12/5 Men’s Basketball Top 25
December 5, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Kentucky | Kentucky cemented their spot atop the top 25 rankings by beating North Carolina on Saturday. |
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Ohio State | Ohio State wiped the floor with Duke last week. This week they hope Sullinger is healthy for the Kansas game. |
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Syracuse | Syracuse got a nice win over a fiesty Florida team last week. This week they face Marshall and George Washington. | 3 |
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North Carolina | Don’t look too much into UNC’s close win against Wisconsin and loss at Kentucky. The rest of the month is easier. |
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Louisville | Louisville won a thriller over Vanderbilt in overtime last week. The Cardinals have an easier slate this week. |
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Duke | Duke got manhandled by Ohio State, but the Buckeyes are really, really good. The Blue Devils aren’t going away. |
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Connecticut | Connecticut gets to play the game that never happened in the Bahamas when they face Harvard this week. |
11 |
| 8 |  |
Kansas |
Kansas will get another shot at a top ten team when they face Ohio State on Saturday. |
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| 9 |  |
Xavier | Xavier had a nice week, knocking off Vanderbilt and Purdue. They’ll try and add Butler and Cincy to the list next. |
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| 10 |  |
Marquette | Marquette had a nice win over a good Wisconsin team. They’ll be tested again against Washington and Green Bay. |
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| 11 |  |
Missouri | Missouri had an easy week, but now have to face a decent Villanova team in Philadelphia. |
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| 12 |  |
Florida | Florida nearly knocked off Syracuse on the road and looked pretty good despite the loss. Arizona is next. |
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| 13 |  |
Wisconsin | It may not be as tough as UNC and Marquette, but UW will face Green Bay and UNLV this week. |
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| 14 |  |
Memphis | Memphis has a couple tricky games this week with a trip to Miami and hosting a hot Murray State squad. |
13 |
| 15 |  |
Texas A&M | Texas A&M allows lesser competition to stick around, but they are getting the job down and moving up the board. |
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| 16 |  |
Baylor | Baylor answered questions about winning on the road when they performed very well in Evanston on Sunday. |
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| 17 |  |
Alabama |
Alabama suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Georgetown and have Dayton and Detroit this week. |
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| 18 |  |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh had a nice road win at Tennessee. The game of note this week is against Oklahoma State on Saturday. |
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| 19 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State keeps beating everybody since their early loss to Akron. The latest victim was West Virginia. |
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| 20 |  |
Michigan |
Michigan followed up their loss to Virginia with a victory over Iowa State, but this team needs to win on the road. |
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| 21 |  |
UNLV |
It seems like UNLV has big games every week. This weekend it is a trip to an angry Badgers squad. |
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| 22 |  |
Creighton |
Creighton got a huge win against San Diego State and followed it up with a victory over Nebraska. St. Joe’s is next. |
NR |
| 23 |  |
Vanderbilt | There is no shame in losing to Xavier or Louisville, but the Commodores need to win a big game or two sometime. |
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| 24 |  |
Arizona | Arizona is in the midst of a tough stretch of games. This week they will face Florida and Clemson. |
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| 25 |  |
California |
California lost to San Diego State on Sunday, but this is still one of the best teams in the Pac-12. |
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