2/2 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
February 3, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange held on to beat Duke in overtime and we’re already looking ahead to the rematch on 2/22. | 2 |
| 2 |  |
Wichita State | After a slow start against Evansville, the Shockers came back to get another comfortable win. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Arizona | Arizona finally lost a game. Losing at Cal is not all bad and now it will be interesting to see how they respond. | 1 |
| 4 |  |
Florida | Few teams in the SEC have the offensive firepower to crack the Gator D. Mizzou and Bama will try next. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
San Diego State | San Diego State has a couple tough games this week against Boise State and Nevada. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Villanova | Villanova has won three road games in a row, but this week they get to head home to face Xavier and Seton Hall. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
Michigan State | The Spartans lost at MSG against Georgetown, but more importantly they picked up a Big Ten win at Iowa. | 5 |
| 8 |  |
Kansas | Kansas beat up on Iowa State, but were dominated on the road against Texas. They stay on the road vs Baylor next. | 7 |
| 9 |  |
Kentucky | The young Wildcats have had trouble this year, but they did sneak past Mizzou on Saturday. | 12 |
| 10 |  |
Cincinnati | With a 69-66 win at Louisville, Cincinnati proved that they are the team to beat in the AAC. | 19 |
| 11 |  |
Louisville | Louisville fell two games back in the AAC race after their loss to Cincinnati. There is plenty of time though. | 10 |
| 12 |  |
Michigan | Michgan had already won at Minnesota, Wisconsin and MSU, but they lost in Indiana on Sunday. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens survived a home overtime scare against George Mason to move to 7-0 in A-10 play. | 20 |
| 14 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Big 12 has been rough for Oklahoma State. They lost to OU and Baylor and it won’t get any easier. | 8 |
| 15 |  |
Duke | With a big win at Pitt and a hard-fougth overtime loss in Syracuse, it was a very promising week for Duke. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Iowa | Iowa has a huge week coming up. The Hawkeyes host Ohio State on Tuesday and Michigan on Saturday. | 15 |
| 17 |  |
Iowa State | Like many teams in the Big 12, Iowa State defended their home court, but lost on the road. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Texas | Texas dominated Kansas. Road trips are never easy, but this group should win at TCU and Kansas State this week. | NR |
| 19 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga snuck past Santa Clara and San Francisco on the road. This week they head off to Memphis. | 25 |
| 20 |  |
Oklahoma | The Sooners held serve at home against OSU, but couldn’t get much going at Iowa State. | 23 |
| 21 |  |
Creighton | Of Creighton’s 63 points against St. John’s, Doug McDermott scored 39 of them. They play SJU again on Sunday. | 24 |
| 22 |  |
Virginia | UVA had a great week, winning at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh. They’ve held six ACC opponents to 53 points or less. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State was shocked at home by Penn State, but at least they beat Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. | 13 |
| 24 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers lost twice at home last week and the Badgers need to find a way to string together a couple wins. | 11 |
| 25 |  |
Massachusetts | Five of the Minutemen’s last six games have been on the road. The wins will come easier at home. | 17 |
