- #1- GONZAGA 23-2: I’m not sure they are the best team in America but they keep rolling. THIS WEEK: at San Francisco, at St.Mary’s
- #2- ARIZONA 24-2: They should win two games on the road as they keep rolling. THIS WEEK: at Utah, at Colorado
- #3- PURDUE 24-4: Great week for the Boilermakers. THIS WEEK: at Michigan State
- #4- AUBURN 24-3: I’m not sure they talented team has enough coaching to get them very far. THIS WEEK: Mississippi, at Tennessee
- #5- KENTUCKY 22-5: Disappointing loss at Tennessee slows down national championship talk. THIS WEEK: LSU, at Arkansas
- #6- DUKE 23-4 : Two road games could be tough for the Blue Devils. THIS WEEK: at Virginia, at Syracuse
- #7- KANSAS 22-4: Big game at Baylor to end the week. THIS WEEK: Kansas State, at Baylor
- #8- TEXAS TECH 21-6: This team will be tough for anyone to play. THIS WEEK: Oklahoma, at TCU
- #9- VILLANOVA 21-6: Looks like the Wildcats are peaking at the right time.. THIS WEEK: at UConn
- #10-PROVIDENCE 22-3: The Friars stay home for two games and they need to win them both. THIS WEEK: Xavier, Creighton
- #11-BAYLOR 22-5: Let’s see if they can handle Kansas on Saturday. THIS WEEK: at Oklahoma State, Kansas
- #12-HOUSTON 22-4: The Cougars got two much needed wins. Now they have to get healthy. THIS WEEK: at Tulane, SMU
- #13-WISCONSIN 21-5: The Badgers got back on the winning track. THIS WEEK: at Minnesota, at Rutgers
- #14- UCLA 19-5: Three games this week with a trip to Oregon on the docket. THIS WEEK: Arizona State, at Oregon, at Oregon State
- #15- USC 23-4: Same trip for the Trojans. Off to the Great Northwest. THIS WEEK: at Oregon State, at Oregon
- #16- ILLINOIS 19-7: Illini got a big win at Michigan State. THIS WEEK: Ohio State, at Michigan
- #17- ARKANSAS 21-6: The Razorbacks won 2 more games including a big one against Tennessee. THIS WEEK: at Florida, Kentucky
- #18- MURRAY STATE 26-2: Doubt if they are this good but 26-2 can’t be overlooked. THIS WEEK: Belmont, at SE Missouri State
#19- TENNESSEE 19-7: The Vols couldn’t score at Arkansas. THIS WEEK: at Missouri, Auburn - #20- UCONN 19-7: The Huskies are a pretty tough outfit. THIS WEEK: at Villanova, at Georgetown
- #21- TEXAS 19-8: Longhorns play two of the lesser teams in the Big-12. THIS WEEK: TCU, at West Virginia
- #22- WAKE FOREST 21-7: They need to win both games this week. THIS WEEK: at Clemson, Louisville
- #23- WYOMING 22-4: Huge game coming up with Colorado State. THIS WEEK: at Colorado State, Nevada
- #24- DAVIDSON 22-4: The Wildcats make it back into the Top-25. Not sure they belong. THIS WEEK: at Duquesne, Fordham
- #25- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 25-4: The Jackrabbits debut in the Dudes Top-25. THIS WEEK: at Oral Roberts, at Kansas City
- NEXT IN LINE TO GET IN: Alabama, LSU, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Marquette, SMU, Loyola Chicago, North Texas, St.Mary’s, Rutgers
- TOP 5 WINNERS OF THE WEEK:
- #1 TEXAS TECH: The Red Raiders just keep on truckin’ in the Big 12.
- #2 PURDUE: The Boilermakers thumped a red-hot Rutgers team and are in the running for a #1 seed.
- #3 VILLANOVA: The Wildcats are becoming a team that is going to be tough to beat.
- #4 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH: They are making a run in the Atlantic-10 and might get a NCAA tournament bid.
- #5 IOWA: The Hawkeyes got two wins and are sitting at 18-8 in the very competitive Big Ten.
- TOP 5 LOSERS OF THE WEEK:
- #1 INDIANA: The Hoosiers lost two more games running their losing streak to four games. They need to right the ship.
- #2 MICHIGAN STATE: Losses at lowly Penn State and at home against Illinois are damaging their seeding.
- #3 TCU: The Horned Frogs were in the mix for the tournament but two losses last week have really hurt their chances.
- #4 OREGON: An unexplainable loss at Arizona State followed by an expected loss to Arizona has greatly hurt their chances.
- #5 JUWAN HOWARD AND GREG GARD: Both of these Big Ten coaches should be equally blamed for the altercation in Sunday’s game.
