Putting MU No.12 in a Week of Upsets that is Hard to Predict

I claim no expertise in following how AP writers and coaches select their top 25 ballots, but looking through all the upsets this week, the incredible publicity from the Creighton game, and MU's past victims Louisville going into UNC for a blowout win and K-State pulling off two of the most impressive comebacks of the year - I'm pegging Marquette for No. 12 in my top 25 (with my next 10 listed for a top 35).

I put Villanova all the way up to 19th IF they win at Creighton this morning at 11 a.m. For whatever it is worth, here is my list with notes on how they performed this week with the kenpom ratings of oppoents noted, and then where each team was ranked last week in both polls as well as in the NET Ratings.

SCHOOL	my new	Pudner Notes on games - kenpom ratings	AP	Coaches	Net (Fri)
Duke	1	No changes in top 9, all solid	1	2	2
Virginia	2	No changes in top 9, all solid	4	1	1
Michigan	3	No changes in top 9, all solid	2	4	3
Tennessee	4	No changes in top 9, all solid	3	3	5
Michigan St.	5	No changes in top 9, all solid	6	5	7
Texas Tech	6	No changes in top 9, all solid	8	8	4
Gonzaga	7	No changes in top 9, all solid	5	6	6
Virginia Tech	8	No changes in top 9, all solid	9	7	10
Kansas	9	No changes in top 9, all solid	7	9	11
Florida St.	10	beat Miami and heartbreak loss to Duke	13	13	19
Nevada	11	rebounded with 2 wins	10	11	27
Marquette	12	win at 37 Creighton and vs 46 Seton Hall that beat Kentucky, and LOTS of publicity	21	19	21
Auburn	13	loss at 30 Ole Miss doesn't look that bad after Miss then won at Miss State, then killed 91 Crean's Georgia	11	10	24
North Carolina	14	won at 25 NC State, but destroyed at home by MU victim 26 Louisville	12	12	8
Kentucky	15	home wins vs 88 Texas A&M and 83 Vanderbilt, but with MU wins more impressive could pass	18	18	12
Buffalo	16	won home vs 69 Toledo and 181 Miami, but with no teams left between them and an MU team that beat them may pass	19	20	14
NC State	17	won at home vs 80 Pitt, but lost at home to 10 UNC who then was destroyed by MU victim Louisville	15	16	17
Oklahoma	18	lost at 8 Texas Tech, beat 22 TCU	23	22	15
Villanova	19	IF THEY BEAT CREIGHTON SUNDAY 11 AM - IF MOVE OTHERS UP. won at home vs St Johns	26	27	29
Houston	20	lost at 71 Temple, at home 9 pt win vs 129 Wichita	17	15	9
Iowa	21	won at 57 NW and home 29 Ohio State	28	25	35
Maryland	22	won at 52 MN and home vs 23 Indiana	32	50	20
Ole Miss	23	2 big wins 11 Auburn and at 28 Miss State	50	50	28
Louisville	24	lost at 79 Pitt in OT, destroyed 10 UNC on road	36	50	32
Purdue	25	lost at 3 Michigan State, at 14 Wisconsin	30	50	18
UCF	26	won home 71 Temple, at 83 Uconn	35	30	31
Kansas St.	27	won vs 66 West Virginia, at 17 Iowa State	43	37	53
Wisconsin	28	won at 58 Penn State, lost home 16 Purdue	27	26	22
Seton Hall	29	beat 39 Butler lost at 33 Marquette	33	32	45
Florida	30	won at 55 Arkansas, lost home 5 Tennessee	39	50	39
TCU	31	2 road losses to good team	25	28	34
LSU	32	beat 66 Bama, then on road best 55 Arkansas	50	50	25
Mississippi St.	33	lost at 113 South Carolina and home vs 30 Mississippi	14	14	30
Ohio St.	34	lost at 112 Rutgers and 35 Iowa	16	17	36
Indiana	35	2 road losses to good team	22	24	23