucker DeVries was a bummer.
34. Missouri
The Skinny: Mark Mitchell is averaging 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in his last three games.
35. Arizona State
The Skinny: Will finish non-conference play on Saturday in Springfield against UMass.
36. Saint Mary’s
The Skinny: Saturday’s OT loss to Boise State was a heartbreaker.
37. Georgia
The Skinny: Should enter SEC play at 12-1.
38. St. John’s
The Skinny: Zuby Ejiofor is playing like an All-Big East player.
39. Maryland
The Skinny: Four of the Terps’ top six scorers are shooting 36 percent or better from three-point range.
40. Texas
The Skinny: 3-0 when Tramon Mark scores in double figures.
41. North Carolina
The Skinny: Belmont transfer Cade Tyson scored 23 points in 21 minutes against La Salle.
42. BYU
The Skinny: Trevin Knell has made at least three three-point shots in three straight games.
43. Nebraska
The Skinny: Have won 11 straight Big Ten games at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
44. Utah State
The Skinny: 10-0 start is the best in program history.
45. Xavier
The Skinny: Blew late leads in road losses to TCU and Cincinnati.
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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.