Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Connecticut | The Huskies keep rolling along with much trouble. The may finally get a test in Waco. | 1 | |
2 | Notre Dame | A trip to Virginia proved difficult for the Irish and the 79-72 win was their closest game of the season. | 2 | |
3 | Stanford | The big game coming up for the Cardinal this week is at Arizona State on Sunday evening. | 3 | |
4 | Duke | Duke cruised past Syracuse and Boston College. They should do the same against Virginia and Virginia Tech. | 4 | |
5 | Maryland | The Terps had no problems beating Wake to go to 2-0 in ACC play. Next up is Syracuse and Georgia Tech. | 5 | |
6 | Louisville | Louisville, at 4-0 in AAC play, is keeping pace with Connecticut. Those two don't meet until mid-February. | 6 | |
7 | Baylor | Baylor is cruising through the Big 12 so far, but the big game this week is a non-conference matchup against Uconn. | 7 | |
8 | South Carolina | South Carolina is one of two teams undefeated in SEC play. They play the other, Texas A&M, on Thursday. | 10 | |
9 | North Carolina | With victories over NC State and FSU, the Tar Heels survived their tough stretch with a couple very nice wins. | 13 | |
10 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's defense has stepped up during conference play, but the offense is still potent. | 15 | |
11 | Kentucky | It never gets easy in the SEC, but games against Auburn and Alabama should provide Kentucky with two more wins. | 9 | |
12 | Tennessee | Tennesse's loss at Vanderbilt on Sunday drops them to 2-2 in SEC action. This week they head to Mississippi State. | 8 | |
13 | LSU | The Tigers hit the road this week to face Missouri and Vanderbilt…two teams eyeing another big win. | 12 | |
14 | Iowa State | Iowa State lost their first contest of the season at home to Oklahoma State. WVU and KSU are next. | 11 | |
15 | California | After Their slow start to the 2013-2014 campaign, the Golden Bears are looking good in Pac-12 play. | 19 | |
16 | Penn State | The Lady Lions lost at home to Purdue. They have a tough game at Michigan State on Sunday evening. | 14 | |
17 | Nebraska | The Big Ten is up for grabs as Nebraska lost to Michigan State on the road. Only MSU is unbeaten. | 16 | |
18 | Arizona State | Arizona State beat both teams from Southern Cal at home last week, but Northern Cal teams will be tougher. | 25 | |
19 | Texas A&M | With road wins over LSU and Georgia, the early season struggles of Texas A&M seem long ago. | NR | |
20 | Florida State | The Seminoles played pretty well against UNC, but lost their first ACC game on Sunday. NC State will be tough too. | 18 | |
21 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga beat San Diego by 29 points at home. They are back on the road for the next two weeks. | 24 | |
22 | Rutgers | Rutgers is off to a nice 4-0 start in AAC play, but their winning ways should come to an end against Uconn Sunday. | NR | |
23 | Colorado | Colorado is 1-3 in Pac-12 play and must get some wins on their trip to Washington this week. | 17 | |
24 | Purdue | Purdue was 0-2 in the Big Ten, but got a much needed win at Penn State to stay in the title race. | 23 | |
25 | North Carolina State | North Carolina State could not win in Chapel Hill, but they will get another shot at the Tar Heels. | 20 |
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Sun, 01/12/2014