1/19 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 20, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Arizona | Arizona moved to 18-0 with an easy home win over ASU. This week they host Colorado and Utah. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange held on to beat Pitt and moved to 18-0. This week they travel to Miami and Wake Forest. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State is just one of a handful of teams in the nation who have been successful away from home. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Wichita State | Indiana State was supposed to give the Shockers a test, but it didn’t happen. This week they hit the road. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Florida | Florida is the only undefeated team left in the SEC at just 4-0. Kentucky may be the only team to test them. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Villanova | The game of the year in the Big East could be on Monday when Nova hosts Creighton. | 8 |
| 7 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin lost at Indiana and then were beaten by Michigan at the Kohl Center for the first time since 1999. | 3 |
| 8 |  |
Kansas | The Jayhawks have now beaten three ranked opponents in a row. They’ll go for one more against Baylor. | 16 |
| 9 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowboys managed a nice second half comeback at Kansas, but ended up losing 80-78. | 7 |
| 10 |  |
San Diego State | The Aztecs took care of business at home, but this week they hit the road to face San Jose State and Utah State. | 12 |
| 11 |  |
Louisville | Louisville went to Connecticut and came away with a quality 76-64 win. Next up is a trip to USF. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes have now lost three games in a row and they must turn things around in Lincoln on Monday. | 9 |
| 13 |  |
Massachusetts | The Minutemen are spending a lot of time on the road in late January, but so far so good. | 17 |
| 14 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky lost an overtime thriller in Arkansas for their first SEC loss. Home games this week are winnable. | 10 |
| 15 |  |
Iowa | Iowa hits the road this week to take on a hot Michigan squad on Wednesday and Northwestern on Saturday. | 19 |
| 16 |  |
Duke | Duke looked much better last week with wins over Virginia and NC State, but a road win at Miami would be nice. | 15 |
| 17 |  |
Iowa State | The Big 12 is brutal and the Cyclones are feeling it now with three losses in a row. K-State is next. | 14 |
| 18 |  |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati is a perfect 6-0 in AAC play, but they still have to play Louisville twice. First up though is UCF. | NR |
| 19 |  |
Baylor | Baylor had a tough week, losing at Texas Tech and at home to OU. A trip to KU may extend that losing streak. | 13 |
| 20 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens have won 11 in a row. Their only losses on the year came against Wichita State and Wisconsin. | NR |
| 21 |  |
Kansas State | K-State is a surprising 4-1 in Big 12 play so far, but nothing in this conference is going to be easy. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Memphis | Memphis fell at home to Connecticut, but they are not out of the AAC race as long as the defense improves. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Gonzaga | After the loss at Portland, Gonzaga turned things around with road wins over Pepperdine and LMU. | 25 |
| 24 |  |
Michigan | Michigan joins Michigan State as the only unbeaten teams in Big Ten play. Those two face off on Saturday. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh played very well on the road at undefeated Syracuse, but suffered their first loss in ACC Play. | 23 |
