1/21 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 21, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Duke | Duke rebounded nicely from their first loss of the year by thumping GT. Miami and Maryland will be interesting. | 4 |
| 2 |  |
Kansas | KU had to make a big comeback to win at Texas. Perhaps the toughest game left is on Tuesday at Kansas State. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange won the first meeting with Louisville, but those two will meet again at least one more time. | 6 |
| 4 |  |
Michigan | On the shoulders of Tim Hardaway, the Wolverines got a huge road win in Minneapolis. Purdue is up next. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Louisville | Louisville lost a heartbreaker to Syraucse and now they have to spend this week on the road. | 1 |
| 6 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers were tested by Northwestern on Sunday after losing to UW earlier in the week. It never gets easier. | 3 |
| 7 |  |
Arizona | The Wildcats beat their rival on Saturday, but the big game is coming on Thursday when UCLA comes to town. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Florida | Florida crushed Texas A&M on the road and then beat Missouri 83-52. This is definitley the team to beat in the SEC. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes failed to get another road win in conference play. They’ll try again at Penn State this weekend. | 8 |
| 10 |  |
Butler | Butler got a huge win over Gonzaga on Saturday. This Saturday they’ll host a very good Temple team. | 15 |
| 11 |  |
Minnesota | The Gophers have now lost two in a row, but the schedule is a bit easier. Yet, road games are never easy. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Michigan State | MSU has some momentum now and they’ll need it this week with road games at Wisconsin and Indiana. | 19 |
| 13 |  |
Creighton | Do not think Creighton is worse than you presumed because they lost at Wichita State. That is a tough place to play. | 10 |
| 14 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga lost a heartbreak to Butler and they will not have much time to reflect with BYU on Tuesday. | 12 |
| 15 |  |
Kansas State | The game of the year in the state of Kansas and in the Big 12 happens on Tuesday when KSU hosts the Jayhawks. | 17 |
| 16 |  |
Cincinnati | The Bearcats put an end to Marquette’s little run by beating them 71-69 in OT. Next up is a trip to the Carrier Dome. | 21 |
| 17 |  |
North Carolina State | NC State held on to beat Clemson after their disappointing loss at Maryland. The big game this week is against UNC. | 13 |
| 18 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish barely snuck past Rutgers at home and lost at St. John’s earlier last week. The offense is sputtering. | 14 |
| 19 |  |
Oregon | Making the road trip to Los Angeles and coming away with two wins is a huge boost for the Ducks. | NR |
| 20 |  |
Missouri | There is nothing wrong with losing at Florida, but Missouri was never even in the game. They stay home this week. | 16 |
| 21 |  |
VCU | VCU dropped 92 points on St. Joe’s and 90 on Duquesne. Richmond and La Salle better work on their D this week. | 25 |
| 22 |  |
New Mexico | The MW is tough and this week UNM hosts Colorado State before spending the weekend at San Diego State. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
San Diego State | The Aztecs came up on the losing end twice this week, but losses to UNLV and Wyoming are not that surprising. | 18 |
| 24 |  |
Wichita State | The Shockers did not play their best basketball against Creighton in a 67-64 win, but the win is all that matters. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Mississippi | Mississippi joins Florida as the only undefeated team in SEC play. They could be 6-0 after this week. | NR |
