NCAA Basketball: North Carolina, Gonzaga still sit atop updated top 25 ranking

There’s plenty of excitement in the air as the NCAA Basketball season really gets going. The season is still less than a week old and there’s still plenty of reason for optimism and intrigue across the nation. Few games have actually been played, and we may not know too much more about these teams than we thought, but there’s still been nearly a week’s work of excitement, surprise, and even a few upsets along the way.

It’s far too soon to make conclusions about any of these teams, even the ones with impressive victories or disappointing opening performances. The fact of the matter is that there are still four months of basketball left, with some teams not even at 100% yet due to injuries or suspensions. Others are still figuring out their lineups and rotations, while many freshmen and transfers continue to adjust to their new teams.

Today, we’re going to take all of these things into account and do our best attempt at early rankings. We know that at this point these rankings are extremely fluid, especially near the bottom of the list, but we’ll be doing our best to update our top 25 rankings for this season. Only a few games have been played, but we’ve seen a little bit of all of these teams. Let’s dive into them and see who’s the best of the best at this point in the season.