AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to Jan. 8 college basketball rankings

AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to Jan. 8 college basketball rankings

And welcome everyone to our Bleacher Report AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll reaction of course you can also see all our coverage at nca.com at March manness men’s basketball and all our social media platforms I’m Andy cats all right let’s break down this top

25 then we’re going to go to my power 36 player team of the week and games to watch and of course we will take your questions uh right off the bat no problem with the top four to seven uh Purdue Houston Kansas you’ll see my orders a little different here Yukon

Tennessee Kentucky Carolina um all good choices I still think Arizona a little too high at eight uh yes they rebounded with a home uh sweep this past week when they desperately had to have after that Stanford loss Oklahoma pretty good spot for them after opening the Big 12 with a win Illinois

Uh proved that they are still pretty good without Teran Shannon Jr knocking off North Western by 30 and push Purdue I have them in the teens 10 whatever fine um I think they’re a little bit lower but that’s okay Marquette 11 Duke 12 Memphis I would put them higher even

Though it took a Javon quinly uh three-pointer to beat SMU that’s okay Baylor a little too high what have they proven so far not a lot uh got blown out by Michigan State lost to Duke in New York had to go almost a distance to beat Oklahoma State like Wisconsin I

Wisconsin should be higher Auburn should be higher you’ll see Colo State um I think they should drop lost to Utah State I don’t know if the AP Top 25 didn’t see that that happened um BYU lost to Cincinnati why the cougar is still ranked again are people paying

Attention that are voting sanio State I like them back in Utah State great to see them but Utah State just beat Colorado State Clemson I’ve always been high on Clemson their loss was Carolina that’s fine kraton okay Gonzaga again you beat a Pepperdine um and a San Diego it’s not

Enough yet to be back in the top 25 don’t have a quality win in the nonconference uh they’re gonna have that Kentucky game coming up that obviously will say a lot and Florida Atlantic oh my God what is happening here Florida Atlantic lost to Charlotte the Arizona win must that

Might feel like a year ago Florida Atlantic should not be there Texas how is Texas ranked let me tell you something we’re gonna have a bracket on Tuesday I’m going to tease this I don’t know if Texas is going to be in the bracket Texas lost to Texas Tech Texas’s resume

Is about as thin as this paper right now okay that’s how te Texas’s resume is so thin no Texas should not not be ranked I think Rodney Terry great job overall but this team needs to prove a lot more to be ranked where is Sean Hall let’s go to my

Power 36 let’s show a little comparison here all right we’re going to recircle this after but I want to let’s start with my power 36 okay right off the bat Purdue Kansas Houston those are three number one seeds you’ll see on Tuesday in our bracket Kentucky Carolina Yukon

I think Yukon will end up being the fourth number one Memphis Duke Tennessee Oklahoma Auburn Wisconsin I feel really good about that dozen go to 13 and down Marquette Illinois so there you see I’ve got Illinois and the teens San die State won a couple Arizona still hurting from the Stanford

Loss so I got them in the mid- teens now Wake Forest beat Miami they’ve won I think nine in a row great job by Steve Forbes they’re nowhere near the top 25 in the AP South Carolina one loss Lamont Paris doing a great job one loss miss one loss it was at Tennessee

Seeden Hall they’re the Pirates let’s go to the pirates for a minute beat Yukon uh you know prior to the New Year be Missouri beat in this last week at provin I know Bryce Hopkins went down they still won the game uh and then they beat Marquette at home

Northwestern back in the top 25 yes they lost by 30 to Illinois and they turn around to beat Michigan State also the puru win Cincinnati knocked off BYU and St John’s wins at OVA so I got a lot of new teams 21 through 24 what we got 25 through

36 hey I’m not disrespecting San dieo State top 25 is Oregon a 25 Oregon’s won four pack 12 in a row swept the LA schools at home then went up to the Washington schools and swept them there’s Clemson there’s Michigan State which had five in a row Los it

Northwestern there’s Baylor which they beat Utah State okay they they made the top 25 I’m okay with that but I Utah State Colorado State Nebraska Ohio State New Mexico one loss was col State uh in the conference then they rebounded beat Wyoming only one loss other that was at

St Mary’s there’s Dayton best team in the A10 they’re playing like it there’s Gonzaga okay so I brought them back into the overall rankings but they’re not top 25 good right now and there’s Nevada so I got five Mountain West schools five and in the bracket on Tuesday I may have five as

Well all right let’s go to my team and player of the week I’ve have teased this team of the week Sean Hall Shaheen hallway what a job he has done as I mentioned overall the last couple weeks you’ve got wins over Yukon Missouri and then to earn

This honor was app Providence and home Marquette that’s an NC tournament resume right now season ends today I think seen Hall would be in player of the week familiar face North Carolina’s Armond Bott double double rebounding in the teens two Road wins for Carolina at pit at

Clemson so when I’m debating the player of the week and you know was it Hunter Dickinson who had 30 against TCU um Kevin Miller from Wake had a great week but two Road WIS and the way Bott rebounded I think was significant all right so before we get

To our questions let’s look ahead to this week and the games to watch um it’s interesting there are not as many high-profile games this week in leagues that’ll really start to pick up once football ends and television networks say okay now college football’s over the busy weekends of the Wild Card

Weekend ends the following week when you have divisional and then obviously the off week before the Super Bowl then we start to get the high-profile games even more so Oklahoma Kansas um right off the bat I don’t think any of us predicted that’s a first place

Matchup in the Big 12 Michigan State at Illinois takes on even more importance now for the Spartans after losing to Northwestern Illinois coming off the tough loss at Purdue sanio State at New Mexico battle for uh really I think could end up being first in the mount

West we’ll see Colorado State Nevada ut state all could have something to do with it but if New Mexico wants to win the league they got to win this game at home Carolina at NC both undefeated I think NC State’s on the outside looking in right now with a bracket but 3 and0

In the ACC three and0 car tar Hills um interesting match up in Raleigh Wisconsin and Ohio State I’ll be at that game on Wednesday night uh the Buckeyes had a lead lost it against Indiana Wisconsin I think is playing great they’re scoring over L they’re deeper they’re more athletic it’s gonna be a

Great match up Wednesday night in Columbus Yukon at Xavier now Xavier has been kind of a funny team this year had some highs and lows uh Yukon has played really well on the road just won at Butler and the CTO Center is gonna be rocking BYU at Baylor BYU coming off the

Loss at home to Cincinnati um this game is GNA be way up and down way up and down really intriguing matchup for new Big 12 teams as well as number eight on my list Houston at Ohio Iowa State the Cougars open sort of a soft opening in

The Big 12 with West Virginia home because West Virginia been strg strugling now they go to H colise one of the best venues obviously in the country L on the Big 12 real big test Houston the last remaining unbeaten this is where they could fall St John’s at

Kraton the Red Storm Rising under Rick patino but this is arguably one of the toughest mat places to play in the Big East let alone the country Omaha real good matchup and then Indiana stated at Drake now Drake lost to Belmont on Sunday Indiana State’s the best team in the

Valley Southern Illinois Belmont Drake they’re now behind Indiana State if Indiana States going to win the valley and they may need to obviously to get an AQ to get in uh but I think they’re a team that could win a couple games in the N Sub tournament this is the kind of

Game that really will be a Difference Maker for the sycamores if they’re going to be that top seed in St Louis for Arch Madness all right let us go to some questions um Jay Jennings how is Texas in the top 25 you are correct I mean I don’t understand how

The voters could put Texas in as I said thin resume L Tech get them out now you’re also adding here in your comments that Oklahoma’s overrated I disagree we’ll see what happens in Kansas Ian Evans what do I think that Dayton needs to do to be ranked Ron Holmes is the

Truth um I have them in my rankings now I think they’re going to continue to move up you know what it takes people paying attention Ryan Garvey does SE all deserve to be in after they’ve open league play and the answer is yes as you saw I had them ranked where is Ohio

State Bren Ross well they dropped out on my top 25 but still my 36 after they lost Indiana Topher Johnson when will South Carolina get ranked I don’t know they should be beat Mississippi State one loss Clemson um yes Yash Dash says what does wake Force have to do to get ranked I

Agree I have them ranked I’m not an AP Top 25 Poll voter you want to have a ground swell support to get me into that fine I was a long time ago um when I was in newspapers but when I got to ESPN dick vital had our vote and I just never got

One um FAU in Texas still being ranked as a crime Kyle co says it’s a top 25 crime not a legal crime top 25 crime uh yeah it’s a joke come on F you lost to Charlotte schwen boy says ba is way too low um do you mean too high or too low

Because they shouldn’t be in where they are the rankings uh D smash says Memphis looking like a 34 SE the big Dan yes I think in Fe February when we have the top 16 reveal Memphis will be on those top four lines uh Willie Ringo says Tennessee

Should not be in the top 10 I disagree um they’re playing now the way I think we all projected Ben Saltzman why is UNC over Yukon in your power 36 is it the cling in injury well um the reason is yes I know you come beat Carolina on in court Madison Garden but

Since then Carolina’s had more impressive wins um home and Road than Yukon if yukon’s healthy vers Carolina again neutral I take Yukon but remember rankings not seeding now seeding Yukon will be a higher seed than Carolina that is true because that’s the whole body of

Work Travis how is Oregon not in the top 25 again I don’t know I had him number 25 oo kach says Texas tector suspect is insane well they were depleted and yet they had a great win so shout out to Grant McCaslin and that crew W join says

Rank NC State and I will if they beat Carolina Kaden Ford KU has beaten four five and six how is Houston ahead of them I don’t know they shouldn’t be it’s that simple I agree with you uh but two three you know you can make that um

Someone these things are flying by on my right side about does Bama have a chance um yeah I think Alabama has played a great schedule I think they’re going to be in the tournament um well the thing about Tennessee ahead of Kentucky Tennessee ahead of Carolina I

Agree with you I have Carolina ahead of Tennessee so I don’t know um after Texas Tech beats BYU allegedly will they be ranked probably not still uh where’s wake I agree um you know these are now flying by about riping Tennessee uh Grand Canyon shut

Out um I’ve had Grand Canyon in and out of 36 we’ve answered the the FAU thing that’s a joke um you know I had Cincinnati in my in my power 36 so in the top 25 um so I agree with you on that Duke not moving higher maybe it’s

Just because they beat other name I don’t know um yeah I I agree with the Tennessee Carolina comparisons you know I have Carolina higher than Tennessee so um thoughts on Wisconsin current ranking is it accurate uh I have them few spots higher um I think Auburn does have a

Chance to win the SEC someone asked it was flying by where’s Arkansas um they are playing horribly right now as der muscleman said after the game so they’re not ranked and they’re not in the tournament right now you know I I think my I had a little

More faith in them clearly I had them in my rankings last week and uh I was basing a lot on how they played against Duke and I didn’t think they were that bad even after they weren’t 100% obviously still now they’re they’re gone out a lot of work to get back in

Um what’s going on with Ruckers B Young asks well uh the bus is hit a ditch uh with Ruckers um defensively they’re not as good as they’ve been give up well over 70 points against Ohio State they finally scored against Ohio State uh then the Iowa game got away with them

Got away from them you know look they’re going to be really good next year you would anticipate but I also think a lot of these guys better come back if these guys come back with the recruit recruiting class then they should be a top three four team in the Big 10 next

Season um yeah look Bradshaw back from Kentucky was huge hit you know hit the with that a block game winning shot to be Florida um yeah it’s great does c St have another shot at the final four sure is Memphis legit yes I think Wisconsin

Could be in the two three line if they keep this up I disagree with you on Texas Tech um well Arkansas is going to have to be more than Tennessee to get back in that’s happening in February Kansas number one no it’s Purdue at this point

So I disagree with that all right let’s take a couple more quick uh money man says feels like Nevada needs more love um I got them in the rankings backside I agree we’ll see what happens here in the Mountain West um Yeti tumbller wants to know my thoughts on Illinois without

Terence Shannon Jr uh you know I had them lower my power rankings the Big 10 without him because we didn’t know they go out and they beat you know fdu whatever then they Crush Northwestern they play well against Purdue look these guys are legit D1 players Quincy gerer

You know Marcus domask has been consistent which is great colan Hawkins has played up to his potential um the big question that hasn’t changed with or without Shannon is they don’t really have a point guard Ty Rogers really isn’t a point guard um that’s going to

Be a problem for them no matter what going forward uh so how good are they I you know could they be a sweet 16 team sure are they going to win big 10 no um are they going to finish two or three in the Big 10 I think yeah sure they easily

Could uh and this week will be a good test with them against a really hungry desperate Michigan State thoughts on Providence without Bryce Hopkins asks a Polish man uh it’s an uphill battle for them but you know again I thought they played well without him at kraton Great

Grit uh so now they’re you know it’s gonna be a huge test for Providence Jay Jennings J JMU fell insanely did losing a Southern Miss uh they it’s crazy they may have to win their league to get in we’ll see I mean only one loss I think

They get in G Jones is Wake attorney team they are right now could Syracuse make the tournament Allstar 100 yes but they’re showing it Duke didn’t help but they got work to do and is Memphis legit Dawson asks they are this is Way’s best team without question all right here we

Go on Tuesday noon Eastern right here on Bleacher Report we’re going to have our next bracket after the national championship game Monday night between Washington and Michigan first bracket that we’ve had in a month looking at where we are here in early January that’s here on the bleach

Report app on March bis men’s basketball at nca.com you can follow me at the Andy cats on Twitter X and at the real Andy cats on Instagram as always we’re here every Monday 1 o’clock Eastern time for the AP Top 25 Poll reaction I appreciate all your engagement sometimes it’s a little

Nastier than others but that’s okay I can take it uh but I just love that we’re having this interaction and I also appreciate when I’m on the road people come up to me they’re shouting out these rankings they’re saying all these things as long

As we do it civil that’s all good um I always take my time out to talk to everyone out there because we appreciate all this back and forth so we love that you love men’s college and the women’s side wow Caitlyn Clark Paige Beckers and everything else it’s just been

Tremendous um appreciate all of it so we will talk again on Tuesday noon Eastern right here on this app for our break it break bracket breakdown thanks for watching every

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