Before running through the Weave's consensus top-40 rankings (#40 through #16), we blitz you with insufferable promotional fodder about our first born child: The College Basketball 2022-23 Almanac!

Do the noble thing and purchase this sucker here ... then, you may pass (and proceed to the episode)...

The Rundown:

(0:10) - Intro (9:32) - Root's Roundup (19:40) - The Almanac  (33:05) - Top-40 Reactions, Part 1

(33:15) - #40 through #36 40. Miami (FL) 39. Saint Louis 38. Saint Mary’s 37. UAB 36. Memphis

(46:15) - #35 through #31 35. Virginia Tech 34. Iowa 33. Ohio State 32. Oklahoma State 31. Michigan State

(57:45) - #30 through #26 30. Dayton 29. Oregon 28. Purdue 27. Virginia 26. Auburn

(1:07:00) - #25 through #21 25. Indiana 24. Michigan 23. Xavier 22. Florida State 21. TCU

(1:15:10) - #20 through #16 20. UConn 19. Alabama 18. Texas Tech 17. Villanova 16. Illinois