ROTHSTEIN 45: WEEK 9
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1. Tennessee (+1000 National Championship Odds)
The Skinny: Igor Milicic is averaging 11.1 points and 9.0 rebounds against power conference opponents.
2. Auburn (+550)
The Skinny: Bruce Pearl is one win away from becoming the all-time winningest coach in Auburn history.
3. Iowa State (+1200)
The Skinny: The Big 12 goes through Hilton Coliseum.
4. Alabama (+1500)
The Skinny: Mark Sears had 22 points, 10 assists, and zero turnovers on Saturday against Oklahoma.
5. Duke (+750)
The Skinny: Should trip through the ACC.
6. Marquette (+3000)
The Skinny: Plus 61 this season against power conference opponents and Dayton when Stevie Mitchell is on the floor.
7. Kentucky (+2000)
The Skinny: Had 25 assists on 37 made field goals in Saturday’s win over Florida.
8. Florida (+2000)
The Skinny: Will host Tennessee on Tuesday in Gainesville.
9. Texas A&M (+6500)
The Skinny: Minnesota transfer Pharrel Payne has been a difference maker.
10. UConn (+2500)
The Skinny: Aidan Mahaney had 15 points in 20 minutes on Sunday against Providence.
11. Illinois
The Skinny: Swept the Great Northwest.
12. Oregon
The Skinny: Could be Dana Altman’s most balanced team.
13. Oklahoma
The Skinny: Got punched in the mouth at Alabama.
14. Mississippi State
The Skinny: Josh Hubbard and Claudell Harris are emerging as a potent backcourt combo.
15. West Virginia
The Skinny: Darian DeVries could get blood from a stone.
16. Kansas
The Skinny: Sunday’s 51-point rout of UCF in Orlando felt like a statement.
17. UCLA
The Skinny: Shot 4 for 28 from three-point range in Saturday’s loss at Nebraska.
18. Michigan State
The Skinny: Jaxon Kohler is averaging 9.1 rebounds during this team’s seven-game winning streak.
19. Gonzaga
The Skinny: Graham Ike has scored 20 or more points in three of his last five games.
20. Houston
The Skinny: Terrance Arceneaux is quietly putting things together.
21. Purdue
The Skinny: Braden Smith is playing like an All-American.
22. Memphis
The Skinny: 2-0 in AAC play.
23. Ole Miss
The Skinny: Held Georgia to just 51 points in its SEC opener.
24. Utah State
The Skinny: Assisting on 63.5 percent of its made field goals.
25. San Diego State
The Skinny: One of the best cultures in the sport.
26. Baylor
The Skinny: Can’t seem to get healthy.
27. Arkansas
The Skinny: Was badly bullied by Tennessee in Knoxville.
28. Michigan
The Skinny: I wouldn’t want to play this team now or in March.
29. Wisconsin
The Skinny: Scored a Kohl Center record 116 points on Friday against Iowa.
30. Pitt
The Skinny: Will take a 12-2 record and five-game winning streak into Tuesday’s game at Duke.
31. Cincinnati
The Skinny: 0-2 in Big 12 play.
32. Dayton
The Skinny: Can’t take too many more losses like Saturday’s at GW if it wants to keep its at-large resume in-tact.
33. Clemson
The Skinny: 7-0 this season when Chauncey Wiggins scores in double figures.
34. Nebraska
The Skinny: Big Ten teams die when they go to Pinnacle Bank Arena.
35. St. John’s
The Skinny: 9 of 58 from three-point range in Big East play.
36. Penn State
The Skinny: Still needs to prove that it can win away from State College.
37. Maryland
The Skinny: Better than its resume.
38. Georgia
The Skinny: Have a drink before you look at this team’s upcoming schedule.
39. Louisville
The Skinny: Stacking wins.
40. North Carolina
The Skinny: Needs to get Seth Trimble back.
41. Missouri
The Skinny: Tamar Bates and Mark Mitchell were only a combined 5 for 18 from the field against Auburn.
42. BYU
The Skinny: Was eviscerated on Saturday at Houston.
43. Arizona State
The Skinny: Will face both Kansas and Baylor this week.
44. Georgetown
The Skinny: A major litmus test looms on Tuesday at Marquette.
45. UCF
The Skinny: Should burn Sunday’s tape of its loss to Kansas.
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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.