1/26 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 27, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Arizona | At 20-0, Arizona looks practically unbeatable. However, a trip to Northern Cal this week will not be too easy. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Syracuse | It took a late surge for the Orange to pull away from Miami, but they are still perfect at 19-0. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State beat Illinois State and Drake on the road by double digits. They get Loyola and Evansville at home next. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Florida | After a close call at Alabama, the Gators crushed Tennessee. Expect more of the same this week. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Michigan State | The short handed Spartans lost their first Big Ten game against Michigan. Next up is a trip to Iowa. | 3 |
| 6 |  |
San Diego State | Winning at Utah State is not an easy thing to do and SDSU deserves credit even if it did take overtime. | 10 |
| 7 |  |
Kansas | Every other team in the Big 12 has at least two conference losses. The Jayhawks are sitting pretty at 6-0. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State has some big games coming up. It starts with Bedlam in Norman on Monday night. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Villanova | The Wildcats lost against the hot shooting Blue Jays, but did rebound nicely with an OT win at Marquette. | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Louisville | The AAC title could be up for grabs this week when Louisville hosts Cincy. They play again on February 22nd. | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin put an end to their three game skid with a 72-58 win at Purdue. They host NW and OSU next. | 7 |
| 12 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky had no trouble with TAMU and UGA at home. This week they hit the road to face LSU and Mizzou. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes finally broke their losing streak with a 62-55 win over Illinois. A trip to Wisconsin will be fun. | 12 |
| 14 |  |
Michigan | It was a superb week for the Wolverines who beat two top ten teams in Iowa and Michigan State. | 24 |
| 15 |  |
Iowa | Iowa played well at Michigan, but eneded up losing by eight. The big one this week is at home against MSU. | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Duke | The Blue Devils hit the road this week for tough games up north versus Pittsburgh and Syracuse. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Massachusetts | The Minutemen rebounded nicely from their first conference loss at Richmond with a 90-52 win against Fordham. | 13 |
| 18 |  |
Iowa State | The Cyclones stopped their skid with a win over K-State, but a new could start with KU, OU and OSU up next. | 17 |
| 19 |  |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati blew a big lead against Temple, but pulled off another win. On Thursday they travel to Louisville. | 18 |
| 20 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens defense is tough to crack. Richmond and George Mason will have a tough time in Saint Louis this week. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh can make a big statement with a win over Duke on Monday night. They also play UVA this week. | 25 |
| 22 |  |
Memphis | Memphis has a couple of interesting road games this week against UCF and a very good SMU squad. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma beat the teams they should beat last week. Things will be tougher against Okie State and Iowa State. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Creighton | The hot shooting Blue Jays hit 21 three-pointers and handed Villanova their first Big East loss. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga is not blowing away WCC competition at home, which is a bit different, but they keep winning. | 23 |
