A foray into college basketball for the network ranking! Same rules apply as college football, just a lot more going on with so many more teams - particularly early in the season, as shown in this mess of a network diagram:
Despite the daunting appearance, we can still sort things out using the network of wins and losses. The order is a little different than the AP, but the usual suspects are there.
Top 25 (Explanation; Full Ranking)
Connecticut
Purdue
Auburn
Creighton
Arizona
North Carolina
Alabama
Oklahoma
Charleston
Arkansas
Mississippi State
Maryland
Ole Miss
UNLV
Iowa State
Houston
Kansas State
Drake
Sam Houston State
Nevada
Texas
LSU
Davidson
San Diego State
Utah State