12/17 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings

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1Duke Men's College Basketball Logo
Duke
Taking last week off, the Blue Devils should be well rested to defend their newly found #1 spot.
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2Syracuse Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Syracuse
Syracuse had a slow start against Canisius, but pulled away in the second half. Win 900 coming on Monday.
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3Michigan Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Michigan
From start to finish Michigan had the upperhand over WVU. This week they'll go for win 12 against EMU.
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4Indiana Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Indiana
The Hoosiers lost their first game of the season to in-state rival Butler in a thrilling overtime game.
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5Arizona Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Arizona
The Wildcats played their first ranked opponent and sent Florida home with a heartbreaking loss.
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6Ohio State Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team PreviewOhio StateThe Buckeyes have won four in a row since their loss at Duke. This Saturday they play against Kansas.
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7Florida Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Florida
The Gators played very well on a tough road trip to Tucson, but they could not hang on in the end.
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8Louisville Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Louisville
After Louisville's loss to Duke, they had a close call against Illinois State. Now they are back on track.
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9Kansas Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Kansas
KU avoided an upset against an always fiesty Belmont squad. Richmond has a history of beating big guys too.
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10Notre Dame Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team PreviewNotre DameNotre Dame is playing very well right now and that won't end any time soon with their upcoming schedule.
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11Missouri Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team PreviewMissouriMissouri had last week off to prepare for this week's games against SCSU and Illinois…and maybe study a tad.
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12Cincinnati Men's Basketball Top 25 RankingsCincinnatiThe Bearcats are now 11-0 after beating Marshall on Saturday. This week they host Xavier, which is always interesting.
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13Creighton Men's College Basketball LogoCreightonCreighton picked up what may be their best win of the season when they went to Cal and won 74-64.
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14Minnesota Men's College Basketball Top 25 RankingsMinnesotaThe Golden Gophers have just one game in 20 days, which is coming up this weekend against Lafayette.
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15Illinois Men's College Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Illinois
Illinois survived the battle of the unbeatens against EKU. This weekend they head to Mizzou for a bigger game.
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16Michigan State Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
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.
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17Gonzaga Men's College Basketball Top 25 Logo
Gonzaga
Gonzaga rebounded nicely from their home loss to Illinois by beating up on Kansas State 68-52.
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18North Carolina Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team PreviewNorth CarolinaThe Tar Heels had to hang on to beat East Carolina on Saturday. This week begins with a trip to Texas.
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19San Diego State Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team PreviewSan Diego StateSan Diego State had no trouble with crosstown rival San Diego on Saturday night. The big game this week is at USF.
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20Georgetown Men's College Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Georgetown
Georgetown is scoring points again, tallying 89 against Longwood and 81 against Western Carolina last week.
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21Kentucky Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
Kentucky
Kentucky added another win to their tally. They'll need a few of those wins to be quality wins sooner or later.
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22New Mexico Men's College Basketball Top 25 Rankings
New Mexico
Though NMSU is not sporting a great team, this rivalry is tough. UNM came away with a win to remain undefeated.
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23UNLV Men's College Basketball Logo
UNLV
UNLV was not tested last week, but now they play UTEP, Northern Iowa and Canisius in a six day stretch.
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24North Carolina State Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Team Preview
North Carolina State
The Wolfpack took care of business against Norfolk State last week. Next up is Stanford and St. Bonaventure.
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25Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Top 25 RankingsOklahoma StateOklahoma State topped the 90 point mark for the first time this season when the played against Central Arkansas.
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