Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Connecticut | UConn struggled offensively at UCF but still won by 18 and then crushed Wichita State by 81 points. | 1 | |
2 | Mississippi State | Bulldogs are now 26-0 after another rock solid week and they seem to be the class of the SEC. | 2 | |
3 | Baylor | Baylor had to grind out a win against Oklahoma and then handled TCU without much problem. | 3 | |
4 | Louisville | Louisville tuned up for its showdown with UConn by beating Clemson 65-46. | 4 | |
5 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame keeps on rolling as they are now 11-1 in ACC play after beating Georgia Tech 85-69. | 5 | |
6 | UCLA | Bruins get the sweep over the Arizona schools and now hit the road to play Oregon State and Oregon. | 6 | |
7 | Texas | Texas has won five straight games after sweeping West Virginia and Kansas State. | 8 | |
8 | South Carolina | South Carolina has secured their seventh straight 20-win season after beating Florida on Sunday. | 7 | |
9 | Oregon | Ducks avoided a letdown during a trip to play the Washington schools as they beat the Huskies and the Cougars. | 9 | |
10 | Tennessee | Tennessee held off Arkansas on the road 90-85 and then did a great job defensively in a win over Georgia. | 10 | |
11 | Maryland | Maryland avenged the Michigan State loss and then soundly beat Rutgers. | 11 | |
12 | Florida State | Seminoles took care of business against Virginia and on the road at Miami. | 12 | |
13 | Oregon State | Beavers win a nail biter in Pullman against Washington State and then annihilated Washington 95-57. | 16 | |
14 | Stanford | Stanford keep on rolling as they beat Utah and Colorado to improve to 18-8 on the season. | 14 | |
15 | Texas A&M | Aggies pick up a solid win against Ole Miss and dropped a heartbreaker at LSU. | 13 | |
16 | Missouri | Tigers had to earn both wins this week over Florida and Kentucky to get back on track. | 19 | |
17 | South Florida | Bulls picked up a signature win over Ohio State on Sunday as they beat the Buckeyes 84-65. | 22 | |
18 | Ohio State | Buckeyes dominated Rutgers and then struggled offensively in a loss at South Florida. | 17 | |
19 | Duke | Duke took care of business defensively in two wins over Wake Forest and Clemson. | 20 | |
20 | Georgia | Georgia had no problems with Vanderbilt as they won 67-55. The offense struggled in the loss at Tennessee. | 18 | |
21 | Green Bay | Green Bay won its lone game of the week on Saturday at Milwaukee as they rolled to a 65-36 win. | 21 | |
22 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State picked up a good win over TCU and outlasted Iowa State 81-73 on Saturday. | 24 | |
23 | Michigan | Wolverines split their two games this week as they beat Northwestern and lost at Michigan State. | 15 | |
24 | DePaul | DePaul got the job done on the road this week with wins at Butler and Xavier. | 25 | |
25 | North Carolina State | Wolfpack suffered a tough loss at Miami and responded nicely to beat North Carolina. | 23 | |