21. North Carolina
The Tar Heels had the rare “bye” in ACC play as they only played one game last week, an 87-84 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. Caleb Wilson is a problem for whoever’s matching up with him, but what this team gets from their guards will determine how far they go this season.
22. St. Johns
After the loss to Providence, Rick Pitino’s Red Storm responded with two straight resounding victories, which is what we wanted to see. This team still has a point guard problem, but two breakout games from Lefteris Liotopoulos make it seem like he could be a solution.
23. Iowa
This team will go as their point guard, Bennett Stirtz, goes. And as Stirtz had a bad week (by his lofty standards), Iowa went 0-2 last week. Alvaro Folgueiras has been inserted into the starting lineup, which is something that should have happened a while ago, in my humble opinion.
24. Georgia
I am still a believer in this Georgia team, even though they got exposed a little bit by Florida last Tuesday. Mike White has built a roster that has a ton of solid pieces and multiple ways to win basketball games, and I would be shocked if this team doesn’t finish in the top-5 of the SEC this season.
25. Saint Louis
My pick for the best midmajor team in the country (I don’t consider Gonzaga a midmajor) is the 15-1 Saint Louis Billikens, whose only loss was to Stanford by 1-point at an MTE where their best players dealt with foul trouble. They have dominated their A10 games to this point, including a 9-point win over their biggest competition, VCU. And added to that, Robbie Avila is one of the most fun players in college basketball and is must-see TV.
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