Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Syracuse | The Orange held on to beat Duke in overtime and we're already looking ahead to the rematch on 2/22. | 2 | |
2 | Wichita State | After a slow start against Evansville, the Shockers came back to get another comfortable win. | 3 | |
3 | Arizona | Arizona finally lost a game. Losing at Cal is not all bad and now it will be interesting to see how they respond. | 1 | |
4 | Florida | Few teams in the SEC have the offensive firepower to crack the Gator D. Mizzou and Bama will try next. | 4 | |
5 | San Diego State | San Diego State has a couple tough games this week against Boise State and Nevada. | 6 | |
6 | Villanova | Villanova has won three road games in a row, but this week they get to head home to face Xavier and Seton Hall. | 9 | |
7 | Michigan State | The Spartans lost at MSG against Georgetown, but more importantly they picked up a Big Ten win at Iowa. | 5 | |
8 | Kansas | Kansas beat up on Iowa State, but were dominated on the road against Texas. They stay on the road vs Baylor next. | 7 | |
9 | Kentucky | The young Wildcats have had trouble this year, but they did sneak past Mizzou on Saturday. | 12 | |
10 | Cincinnati | With a 69-66 win at Louisville, Cincinnati proved that they are the team to beat in the AAC. | 19 | |
11 | Louisville | Louisville fell two games back in the AAC race after their loss to Cincinnati. There is plenty of time though. | 10 | |
12 | Michigan | Michgan had already won at Minnesota, Wisconsin and MSU, but they lost in Indiana on Sunday. | 14 | |
13 | Saint Louis | The Billikens survived a home overtime scare against George Mason to move to 7-0 in A-10 play. | 20 | |
14 | Oklahoma State | The Big 12 has been rough for Oklahoma State. They lost to OU and Baylor and it won't get any easier. | 8 | |
15 | Duke | With a big win at Pitt and a hard-fougth overtime loss in Syracuse, it was a very promising week for Duke. | 16 | |
16 | Iowa | Iowa has a huge week coming up. The Hawkeyes host Ohio State on Tuesday and Michigan on Saturday. | 15 | |
17 | Iowa State | Like many teams in the Big 12, Iowa State defended their home court, but lost on the road. | 18 | |
18 | Texas | Texas dominated Kansas. Road trips are never easy, but this group should win at TCU and Kansas State this week. | NR | |
19 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga snuck past Santa Clara and San Francisco on the road. This week they head off to Memphis. | 25 | |
20 | Oklahoma | The Sooners held serve at home against OSU, but couldn't get much going at Iowa State. | 23 | |
21 | Creighton | Of Creighton's 63 points against St. John's, Doug McDermott scored 39 of them. They play SJU again on Sunday. | 24 | |
22 | Virginia | UVA had a great week, winning at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh. They've held six ACC opponents to 53 points or less. | NR | |
23 | Ohio State | Ohio State was shocked at home by Penn State, but at least they beat Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. | 13 | |
24 | Wisconsin | The Badgers lost twice at home last week and the Badgers need to find a way to string together a couple wins. | 11 | |
25 | Massachusetts | Five of the Minutemen's last six games have been on the road. The wins will come easier at home. | 17 |
2/2 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 02/02/2014