Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | Kentucky | Kentucky warmed up for their big game against Michigan State with easy wins over UNC Asheville and NKU. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Louisville | Louisville did not dominate Charleston like many expected, but there is a long, long way to go. | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Michigan State | Six players scored in double figures against McNeese State, but the big test is against Kentucky on Tuesday. | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Arizona | Arizona did not exactly look like a top five team against Cal Poly, but it will come together soon enough. | 4 |
5 | ![]() | Florida | The Gators lack of bodies was a problem against North Florida. It could be why they lose this week vs Wisconsin. | 5 |
6 | ![]() | Duke | Jabari Parker scored 22 points in his Duke debut. We'll see how he does on Tuesday against Kansas. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | North Carolina | The Tar Heels beat Oakland 84-61 and face Holy Cross and Belmont this week. Belmont is pretty good. | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Gonzaga | Gonzaga hit the 100 mark in their opener against Bryant. This week they host Colorado State and Oakland. | 8 |
9 | ![]() | Connecticut | Thanks to a nice performance by Shabazz Napier, Connecticut kicked off the 2013-2014 campaign with a nice win. | 9 |
10 | ![]() | Syracuse | Syracuse got off to a slow start against Cornell, but still won by 22. They have time to sort everything out. | 10 |
11 | ![]() | Marquette | Marquette failed to pull away against Southern and won just 63-56. They need to play better against Ohio State. | 11 |
12 | ![]() | Ohio State | We will learn much more about the Buckeyes this week when they face Ohio and Marquette. | 12 |
13 | ![]() | VCU | VCU's havoc goes up against Virginia's patience in a very intriguing early season contest. | 13 |
14 | ![]() | Michigan | The Wolverines defense was way too much for Umass-Lowell. It should be too much for SCSU and Iowa State too. | 14 |
15 | ![]() | Wichita State | Wichita State will play a tougher team than Emporia State this week when they host Western Kentucky. | 15 |
16 | ![]() | New Mexico | The Lobos took care of business against Alabama A&M. They will do the same against Charleston Southern. | 16 |
17 | ![]() | Memphis | Memphis has an interesting early season contest against top 25 ranked Oklahoma State, but this week is Austin Peay. | 17 |
18 | ![]() | Kansas | In one of the best early season games of the year, Kansas takes on Duke on Tuesday night. | 18 |
19 | ![]() | Tennessee | Tennessee tips off their season against Xavier on Tuesday night. They also play USC-Upstate. | 20 |
20 | ![]() | Oklahoma State | The Cowboys dropped 117 points on Mississippi Valley State. More to come against Utah Valley and Ark-Pine Bluff. | 22 |
21 | ![]() | Saint Louis | The Billikens got off to a nice start against Southeast Missouri State. This week they tour Southern Illinois. | 21 |
22 | ![]() | Baylor | In an underappreciated opening weekend game, the Bears knocked off a very good Colorado team. | 24 |
23 | ![]() | Wisconsin | The Badgers are not starting off easy. They knocked off St. John's and now face a very, very good Florida squad. | 25 |
24 | ![]() | Virginia | Virginia has a tough week ahead of them with games against VCU and Davidson. | NR |
25 | ![]() | Colorado | Colorado may have lost their opener to Baylor, but it's way too early to give up on the Buffaloes. | 19 |
11/10 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/10/2013