Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Syracuse | The Orange will look for win 24 at Pittsburgh on Wednesday. They also host NC State on Saturday afternoon. | 1 | |
2 | Wichita State | Wichita State took care of business on the road against Indiana State and Northern Iowa. SIU awaits. | 2 | |
3 | Arizona | Arizona snuck past Oregon and beat Oregon State to rebound from their loss to Cal. They go to ASU this week. | 3 | |
4 | Florida | If Florida is going to falter in SEC play, it is most likely going to come on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. | 4 | |
5 | San Diego State | The Aztecs have had some close calls on the road, but this team has not lost since November 14th. | 5 | |
6 | Villanova | On Sunday evening Villanova travels to Creighton and will hope to get some revenge after losing 96-68 on 1/20. | 6 | |
7 | Kansas | KU is starting to run away with the Big 12 title, but a trip to Kansas State on Monday could be interesting. | 8 | |
8 | Kentucky | The Wildcats are still hoping for an SEC title, but they have to beat Florida at home on Saturday night. | 9 | |
9 | Michigan State | With the Spartan's loss at Wisconsin, the Big Ten is suddenly opening up. MSU should win the next three. | 7 | |
10 | Saint Louis | The Billikens picked up two great road wins last week, but now it's time to see what they can do against VCU. | 13 | |
11 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati finally lost an AAC to a very, very good SMU squad. Louisville, Uconn and Memphis remain on the slate. | 10 | |
12 | Louisville | Louisville won in Houston during their lone game last week. They should have little trouble this week. | 11 | |
13 | Iowa State | Iowa State got a huge, not to mention thrilling, triple overtime win at Oklahoma State on Monday. | 17 | |
14 | Michigan | The Wolverines were crushed by Iowa. It will be interesting to see how they respond at Ohio State. | 12 | |
15 | Duke | Duke beat up on Wake and BC last week, but a short ride to Chapel Hill will prove more difficult. | 15 | |
16 | Iowa | The Hawkeyes followed up a tough loss to Ohio State with a big win an 18-point win over Michigan. | 16 | |
17 | Virginia | UVA came back and shut down Georgia Tech in the second half to win their seventh game in a row. | 22 | |
18 | Creighton | Doug McDermott and company could not do enough to get past St. John's. They have a big one vs Nova on Sunday. | 21 | |
19 | Texas | Following a close win at TCU, Texas went to K-State and got demolished. Next up is Oklahoma State. | 18 | |
20 | Ohio State | The Buckeyes appear back on track after winning their third in a row. They could beat Michigan on Tuesday too. | 23 | |
21 | Wisconsin | Like Ohio State, Wisconsin appears to be moving in the right direction following wins over Illinois and Michigan State. | 24 | |
22 | Memphis | The Tigers had a nice comeback win over Gonzaga and the window is now open for a run in the AAC. | NR | |
23 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma put an end to their mini-skid with a nice 88-72 win over Baylor. The big one this week is at OSU. | 20 | |
24 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is reeling after losing four games in a row and they have to play Texas and OU this week. | 14 | |
25 | Massachusetts | While Saint Louis may be stealing the A-10 headlines, the Minutemen are still a very, very good team. | 25 |
2/9 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 02/09/2014