12/1 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
December 2, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans will look to remain #1 in the nation with a win against North Carolina on Wednesday. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Arizona | At the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York, Arizona cemented their spot among the best in the nation. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky has had some closer calls than one would expect from such a talented team, but their only loss is to MSU. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies toughest test of the young season will come on Monday night against Florida. | 6 |
| 5 |  |
Syracuse | With victories over Minnesota, Cal and Baylor en route to a Maui title, the Orange may be the ACC’s team to beat. | 10 |
| 6 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State beat Wyoming and North Florida last week. This week they host Maryland in the B10/ACC challenge. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Louisville | The Cardinals should add a couple more easy wins to their slate against Kansas City and Louisiana. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Kansas | The Jayhawks suffered their first loss of the year against Villanova. They did beat Wake and UTEP in the Bahamas. | 4 |
| 9 |  |
Wisconsin | During their time in Cancun, Wisconsin added Saint Louis and West Virginia to their list of quality early season wins. | 15 |
| 10 |  |
Gonzaga | The Zags lost their opener in Maui to Dayton 84-79, but they did pick up three wins on the week. | 5 |
| 11 |  |
Florida | Florida’s next three games are against Connecticut, Kansas and Memphis. We will learn a lot about the Gators soon. | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State beat DePaul, BYU and Saint Louis last week. Those are three quality wins. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Oklahoma State | The second time around Oklahoma State fell to Memphis. But they did beat Purdue and Butler in Orlando. | 12 |
| 14 |  |
Duke | There is no shame in losing to Arizona. However, Duke could lose a third game this week against Michigan. | 8 |
| 15 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks cruised past Pacific, North Dakota and Cal Poly last week. They travel to Ole Miss on Sunday. | 18 |
| 16 |  |
North Carolina | Right after North Carolina beat Louisville, they lost to UAB. Next up they take a trip to East Lansing, Michigan. | 11 |
| 17 |  |
Michigan | Michigan needs a big win and they can certainly get one on Tuesday night when they head to Cameron Indoor. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Memphis | Memphis got revenge against Oklahoma State at the Old Spice Classic. They also beat Siena and LSU. | 24 |
| 19 |  |
Baylor | Baylor made it to the Maui Invitational final with wins over Chaminade and Dayton, but fell to Syracuse. | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Villanova | Villanova beat USC, Kansas and Iowa in the Bahamas and right now this is the best team in the Big East. | 25 |
| 21 |  |
Colorado | The Buffaloes travel to Colorado State on Tuesday before hosting Kansas on Saturday afternoon. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
New Mexico | New Mexico beat San Diego in their lone game last week. This week they play New Mexico State and Cincinnati. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
VCU | The Rams picked up a nice win at Belmont on Sunday afternoon. This week they host EKU and ODU. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Iowa State | The Cyclones are off to a 5-0 start with wins over Michigan and BYU. This week they play Auburn and Northern Iowa. | NR |
| 25 |  |
UCLA | In Las Vegas, the Bruins scored 105 points against Nevada and 95 against Northwestern. | NR |
