11/28 Men’s Basketball Top 25
November 28, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Kentucky | Kentucky moves up to #1…for now. They have to play North Carolina this week and that will shake things up. |
2 |
| 2 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State took care of business against some cupcakes last week, but now they face Duke on Tuesday night. |
3 |
| 3 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse had a close call against Stanford and they must play better this week if they hope to get past Florida. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
North Carolina | North Carolina drops from the top spot after losing to UNLV, but now they have Wisconsin and Kentucky. |
1 |
| 5 |  |
Duke |
Duke continued their unparalleled dominance of the Maui Invitational. A trip to Ohio State is on Tuesday. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Louisville |
Louisville has a couple fun games coming up when they host LBSU and travel to Vanderbilt. |
6 |
| 7 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers have not been seriously tested yet, but do have a win over BYU. UNC and Marquette are huge games. |
10 |
| 8 |  |
Kansas |
Kansas had a nice showing in Maui, beating Georgetown and UCLA, but fell in the final to Duke. |
8 |
| 9 |  |
Florida | Florida has blown out everybody except Ohio State. They have another good team on the schedule this week. |
11 |
| 10 |  |
Missouri | Missouri beat Notre Dame and California last week and should now be considered a threat to win the Big 12. |
17 |
| 11 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut rebounded from their loss to UCF by beating FSU in overtime. This week they get Arkansas. |
9 |
| 12 |  |
Marquette | The Golden Eagles won the Paradise Jam, but it wasn’t all easy. A trip to the Kohl Center on Saturday awaits. |
14 |
| 13 |  |
Memphis | Memphis had a couple thrilling overtime games in Maui, but they left the island with just one win. |
7 |
| 14 |  |
Xavier | So how good is Xavier? If the Georgia game didn’t do it for you, they play Vanderbilt and Purdue this week. |
15 |
| 15 |  |
Alabama | Alabama hosts Georgetown in the Big East/SEC Invitational on Thursday night, their only game of the week. |
18 |
| 16 |  |
Texas A&M | Texas A&M should get a couple more wins with Alcorn State and Stephen F. Austin coming to town. |
13 |
| 17 |  |
Vanderbilt |
Xavier and Louisville will provide Vandy with a couple huge tests this week. Wins and Vandy is back on the rise. |
16 |
| 18 |  |
Michigan |
After a very, very nice showing in Maui, Michigan heads to Virginia as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. |
NR |
| 19 |  |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh has not been very dominate at home. This week they will try their luck on the road. |
20 |
| 20 |  |
Mississippi State |
Mississippi State keeps cruising along after their early loss to Akron. West Virginia will be a good game. |
21 |
| 21 |  |
UNLV |
UNLV burst onto the national scene with their win over UNC, but tough games at UCSB and at Wichita State await. |
NR |
| 22 |  |
Baylor |
Baylor has not been tested too much this year, but a trip to Northwestern should tell us more. |
24 |
| 23 |  |
California | California got slaughtered by Missouri, but otherwise have played quite well. SDSU will provide another test. |
22 |
| 24 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga’s schedule is getting tougher and it starts this week with Notre Dame and Illinois. |
23 |
| 25 |  |
Arizona |
Arizona had a tough week with losses to Mississippi State and SDSU. Those won’t be bad losses in March. |
12 |
