2/22 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
February 23, 2015 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Kentucky | Kentucky dropped a 110 points on Auburn and had eight players score at least nine points. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga was down by as much as 17 points at St. Mary’s, but came back to win by ten points and clinch a WCC title. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Virginia | Virginia is getting close to clinching an ACC title, but three of their last four games are on the road. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin slipped past Penn State, but their toughest Big Ten test to date is on Tuesday at Maryland. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Duke | In yet another epic North Carolina vs. Duke battle, the Blue Devils came away with a 92-90 overtime victory. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Villanova | Villanova got revenge against Seton Hall and looked good on the road at Marquette. Next up is Providence. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Arizona | The Wildcats blew out USC and were able to grind out a low scoring win against UCLA. Utah awaits on Saturday. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish are looking better following their bad loss at Duke on 2/7. Their lone game this week is against Syracuse. | 10 |
| 9 |  |
Kansas | Following a tough loss at West Virginia, Kansas managed to hang on at home against a scrappy TCU squad. | 8 |
| 10 |  |
Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa beat Loyola 58-39 and then beat Bradley 56-39. The regular season ends on Saturday in Wichita. | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State needs to be careful not to look ahead to UNI. They do have to travel to a good Indiana State team first. | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Utah | Utah’s usually potent offense took a break in Oregon. They beat OSU 47-37 and lost to Oregon 69-58. | 9 |
| 13 |  |
Iowa State | Iowa State is sitting just one game behind Kansas with a 10-4 record. Their tough games are at Hilton too. | 14 |
| 14 |  |
Maryland | When Maryland losses, they tend to lose big. They will hope to at least keep it close against Wisconsin. | 15 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville | Louisville has questions to answer after losing at Syracuse and looking rusty in a 55-53 win at home against Miami. | 12 |
| 16 |  |
Arkansas | Arkansas is quietly turning into a very good team. It won’t be quiet anymore if they can beat Kentucky on Saturday. | 17 |
| 17 |  |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma had a couple of close calls last week, beating Texas by two and winning at Texas Tech in overtime. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
North Carolina | UNC took out their disappointment from the Duke loss on poor Georgia Tech, beating them 89-60 on Saturday. | 16 |
| 19 |  |
Southern Methodist | SMU managed to put an end to Temple’s mini winning streak and this week they head to Memphis and UConn. | 20 |
| 20 |  |
West Virginia | West Virginia is a streaky team and they are streaking in the right direction after beating Kansas and Oklahoma State. | 23 |
| 21 |  |
VCU | If VCU can survive this week against Richmond and Dayton, they should at least earn a share of the A-10 title. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
Baylor | With games against Iowa State and West Virginia, this is a big week for Baylor as far as seeding is concerned. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Butler | Butler’s usually potent offense was shaky in a win at Creighton and a loss at Xavier last week. | 18 |
| 24 |  |
San Diego State | San Diego State picked up two road wins and welcomed back Dwayne Polee II who missed two months with an injury. | NR |
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Providence | The Friars have some bad losses, but they have some nice wins too. They can get another at Villanova on Tuesday. | NR |
