12/29 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
December 30, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Arizona | Arizona tips off Pac-12 play hosting Washington State and Washington this weekend. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse | In one of the few good games of last week, Syracuse beat Villanova at home 78-62. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes have a couple winnable games in Big Ten competition this week against Purdue and Nebraska. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans had no trouble with New Orleans, winning 101-48. Next up is a trip to Penn State and Indiana. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers got a nice final warm-up against Prairie View A&M before beginning Big Ten play on Thursday. |
6 |
| 6 |  |
Duke | Duke beat up on Eastern Michigan on Saturday. They play Elon before opening ACC play at Notre Dame. |
7 |
| 7 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowboys wrap up non-conference play against Robert Morris on Monday night. |
8 |
| 8 |  |
Oregon | Oregon remained perfect on the year with a 97-76 win over Morgan State. Pac-12 play starts on Thursday. |
9 |
| 9 |  |
Wichita State | The Shockers had to hold on to beat Davidson at home, but are now a perfect 13-0. | 12 |
| 10 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies first American conference game is on New Year’s Eve in Houston. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Louisville | Louisville could not mount enough of a comeback against rival Kentucky in a 73-66 loss. | 5 |
| 12 |  |
Florida | Florida’s defense was way too much for Savannah State. The Gators wrap up non-conference play vs. Richmond. | 11 |
| 13 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky finally beat a ranked team on Saturday. And they always will take a huge win over Louisville. | 14 |
| 14 |  |
Iowa State | The Cyclones continued their holiday success in Hawaii with wins over Akron and Boise State. | 15 |
| 15 |  |
Villanova | Villanova looked very good in parts of the first half, but the Syracuse defense held them in the second. | 13 |
| 16 |  |
Baylor | With games against Oral Roberts and Savannah State, Baylor should finish non-conference play on a high note. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels host UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday before heading to Wake Forest on Sunday night. | 17 |
| 18 |  |
Kansas | Kansas hosts undefeated Toledo on Monday night. The Jayhawks should win, but it could get interesting. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga pulled away from Santa Clara in the second half and are eyeing yet another WCC regular season title. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Colorado | Colorado wrapped up non-conference play with a decent win over Georgia. They host the Oregon schools next. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
San Diego State | SDSU begins conference play at Colorado State, but they also go to Kansas this week. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
Memphis | Memphis begins conference play this week with a trip to USF and a home date with Cincinnati. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Massachusetts | The Minutemen survived overtime against Providence. On Saturday they host Miami (Ohio). | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Iowa | We should learn more about Iowa’s potent offense when they head to Wisconsin on Sunday night. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
Missouri | Mizzou went to North Carolina State and came away with a quality 68-64 win. They host Long Beach State next. | NR |
