1/9 Men’s Basketball Top 25
January 9, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse remains unbeaten after knocking off Providence and a scrappy Marquette team last week. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Kentucky | The Wildcats had little trouble in their SEC opener, but they do hit the road this week against Auburn and UT. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
North Carolina | North Carolina won their conference opener with no trouble and there may not be trouble until they play Duke. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Baylor | Baylor beat a good Texas A&M team and won at TTU this week. The road tests get tougher starting on Tuesday. |
5 |
| 5 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State finally played well in a road game and they have another tough one against Illinois on Tuesday. |
4 |
| 6 |  |
Kansas | Kansas knocked off Kansas State and Oklahoma last week. This week the victories should continue rolling in. |
11 |
| 7 |  |
Duke | Duke is having trouble on the road and that showed last week when they lost to Temple and barely beat GT. |
6 |
| 8 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans knocked off Wisconsin in the Kohl Center last week and this week they face Iowa and Northwestern. |
12 |
| 9 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown had a nice win against Marquette, but hitting the road against WVU proved to be more difficult. |
8 |
| 10 |  |
Missouri | Missouri hit the road for the first time in conference play and the KSU defense shut down their explosive offense. |
9 |
| 11 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers knocked off Michigan and Penn State this week and some early road tests are now paying off. |
15 |
| 12 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut and the road…not a good combination and they proved it last week. Next road game in South Bend. |
7 |
| 13 |  |
Florida | Florida went into Tennessee on Saturday and lost pretty bad. This Saturday they’ll have to hit the road again. |
13 |
| 14 |  |
Michigan | Michigan could not squeeze out a victory at Indiana, but they sure gave it to Wisconsin at Crisler Arena. |
18 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville | Louisville has now lost three of their last four. Providence and DePaul this week should get them back on track. |
10 |
| 16 |  |
UNLV | UNLV opens up Mountain West conference play with what should be a great game at San Diego State on Saturday. |
19 |
| 17 |  |
Virginia | It wasn’t pretty, but Virginia got a couple big wins this week against LSU and Miami. Duke will pose a bigger problem. |
21 |
| 18 |  |
Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is back in business after their slow start to the season. They only allowed Auburn to score 35 points. |
22 |
| 19 |  |
Murray State | Murray State handled a decepitvely tough game at Austin Peay on Saturday. They may not lose until March. |
20 |
| 20 |  |
Alabama | Alabama beat both Georgia Tech and Georgia last week and square off against LSU and Mississippi State next. |
24 |
| 21 |  |
Creighton | Creighton didn’t have a tough time last week, but they face UNI, Illinois State and Southern Illinois this week. |
25 |
| 22 |  |
Kansas State | Kansas State lost to Kansas early last week, but they handed Missouri their first loss of the season on Saturday. |
NR |
| 23 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers are playing Wisconsin basketball. The turnovers are low, but nobody can consistently score. |
17 |
| 24 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State allowed Arkansas to score 98 points. The defense better improve for Tennessee and Alabama. |
14 |
| 25 |  |
Marquette | Marquette kept it close on the road against Georgetown and Syracuse. There is no shame in losing those games. |
16 |
