Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | Duke | Taking last week off, the Blue Devils should be well rested to defend their newly found #1 spot. | 2 |
2 | ![]() | Syracuse | Syracuse had a slow start against Canisius, but pulled away in the second half. Win 900 coming on Monday. | 4 |
3 | ![]() | Michigan | From start to finish Michigan had the upperhand over WVU. This week they'll go for win 12 against EMU. | 5 |
4 | ![]() | Indiana | The Hoosiers lost their first game of the season to in-state rival Butler in a thrilling overtime game. | 1 |
5 | ![]() | Arizona | The Wildcats played their first ranked opponent and sent Florida home with a heartbreaking loss. | 9 |
6 | ![]() | Ohio State | The Buckeyes have won four in a row since their loss at Duke. This Saturday they play against Kansas. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | Florida | The Gators played very well on a tough road trip to Tucson, but they could not hang on in the end. | 3 |
8 | ![]() | Louisville | After Louisville's loss to Duke, they had a close call against Illinois State. Now they are back on track. | 7 |
9 | ![]() | Kansas | KU avoided an upset against an always fiesty Belmont squad. Richmond has a history of beating big guys too. | 8 |
10 | ![]() | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing very well right now and that won't end any time soon with their upcoming schedule. | 10 |
11 | ![]() | Missouri | Missouri had last week off to prepare for this week's games against SCSU and Illinois…and maybe study a tad. | 11 |
12 | ![]() | Cincinnati | The Bearcats are now 11-0 after beating Marshall on Saturday. This week they host Xavier, which is always interesting. | 12 |
13 | ![]() | Creighton | Creighton picked up what may be their best win of the season when they went to Cal and won 74-64. | 13 |
14 | ![]() | Minnesota | The Golden Gophers have just one game in 20 days, which is coming up this weekend against Lafayette. | 14 |
15 | ![]() | Illinois | Illinois survived the battle of the unbeatens against EKU. This weekend they head to Mizzou for a bigger game. | 17 |
16 | ![]() | Michigan State | It took a little while for the Spartans to get used to Jenison Field House, but they won. Next it is off to BGSU. | 15 |
17 | ![]() | Gonzaga | Gonzaga rebounded nicely from their home loss to Illinois by beating up on Kansas State 68-52. | 16 |
18 | ![]() | North Carolina | The Tar Heels had to hang on to beat East Carolina on Saturday. This week begins with a trip to Texas. | 18 |
19 | ![]() | San Diego State | San Diego State had no trouble with crosstown rival San Diego on Saturday night. The big game this week is at USF. | 19 |
20 | ![]() | Georgetown | Georgetown is scoring points again, tallying 89 against Longwood and 81 against Western Carolina last week. | 24 |
21 | ![]() | Kentucky | Kentucky added another win to their tally. They'll need a few of those wins to be quality wins sooner or later. | 20 |
22 | ![]() | New Mexico | Though NMSU is not sporting a great team, this rivalry is tough. UNM came away with a win to remain undefeated. | 21 |
23 | ![]() | UNLV | UNLV was not tested last week, but now they play UTEP, Northern Iowa and Canisius in a six day stretch. | 22 |
24 | ![]() | North Carolina State | The Wolfpack took care of business against Norfolk State last week. Next up is Stanford and St. Bonaventure. | 23 |
25 | ![]() | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State topped the 90 point mark for the first time this season when the played against Central Arkansas. | 25 |
12/17 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/16/2012