Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | South Carolina | The time has finally come for the epic showdown of #1 vs. #2. South Carolina heads to Storrs on Monday. | 1 | |
2 | Connecticut | Connecticut had no hiccups leading up to their biggest game since December against South Carolina on Monday. | 2 | |
3 | Baylor | Baylor's perfect Big 12 record was on the line at Texas on Sunday afternoon, but they came away with a 70-68 win. | 3 | |
4 | Maryland | Maryland has yet to find a Big Ten team that can beat them. Rutgers will get another shot this week. | 4 | |
5 | Notre Dame | The Irish cruised past Virginia and BC last week. They don't play again until 2/16 when they host Duke. | 5 | |
6 | Tennessee | Tennessee only has a few regular season tests left. One is this week against Kentucky on Sunday afternoon. | 7 | |
7 | Florida State | Florida State keeps making it look easy and are now 22-2. Another road test at North Carolina is up next. | 10 | |
8 | Duke | The Blue Devils picked up three wins last week, including vs. Louisville, to remain in the ACC title hunt. | 9 | |
9 | Louisville | Louisville once again lost on the road to a top ACC team, this time at Duke. They'll have a shot at ND in a few weeks. | 8 | |
10 | Oregon State | The Beavers split on the road in Washington. The good news their only other road trip is to Colorado and Utah. | 6 | |
11 | Arizona State | Arizona State beat Stanford by one and lost to Cal by one. The excitement should continues at OSU on Friday. | 12 | |
12 | Kentucky | Winning at Vanderbilt is never easy, but it looked easy for Kentucky. This week they play MSU and Tennessee. | 15 | |
13 | Mississippi State | The Bulldogs amazing season continued with a very nice overtime win over Texas A&M. A trip to UK is up next. | 20 | |
14 | Texas A&M | The Aggies could not quite survive their road trip last week, falling in overtime at Mississippi State. | 13 | |
15 | Princeton | The Tigers moved to 21-0 with easy wins over Columbia and Cornell. A trip to Yale on Saturday may be interesting. | 17 | |
16 | Iowa | Iowa has the best chance of anybody to catch Maryland at the top of the standings, but they must win at Nebraska. | 19 | |
17 | North Carolina | If things keep going as they are, the Tar Heels are going to have a tough time this week against FSU and Louisville. | 16 | |
18 | Rutgers | Rutgers kept their Big Ten title hopes alive by beating Nebraska, but they will have to win at Maryland on Tuesday. | 21 | |
19 | Stanford | It's not bad to lose at ASU, but the Cardinal were then shocked and blew a big lead against lowly Arizona. | 11 | |
20 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga had to hold on to beat East Tennessee State on the road Monday night. This Monday they host Wofford. | 23 | |
21 | George Washington | If there was any doubt who is the best team in the A-10, it is gone now. GW beat Dayton for the second time. | 25 | |
22 | Nebraska | Nebraska's important stretch of games is not going well. They lost at RU and Maryland and still have to play Iowa. | 14 | |
23 | Syracuse | It was a big week for Syracuse. Even though they lost at FSU, the Orange got a huge win over UNC and beat GT. | 24 | |
24 | California | Cal has now won seven in a row, their latest coming at Arizona State. Tougher games are still to come though. | NR | |
25 | South Florida | They may not be dominating in UConn fashion, but USF is cruising in the AAC. They'll face the Huskies again on 3/2. | NR |