3/5 Men’s Basketball Top 25
March 5, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Kentucky | If Kentucky was going to lose in conference play, at Florida would have made sense, but they won big. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange finished the regular season with a very impressive 17-1 Big East mark and a 30-1 overall record. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Kansas | Kansas is cruising along nicely and has an eight game winning streak headed into the conference tournament. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels got revenge, and then some, for their earlier loss at Duke. These teams may meet again this week. |
6 |
| 5 |  |
Missouri | Missouri got a couple nice wins to finish off the regular season. Now we’ll see how tired teams handle their offense. |
7 |
| 6 |  |
Marquette | Marquette had a tough loss to Cincinnati, but followed it up with big win over Georgetown to finish second. |
8 |
| 7 |  |
Duke | Duke didn’t look very good against Wake Forest and got pounded by UNC. The ACC Tournament may be telling. |
4 |
| 8 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State survived road trips to Northwestern and Michigan State to win a share of the Big Ten title. |
10 |
| 9 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans just needed to beat Indiana or Ohio State to win the conference crown. They’ll settle for a share. |
5 |
| 10 |  |
Murray State | It was close, but the Racers got the best of Tennessee State and won the OVC’s automatic bid to the NCAAs. |
11 |
| 11 |  |
Michigan | Road games are never easy even if they are against Illinois and Penn State. This is a tough Michigan team. |
13 |
| 12 |  |
Baylor | The Bears lost a tough game at Iowa State last weekend and now have to face Kansas State in the #4/#5 game. |
9 |
| 13 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers thwarted most of the hope Illinois and Minnesota had of going to the NCAA Tournament this week. |
15 |
| 14 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown had a nice win against Notre Dame on Monday, but fell fast to Marquette and missed the double bye. |
12 |
| 15 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers finished the regular season very strong with wins over Michigan State and Purdue. |
19 |
| 16 |  |
UNLV | UNLV lost on the road to Colorado State, which was a huge win for the Rams. Now UNLV hosts the rest of the MWC. |
14 |
| 17 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State lost in the MVC Tournament to Illinois State, but the important tournament is coming up next. |
16 |
| 18 |  |
Creighton | Creighton beat Drake, Evansville and a scrappy Illinois State squad to win Arch Madness and earn an auto bid. |
20 |
| 19 |  |
Florida State | Florida State got a nice win at Virginia and got some momentum back heading into the ACC Tournament. |
21 |
| 20 |  |
San Diego State | The Aztecs got a couple road wins last week and now the road takes them to Las Vegas for the conference tournament. | 25 |
| 21 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga may not have won the WCC regular season title, but they’ll get another try at Saint Mary’s on Monday. |
NR |
| 22 |  |
Florida | Florida finished the regular season with three losses in a row, but they were all tough games. |
17 |
| 23 |  |
Iowa State | Iowa State hung around at Missouri and beat Baylor at home. The Cyclones are a surprise #3 seed in the Big 12. |
23 |
| 24 |  |
Louisville | Louisville lost both their games last week and have lost four of their last six. The Big East Tournament awaits. |
18 |
| 25 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish offense did not show up against Georgetown, but they returned for the weekend win over Providence. |
22 |
