College Basketball: B/R Top 25--Explaining My Picks

Each week, Jameson Fleming publishes a weekly college basketball top 25 , featuring a variety of voters from throughout the Bleacher Report community. But great minds do not always think alike, and I have a tendency to disagree with the general consensus. Below, I explain my picks, particularly those which could be considered a bit controversial. My actual top 25 can be found in the comments section. The ACC tops the Big East… for now The top-five is almost a toss up right now, but when push comes to shove the top three ACC teams all have better résumés than their Big East counterparts. Duke and UNC have slightly better non-conference wins than Pittsburgh and UConn, and only Lousville’s victory over Pitt can match Wake Forest’s win over UNC. But even though Louisville has been hot of late, they must pay for their three losses—at least until some of the teams ahead of them start to slip up. The recent poor play of Georgetown, Notre Dame, and ... (link)