Projected November Rankings

After losses by three of the top four teams, the Eighth Man's poll is bound to be shaken up. I project that USC, with wins over Miami and UCLA will move into the number 1 spot with Diamond Cup champions Texas A&M in second.

1 University of Southern California

2 Texas A&M  

3 University of Maryland

4 University of Texas-Austin 

5 Villanova University

6 University of Miami

7 Louisiana State University

8 University of California-Los Angeles

9 Baylor University

10 Ball State University

11 Emerson College

12 Marquette University

13 Boston University

14 University of Kansas

15 Middlebury College

16 University of South Florida

17 Hofstra University

18 University of Minnesota

19 Michigan State University

20 University of Michigan