1/5 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 6, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Arizona | After completely shutting out Washington State, Arizona got a test from UW. This week it’s off to SoCal. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange survived a defensive struggle against Miami in their ACC opener. This week is VT and UNC. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State faces off against a pair of quality opponents this week in Michigan State and Iowa. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans hit the road to open Big Ten play and beat Penn State and IU. They host Ohio State on Tuesday. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin came back from a 11-point deficit to beat Iowa 75-71. Illinois is their lone game this week. | 5 |
| 6 |  |
Wichita State | Conference play has yet to prove troublesome for Wichita State. The story could be the same all year long. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
Louisville | Louisville came away with a couple nice road wins against UCF and Rutgers to open conference play. | 11 |
| 8 |  |
Florida | The Gators tip-off SEC play against South Carolina and a potentially tricky trip to Arkansas. | 12 |
| 9 |  |
Duke | Duke’s first true road game ended in disappointing fashion as they lost to Notre Dame in their first ever ACC game. | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State showed us all why conference play is so much fun. No road game is ever an easy win. | 7 |
| 11 |  |
Villanova | It took overtime for Villanova to win at Butler. They followed it up with a whooping of depleted Providence. | 15 |
| 12 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky enjoyed a week off and get back in action this Wednesday against Mississippi State. | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Baylor | The Bears open up conference play on Tuesday night at Hilton. Their conference home opener is vs TCU on Saturday. | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks lost their first game of the year at Colorado. They will need to start playing better on the road. | 8 |
| 15 |  |
Iowa State | Iowa State survived a road test at Texas Tech to remain undefeated. Next up is Baylor on Tuesday. | 14 |
| 16 |  |
San Diego State | San Diego State had a great non-conference slate. The MW will be tough, starting with a contest against Boise State. | 21 |
| 17 |  |
Colorado | Colorado snuck past Oregon State and Oregon. This week will be just as interesting as Colorado hits the road. | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga defended their home floor with relatively easy wins over Saint Mary’s and Pacific. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
Massachusetts | Following a big week for the A-10, conference play should be extremely interesting. Umass starts with St. Joe’s. | 23 |
| 20 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies started conference play with a loss at Houston and SMU. They stay home this week. | 10 |
| 21 |  |
Kansas | KU does not often lose at home, but San Diego State beat them on Sunday evening. Big 12 play starts this week. | 18 |
| 22 |  |
Missouri | The Tigers lone game last week was against a ten-point win against Long Beach State. | 25 |
| 23 |  |
Pittsburgh | Pitt has not played the toughest schedule, but a win at North Carolina State was a great way to start ACC play. | NR |
| 24 |  |
North Carolina | UNC continues to lose games they should win and win games they should lose. That could be bad news for Cuse. | 17 |
| 25 |  |
Illinois | The Illini are 13-2, but their toughest test of the year is coming on Wednesday night in Madison. | NR |
