Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Florida | The Gators wrap up SEC play with a perfect 18-0 record. They made easy work of Kentucky on Saturday. | 1 | |
2 | Wichita State | Wichita State finished their perfect season and now things will get really, really interesting. | 2 | |
3 | Villanova | Besides those two losses to Creighton, Villanova was perfect in the Big East. They may get another shot at Creighton. | 7 | |
4 | Arizona | Arizona lost their third game of the year on the road at Oregon, but a number one seed still seems likely. | 3 | |
5 | Louisville | Louisville finished strong, beating SMU and Connecticut to end tied for an American regular season title with Cincy. | 10 | |
6 | Duke | Duke quickly forgot about their loss to Wake Forest on Wednesday and crushed UNC on Saturday. | 4 | |
7 | Syracuse | After losing to Georgia Tech, Syracuse's win at FSU on Sunday was huge for momentum heading into the ACC tourney. | 6 | |
8 | Virginia | UVA went nearly two months between losses, but falling to Maryland is not the way to go into the ACC Tournament. | 5 | |
9 | Cincinnati | Even with an AAC title shared with Louisville, the Bearcats are not getting the respect they deserve. | 12 | |
10 | Kansas | With their loss at WVU, Kansas may have said goodbye to their #1 seed hopes. But we've said that before. | 8 | |
11 | San Diego State | The Aztecs got revenge against New Mexico at home. The rubber match likely awaits in Las Vegas. | 11 | |
12 | Michigan | Michigan ended Big Ten play the way they started it; on an impressive winning streak. | 15 | |
13 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin earned a #2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but the loss to Nebraska killed their momentum. | 13 | |
14 | Creighton | Creighton ended their two game losing streak with a win over Providence and have some momentum heading to MSG. | 9 | |
15 | North Carolina | The Tar Heels were looking so good, but could not muster a serious comeback against Duke. | 16 | |
16 | Oklahoma | Just a month ago who would have thought that Oklahoma would end up all alone in second place in the Big 12? | 20 | |
17 | Saint Louis | The Billikens ended their three game losing skid with a thrilling win at Massachusetts and earned the A-10's top seed. | 14 | |
18 | Iowa State | Iowa State barely avoided a three game losing streak thanks to a quality overtime win over Oklahoma State. | 19 | |
19 | Connecticut | Connecticut ended up tied for third in the AAC and must play Memphis in the conference tournament. | 18 | |
20 | VCU | VCU got a huge road win at Richmond and beat St. Bonaventure to end up at 12-4 in A-10 play. | NR | |
21 | Memphis | The Tigers lost at Cincy before beating SMU to end the year at 12-6 in conference play. | 22 | |
22 | Ohio State | Ohio State has some much needed momentum heading into the conference tournament with their win over MSU. | NR | |
23 | Michigan State | Michigan State heads into the Big Ten Tournament losing three of their last four. The win over Iowa was nice though. | 17 | |
24 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga's quarterfinal win over Santa Clara was a bit close for comfort. The semis are on Monday vs. St. Mary's. | NR | |
25 | New Mexico | The Lobos lost their finale at San Diego State, but had a great season overall. Now it's off to Las Vegas. | 23 |
3/9 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 03/09/2014