Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Arizona | At 20-0, Arizona looks practically unbeatable. However, a trip to Northern Cal this week will not be too easy. | 1 | |
2 | Syracuse | It took a late surge for the Orange to pull away from Miami, but they are still perfect at 19-0. | 2 | |
3 | Wichita State | Wichita State beat Illinois State and Drake on the road by double digits. They get Loyola and Evansville at home next. | 4 | |
4 | Florida | After a close call at Alabama, the Gators crushed Tennessee. Expect more of the same this week. | 5 | |
5 | Michigan State | The short handed Spartans lost their first Big Ten game against Michigan. Next up is a trip to Iowa. | 3 | |
6 | San Diego State | Winning at Utah State is not an easy thing to do and SDSU deserves credit even if it did take overtime. | 10 | |
7 | Kansas | Every other team in the Big 12 has at least two conference losses. The Jayhawks are sitting pretty at 6-0. | 8 | |
8 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State has some big games coming up. It starts with Bedlam in Norman on Monday night. | 9 | |
9 | Villanova | The Wildcats lost against the hot shooting Blue Jays, but did rebound nicely with an OT win at Marquette. | 6 | |
10 | Louisville | The AAC title could be up for grabs this week when Louisville hosts Cincy. They play again on February 22nd. | 11 | |
11 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin put an end to their three game skid with a 72-58 win at Purdue. They host NW and OSU next. | 7 | |
12 | Kentucky | Kentucky had no trouble with TAMU and UGA at home. This week they hit the road to face LSU and Mizzou. | 14 | |
13 | Ohio State | The Buckeyes finally broke their losing streak with a 62-55 win over Illinois. A trip to Wisconsin will be fun. | 12 | |
14 | Michigan | It was a superb week for the Wolverines who beat two top ten teams in Iowa and Michigan State. | 24 | |
15 | Iowa | Iowa played well at Michigan, but eneded up losing by eight. The big one this week is at home against MSU. | 15 | |
16 | Duke | The Blue Devils hit the road this week for tough games up north versus Pittsburgh and Syracuse. | 16 | |
17 | Massachusetts | The Minutemen rebounded nicely from their first conference loss at Richmond with a 90-52 win against Fordham. | 13 | |
18 | Iowa State | The Cyclones stopped their skid with a win over K-State, but a new could start with KU, OU and OSU up next. | 17 | |
19 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati blew a big lead against Temple, but pulled off another win. On Thursday they travel to Louisville. | 18 | |
20 | Saint Louis | The Billikens defense is tough to crack. Richmond and George Mason will have a tough time in Saint Louis this week. | 20 | |
21 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh can make a big statement with a win over Duke on Monday night. They also play UVA this week. | 25 | |
22 | Memphis | Memphis has a couple of interesting road games this week against UCF and a very good SMU squad. | 22 | |
23 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma beat the teams they should beat last week. Things will be tougher against Okie State and Iowa State. | NR | |
24 | Creighton | The hot shooting Blue Jays hit 21 three-pointers and handed Villanova their first Big East loss. | NR | |
25 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is not blowing away WCC competition at home, which is a bit different, but they keep winning. | 23 |
1/26 Men's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 01/26/2014