3/11 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
March 11, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga is likely playing for a #1 seed when they take on Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament final on Monday. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Duke | Duke crushed North Carolina in the season finale, but it was Miami that won the ACC regular season title. | 4 |
| 3 |  |
Indiana | The Hoosiers fell to OSU last week, but a thrilling win at Michigan got them the outright Big Ten title. | 2 |
| 4 |  |
Louisville | Louisville ended the regular season with a seven game winning streak and a share of the Big East crown. | 6 |
| 5 |  |
Georgetown | The Hoyas crushed Syracuse and clinched a share of the Big East title. With a good conference tourney a #1 awaits. | 3 |
| 6 |  |
Kansas | Kansas ended the regular season with a thud, losing 58-81 at Baylor. But they still tied for the Big 12 title. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Michigan | Rarely do MSU and OSU fans come together to cheer for Michigan. Michigan let them down against IU. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State was often overshadowed by others in the Big Ten, but over the season this group turned into a team. | 10 |
| 9 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans did not get the help they needed from Michigan, but they took care of business against UW and NU. | 13 |
| 10 |  |
Miami | The Hurricanes won the ACC, but lost at home to Georgia Tech on Wednesday. Now it’s off to Greensboro. | 8 |
| 11 |  |
Florida | Florida could not quite pull off the big victory at Kentucky, but the Gators are still easily the best team in the SEC. | 9 |
| 12 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowboys finished up a great season with a big win against Kansas State. Next up is a hungry Baylor squad. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Marquette | It took overtime, but the Golden Eagles won at St. John’s to tie Georgetown and Louisville atop the standings. | 15 |
| 14 |  |
Kansas State | It turns out Kansas State could have won the outright Big 12 title with a victory over Oklahoma State. | 11 |
| 15 |  |
Saint Louis | Saint Louis is on a roll and lead the way in what should be a very fun, and important, A-10 tournament. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
New Mexico | The Lobos fell at Air Force in their regular season finale and that may hurt their seeding come Selection Sunday. | 12 |
| 17 |  |
Pittsburgh | It will be interesting to see how Pitt handles the Big East Tournament. They usually do quite well at MSG. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Arizona | Arizona did not have much trouble with Arizona State on Saturday, but they did fall to the #4 seed in the Pac-12. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
Memphis | The Tigers finished taking care of business in C-USA and went 16-0. It was a quite 16-0. | 20 |
| 20 |  |
Saint Mary’s | The Gaels survived some close calls, but the clutch play of Matthew Dellavedova saw them through to the final. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
UCLA | UCLA split the series in Washington, but still came out as Pac-12 champions. They got a tough draw in Paradise. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Creighton | Creighton beat Wichita State to win the regular season MVC title and they did it again to win the tourney title. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Syracuse | The Cuse are falling fast, losing four of their last five. The offense better show up at MSG or it will be a short trip. | 17 |
| 24 |  |
Butler | With a victory at Umass and another against Xavier, Butler has inched its way back into the top 25. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Wisconsin | Throw out that Senior Day loss to Purdue and the Badgers do not have a bad loss on their resume. | 24 |
