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1. Purdue

The Skinny: Has assisted on 45 of its last 68 made field goals.

2. Kansas

The Skinny: Has won at least a share of the Big 12 regular season title in 17 of the last 19 seasons.

3. Houston

The Skinny: The price of poker is about to go up.

4. Tennessee

The Skinny: One of Rick Barnes’ best chances to get back to the Final Four.

5. Illinois

The Skinny: Moving forward without Terrence Shannon Jr.

6. UConn

The Skinny: Samson Johnson’s numbers should spike with Donovan Clingan injured.

7. Kentucky

The Skinny: John Calipari’s best team since 2019-20.

8. North Carolina

The Skinny: RJ Davis may be the best guard in the sport.

9. Marquette

The Skinny: 22-1 over the past two years when Chase Ross scores six or more points.

10. Memphis

The Skinny: Did what it had to do during non-conference play.

11. Arizona

The Skinny: Gave up 100 points in Sunday’s loss at Stanford.

12. Oklahoma

The Skinny: Had 21 assists on 27 made field goals against Monmouth.

13. Colorado State

The Skinny: Opens Mountain West play on Tuesday against New Mexico.

14. BYU

The Skinny: Seven players average between 9.1 points and 16.0 points.

15. Ole Miss

The Skinny: 13-0.

16. Clemson

The Skinny: Joe Girard is shooting 45.8 percent from three-point range.

17. Florida Atlantic

The Skinny: Stubbed its toe at Florida Gulf Coast.

18. Duke

The Skinny: Four of its next seven games are in Durham.

19. Baylor

The Skinny: Yves Missi has two double-doubles in his last four games.

20. James Madison

The Skinny: Could run the table.

21. Providence

The Skinny: Devin Carter is like playing on an All-American level.

22. Wisconsin

The Skinny: Has won eight of its last nine, with the only loss coming at Arizona.

23. Creighton

The Skinny: Steven Ashworth is really struggling.

24. San Diego State

The Skinny: The class of the Mountain West until someone else says so.

25. Texas

The Skinny: Dillon Mitchell is nearly averaging a double-double.

26. Colorado

The Skinny: KJ Simpson is the truth.

27. Auburn

The Skinny: Dominant at home.

28. Villanova

The Skinny: 2-0 in Big East road games.

29. Miami

The Skinny: Kyshawn George feels like an X-Factor.

30. Ohio State

The Skinny: Fouling up three worked against West Virginia!

31. Texas A&M

The Skinny: 6-1 when Henry Coleman reaches double figures.

32. Alabama

The Skinny: Much better than its 8-5 record.

33. Virginia

The Skinny: Has lost its last two road games by a combined 45 points.

34. Gonzaga

The Skinny: Zero Quad 1 wins.

35. Nebraska

The Skinny: Seeking its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2014.

36. Kansas State

The Skinny: Samford transfer Ques Glover is expected to make his debut on Tuesday against Chicago State.

37. Mississippi State

The Skinny: Tolu Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds in his season debut.

38. Northwestern

The Skinny: 17-4 over the past two seasons when Ty Berry scores in double figures.

39. New Mexico

The Skinny: Finally getting healthy.

40. Florida

The Skinny: Open SEC play on Saturday against Kentucky.

41. Michigan State

The Skinny: Has won four straight games.

42. Butler

The Skinny: Posh Alexander returns to St. John’s on Tuesday.

43. Utah

The Skinny: Branden Carlson is playing like an All-American.

44. South Carolina

The Skinny: Already has more wins than last season.

45. Dayton

The Skinny: The class of the Atlantic 10.

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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.