ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 8

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1. Tennessee (+1100 National Championship odds)

The Skinny: Three of the Vols’ core perimeter guys were on last year’s team that reached the Elite Eight.

2. Auburn (+600)

The Skinny: Averaging 88.4 points -- the most in the Bruce Pearl era.

3. Iowa State (+1600)

The Skinny: Nine of its 10 wins have come by 10 points or more.

4. Alabama (+1900)

The Skinny: Took a whopping 55 three-point shots on Sunday against South Dakota State.

5. Duke (+750)

The Skinny: Sion James only has one turnover in his last 55 minutes played.

6. Florida (+2100)

The Skinny: 13-0.

7. Oregon (+6500)

The Skinny: A missed bank shot away from being undefeated.

8. Kentucky (+2700)

The Skinny: Four of its next six games are at Rupp Arena.

9. Kansas (+2100)

The Skinny: Zeke Mayo is the only transfer who has had a major impact.

10. Oklahoma (+10000)

The Skinny: Porter Moser is a National Coach of the Year candidate.

11. Marquette

The Skinny: Kam Jones is four assists away from tying his total from all of last season.

12. Texas A&M

The Skinny: 4-1 in games decided by five points or fewer.

13. UConn

The Skinny: Three of its next four games are on the road.

14. UCLA

The Skinny: Elite defensively but still needs to improve on offense.

15. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Graham Ike is a problem.

16. Houston

The Skinny: Not slated to play a ranked team until January 25th at Kansas.

17. Purdue

The Skinny: Braden Smith had 34 points and 11 assists on Sunday against Toledo.

18. Michigan State

The Skinny: Has won five straight games and eight of its last nine.

19. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Josh Hubbard’s assist-to-turnover ratio is 5:1.

20. Memphis

The Skinny: Will be a favorite in every game it plays until the NCAA Tournament.

21. Cincinnati

The Skinny: Will play Arizona, Kansas, and Baylor in three of its first four Big 12 games.

22. Dayton

The Skinny: The Atlantic 10’s best and likely only hope for an at-large bid.

23. Ole Miss

The Skinny: Remember the name Eduardo Klafke.

24. Michigan

The Skinny: A beautiful offensive basketball team.

25. Illinois

The Skinny: Headed to the Great Northwest.

26. Baylor

The Skinny: Finally healthy.

27. Arkansas

The Skinny: Will wrap up non-conference play on Monday against Oakland.

28. Utah State

The Skinny: Building equity.

29. San Diego State

The Skinny: Blew an 18-point first half lead on Saturday against Utah State.

30. Wisconsin

The Skinny: Three of its next four games are at the Kohl Center.

31. Pittsburgh

The Skinny: Could be the top challenger to Duke in the ACC once Damian Dunn returns from injury.

32. West Virginia

The Skinny: Freshman Jonathan Powell has scored 37 points in three games since Tucker DeVries went out of the lineup.

33. Arizona State

The Skinny: Opens Big 12 play on Tuesday at BYU.

34. Georgia

The Skinny: 12-1 start is its best since the 1930-31 season.

35. St. John’s

The Skinny: 13-0 at Carnesecca Arena under Rick Pitino.

36. Maryland

The Skinny: Ja’Kobi Gillespie has 20 assists and just two turnovers in his last two games.

37. North Carolina

The Skinny: Should be able to stack wins in the ACC.

38. Missouri

The Skinny: Mark Mitchell is leading the Tigers in both scoring (13.1) and rebounding (5.1).

39. Clemson

The Skinny: Jake Heidbreder has scored a combined 25 points off the bench in back-to-back games.

40. Penn State

The Skinny: We’ll know a lot more about this team in a few weeks.

41. Nebraska

The Skinny: Brice Williams is playing like one of the best players in the Big Ten.

42. Drake

The Skinny: Will Ben McCollum be at Drake next season?

43. Texas

The Skinny: The early SEC schedule is a bear.

44. BYU

The Skinny: Does not own a Quad 1 or 2 win.

45. Ohio State

The Skinny: 5-1 with Aaron Bradshaw in the lineup.

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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.