Power Rankings: Villanova stays No. 1, Louisville surges, Indiana tumbles

By Sports Illustrated and Luke Winn/Sports Illustrated
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Part of the winning formula in college basketball is developing upside—as in, having players make breakthroughs that are beyond what their career stats, projected development curves and recruiting evaluations would suggest. The final, full week of non-conference play seems like the right time to take stock of how the Power Ranked 16 stand vis-à-vis SI's preseason projections, and answer the same question for each team: In what way are they most outperforming our analytic forecasts?

    The Next 16

    17. Oregon
    18. Purdue
    19. Arizona
    20. Notre Dame
    21. Xavier
    22. Florida State
    23. Florida
    24. St. Mary's
    25. Cincinnati
    26. Clemson
    27. Virginia Tech
    28. Seton Hall
    29. Minnesota
    30. Maryland
    31. UT Arlington
    32. Arkansas