1/16 Men’s Basketball Top 25
January 16, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Syracuse | The Cuse keep cruising along and make light work out of games that look tough. They may stay here for a while. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky survived road trips to Auburn and Tennessee last week. This week they get to stay at home. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Baylor | Baylor survived a road test at Kansas State and this week they will be seriously tested against Kansas and Missouri. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Kansas | Kansas hosts undefeated Baylor on Monday and then travels to Austin for a weekend matchup against Texas. |
6 |
| 5 |  |
Duke | Duke played in a couple close games last week, but found a clutch shooter in Andre Dawkins. |
7 |
| 6 |  |
North Carolina | It is not a huge surprise that North Carolina lost on the road, but getting beat 90-57 should not happen. |
3 |
| 7 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State got revenge for their loss at IU, but the revenge for their loss to Illinois will have to wait a while. |
5 |
| 8 |  |
Missouri | The Tigers got a couple quality wins after their bad loss to Kansas State. A trip to Baylor on Saturday will be fun. |
10 |
| 9 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies followed up an awful week by beating a surging WVU squad and Notre Dame on the road. |
12 |
| 10 |  |
Florida | Florida finally won a road game and that could provide the momentum this team needs to make a run in the SEC. |
13 |
| 11 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State got beat on the road by an average Northwestern team. The game in Ann Arbor will be tougher. |
8 |
| 12 |  |
Georgetown | Following a victory over St. John’s on Sunday, the Hoyas get as much of a break as possible in the Big East. |
9 |
| 13 |  |
Vanderbilt | Now Vanderbilt is playing like the team we expected back in November. A trip to Bama will not be easy though. |
18 |
| 14 |  |
Michigan | Michigan continues to struggle on the road. This week they host MSU before traveling to Arkansas. |
14 |
| 15 |  |
Murray State | Murray State held on to beat a solid Tennessee Tech team, but they still have to play them on the road later. |
19 |
| 16 |  |
Virginia | Virginia lost their lone game last week at Duke in a nailbitter. This week they take on the Tech teams of the ACC. |
17 |
| 17 |  |
Louisville | Louisville slipped again, this time against Providence. Road trips to Marquette and Pittsburgh will be tough. |
15 |
| 18 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State has not been blowing out the competition, but they can keep just about any game close. |
24 |
| 19 |  |
Marquette | Back at home Marquette got a couple quality wins last week. Next up they get Louisville in Milwaukee. |
25 |
| 20 |  |
Creighton | It’s not easy to win three games in six days in the MVC, but that is what Creighton did last week. |
21 |
| 21 |  |
Indiana | Losing at Ohio State is one thing, but top ten teams don’t lose to Minnesota at home. And down go the Hoosiers. |
11 |
| 22 |  |
San Diego State | San Diego State had not played a good team in a while, but they were ready to take on UNLV. UNM will be fun too. |
NR |
| 23 |  |
UNLV | UNLV lost to a close game to SDSU, but they play New Mexico this week. UNM could be in the top 25 next week. |
16 |
| 24 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers got back on track last week beating Purdue and Nebraska, but there is a long way left to go. |
23 |
| 25 |  |
Illinois | Illinois got a huge win over Ohio State on Tuesday and stayed home during a weekend of Big Ten upsets. |
NR |
