12/17 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
December 17, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Duke |
Taking last week off, the Blue Devils should be well rested to defend their newly found #1 spot. |
2 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse |
Syracuse had a slow start against Canisius, but pulled away in the second half. Win 900 coming on Monday. |
4 |
| 3 |  |
Michigan |
From start to finish Michigan had the upperhand over WVU. This week they’ll go for win 12 against EMU. |
5 |
| 4 |  |
Indiana |
The Hoosiers lost their first game of the season to in-state rival Butler in a thrilling overtime game. |
1 |
| 5 |  |
Arizona |
The Wildcats played their first ranked opponent and sent Florida home with a heartbreaking loss. |
9 |
| 6 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes have won four in a row since their loss at Duke. This Saturday they play against Kansas. |
6 |
| 7 |  |
Florida |
The Gators played very well on a tough road trip to Tucson, but they could not hang on in the end. |
3 |
| 8 |  |
Louisville |
After Louisville’s loss to Duke, they had a close call against Illinois State. Now they are back on track. |
7 |
| 9 |  |
Kansas |
KU avoided an upset against an always fiesty Belmont squad. Richmond has a history of beating big guys too. |
8 |
| 10 |  |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing very well right now and that won’t end any time soon with their upcoming schedule. |
10 |
| 11 |  |
Missouri | Missouri had last week off to prepare for this week’s games against SCSU and Illinois…and maybe study a tad. |
11 |
| 12 |  |
Cincinnati | The Bearcats are now 11-0 after beating Marshall on Saturday. This week they host Xavier, which is always interesting. |
12 |
| 13 |  |
Creighton | Creighton picked up what may be their best win of the season when they went to Cal and won 74-64. |
13 |
| 14 |  |
Minnesota | The Golden Gophers have just one game in 20 days, which is coming up this weekend against Lafayette. |
14 |
| 15 |  |
Illinois |
Illinois survived the battle of the unbeatens against EKU. This weekend they head to Mizzou for a bigger game. |
17 |
| 16 |  |
Michigan State |
It took a little while for the Spartans to get used to Jenison Field House, but they won. Next it is off to BGSU. |
15 |
| 17 |  |
Gonzaga |
Gonzaga rebounded nicely from their home loss to Illinois by beating up on Kansas State 68-52. |
16 |
| 18 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels had to hang on to beat East Carolina on Saturday. This week begins with a trip to Texas. |
18 |
| 19 |  |
San Diego State | San Diego State had no trouble with crosstown rival San Diego on Saturday night. The big game this week is at USF. |
19 |
| 20 |  |
Georgetown |
Georgetown is scoring points again, tallying 89 against Longwood and 81 against Western Carolina last week. |
24 |
| 21 |  |
Kentucky |
Kentucky added another win to their tally. They’ll need a few of those wins to be quality wins sooner or later. |
20 |
| 22 |  |
New Mexico |
Though NMSU is not sporting a great team, this rivalry is tough. UNM came away with a win to remain undefeated. |
21 |
| 23 |  |
UNLV |
UNLV was not tested last week, but now they play UTEP, Northern Iowa and Canisius in a six day stretch. |
22 |
| 24 |  |
North Carolina State |
The Wolfpack took care of business against Norfolk State last week. Next up is Stanford and St. Bonaventure. |
23 |
| 25 |  |
Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State topped the 90 point mark for the first time this season when the played against Central Arkansas. |
25 |
