2/16 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
February 17, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange were tested by Pitt and NC State last week, but are now 25-0. A trip to Duke is their best chance to lose. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State has seemingly gotten through the toughest parts of their schedule. Drake will try and pull a shocker. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Florida | With their win at Kentucky, it is time for Florida to start thinking about an undefeated season in SEC play. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Arizona | Arizona fell in a double overtime thriller to Arizona State. This week they are off to Utah and Colorado. | 3 |
| 5 |  |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati is in the driver’s seat in the AAC, but a tough stretch begins on Saturday against Louisville. | 11 |
| 6 |  |
Louisville | If all goes as planned, Louisville can tie Cincinnati atop the AAC standings with a win on Saturday afternoon. | 12 |
| 7 |  |
Duke | Duke couldn’t make the eight mile trip to UNC, so they play Georgia Tech, Syracuse and the Tar Heels this week. | 15 |
| 8 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens held on to beat VCU in their lone game of the week. George Mason and George Washington await. | 10 |
| 9 |  |
San Diego State | SDSU lost their first conference game in Wyoming. If they lose again it could be on Saturday at New Mexico. | 5 |
| 10 |  |
Kansas | Kansas lost a tough overtime game in Manhattan and their game against Texas has huge title implications. | 7 |
| 11 |  |
Villanova | Once again Villanova had no way of stopping Creighton. In two games they’ve allowed 197 points to the Bluejays. | 6 |
| 12 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State has not strung two wins together in over a month and that trend may continue. | 9 |
| 13 |  |
Kentucky | The Wildcats could have made a statement with a win over Florida, but UK is clearly the second best in the SEC. | 8 |
| 14 |  |
Creighton | Creighton has a potent offense, but they take it to the next level against Villanova. These two should meet again. | 18 |
| 15 |  |
Iowa State | The Cyclones must play better away from Hilton. The good news is they host Texas and travel to lowly TCU next. | 13 |
| 16 |  |
Iowa | Iowa is back on the road Tuesday night to take on Indiana before heading back home to host Wisconsin. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Texas | The Longhorns have a big week coming up with road games at ISU and KU. Two wins and they control the Big 12. | 19 |
| 18 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin has beaten three likely NCAA teams in a row. They’ll try and make it four in Iowa City on Saturday. | 21 |
| 19 |  |
Michigan | Michigan was completely outplayed by Wisconsin, but they can turn things around quickly against Michigan State. | 14 |
| 20 |  |
Virginia | With wins over Maryland and Clemson, the Cavaliers have extended their winning streak to nine games. | 17 |
| 21 |  |
Connecticut | Thanks to 34 points from Shabazz Napier, the Huskies knocked off Memphis in overtime on Saturday. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State fell at home to Michigan before an ugly win against Illinois. At least the defense is looking solid. | 20 |
| 23 |  |
UCLA | With the loss by Arizona, UCLA is suddenly back in the picture for a Pac-12 title. They will need wins this week. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Memphis | There is no shame in losing in overtime at Uconn. The Tigers should win the next three before things get tougher. | 22 |
| 25 |  |
Gonzaga | The Bulldogs rebounded nicely from their lost to Memphis with a couple comfortable conference wins. | NR |
