11/14 Men’s Basketball Top 25
November 14, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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North Carolina |
North Carolina got their hopeful championship season off to a strong start by knocking off MSU and UNC-Asheville. |
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| 2 |  |
Kentucky |
Kentucky hosts Kanas on Tuesday, providing the young Wildcats with their first big test of the year. |
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| 3 |  |
Ohio State |
Is Ohio State a championship contender? The road to New Orleans starts Tuesday night against Florida. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Syracuse |
The Orange host the opening rounds of the NIT Season Tip-Off this week. The games will get better at MSG. |
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Duke |
Duke held off Belmont and Coach K will go for his record breaking win against Michigan State on Tuesday. |
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| 6 |  |
Louisville |
Louisville knocked off UTM and Lamar during the opening weekend and now have an interesting game at Butler. |
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| 7 |  |
Memphis |
Memphis opens up their season on Tuesday against an already tested Belmont squad. Tigers are on upset alert. |
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| 8 |  |
Kansas |
The game of the early season is on Tuesday as Kansas heads to Lexington to take on Kentucky. |
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| 9 |  |
Vanderbilt |
It’s not even March yet and Vanderbilt is losing to teams like Cleveland State. They’ll get better once Ezeli is back. |
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| 10 |  |
Arizona |
It was not always pretty, but Arizona won all three games last week. Playing St. John’s in NY will be a challenge. |
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Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh had a tough time with Rider on Sunday and Long Beach State could give them a run on Wednesday. |
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Florida |
Florida had no problem with Jackson State over the weekend, but a trip to Columbus will be slightly more difficult. |
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| 13 |  |
Texas A&M |
The Aggies won their warm up games in the 2k Sports Classic, but the competition takes a big leap in New York. |
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| 14 |  |
Connecticut |
The Huskies have a few more cupcakes on the schedule before going to the Bahamas in The Battle 4 Atlantis. |
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| 15 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badger defense shut down Kennesaw State. The competition will not get tougher this week with Colgate. |
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Xavier | Morgan State gave Xavier some problems on opening day. IPFW and Miami (OH) will tell us where Xavier stands. |
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Marquette |
Marquette heads to paradise for the Paradise Jam this week and, while they are the favorites, should be tested. |
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| 18 |  |
Missouri |
Missouri should have a couple more games to break in Frank Haith before the schedule gets a little tougher. |
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Florida State | FSU did not blow away Jacksonville on Friday. UCF is a much better team than JU and could be a close game. |
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| 20 |  |
Alabama |
Alabama hosts Oakland and Maryland this week. Oakland is a tougher game than it sounds; Maryland is easier. |
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Purdue |
Purdue looked great in their opener against Northern Illinois, but watch out for Iona on Thursday night. |
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| 22 |  |
New Mexico |
New Mexico State is a nice rivalry game, but a trip to Arizona State will tell us more about the Lobos. |
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| 23 |  |
West Virginia | West Virginia got past their first little test of the year in a tough Oral Roberts squad. Kent State is up next. |
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Baylor |
Baylor had some time to work on their chemistry agaisnt Jackson State last week, but SDSU could give them a game. |
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Gonzaga |
EWU gave Gonzaga all they could handle. Washington State won’t be intimidated in the Kennel either. |
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