Just because I'm tired of studying.
For what it's worth, my votes and comments in the ESPN Top 25 Fan Poll:
1. Duke - no one else has as many weapons. Sleep through half the game and still win by double digits.
2. Arizona - going to have to prove to me they deserve everyone else's head job.
3. Indiana - poised, experienced, and unusually athletic. Seven great efforts against very good comp.
4. Pittsburgh - haven't shown any signs of not being able to repeat last year's success - yet.
5. Oregon - looked good in a big win against a still-tough Kansas. There's a lot of talent here.
6. Notre Dame - no one else playing as well right now. Deepest backcourt in ball, and Francis is starting to assert himself down low.
7. Texas - despite popular opinion, didn't suck in loss to ND (13-24 from 3!) - that effort would've beaten most teams.
8. Alabama - good win over OU early, but seem to be sleepwalking through other games.
9. Kentucky - folt against UVa in Hawaii, but dominated UNC in Chapel Hill. Most underrated frontcourt in the country.
10. Oklahoma - need to step it up a notch to repeat Final Four berth.
11. Illinois - crushed the only good team they've played so far.
12. Missouri - good athleticism, not sure they're this good, but again, haven't proven otherwise yet.
13. Connecticut - proved they can play absolutely horrible and still win - usually the mark of a good team.
14. Kansas - still very dangerous. Great starters, not much else.
15. Maryland - sucked in two losses, but at least they were to good teams. A mere shadow of last year's champs, though.
16. Creighton - all five starters back from last year's tournament team. Don't sleep.
17. Texas Tech - I hate Knight, but he's got a team down here.
18. Xavier - haven't proven anything yet. UC sucks.
19. Florida - looked great, then the Hoopies showed us there's chinks in the armor.
20. Tulsa - another Creighton-type program we'll continue to hear from. Giving KU hell right now.
21. Marquette - weak schedule will prevent us from finding out how good they really are until March.
22. Stanford - some good wins early, but also barely beat BU.
23. Michigan State - Izzo's the only reason I even have them this high. Possible repeat of the football team's flameout.
24. North Carolina - people jocked too early, but Felton and McCants are both real and superbad. Too bad everyone else sucks.
25. Virginia - Tough ACC will keep them underrated - and dangerous - all year.
Honorable Mention - Wake Forest. Like football, will probably fly under the radar in the tough ACC all year, but will be there in March, and could make noise.
The ACC is just sick. Duke is awesome, Maryland, Carolina and Virginia are all good, and Wake, Florida State and Georgia Tech are all dangerously underrated. Plus, people who claim to know think pretty highly of NC State as well, although I haven't seen them.
-- Sparxxx
12:04:15 PM 
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