3/9 Men’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
March 10, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Florida | The Gators wrap up SEC play with a perfect 18-0 record. They made easy work of Kentucky on Saturday. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Wichita State | Wichita State finished their perfect season and now things will get really, really interesting. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Villanova | Besides those two losses to Creighton, Villanova was perfect in the Big East. They may get another shot at Creighton. | 7 |
| 4 |  |
Arizona | Arizona lost their third game of the year on the road at Oregon, but a number one seed still seems likely. | 3 |
| 5 |  |
Louisville | Louisville finished strong, beating SMU and Connecticut to end tied for an American regular season title with Cincy. | 10 |
| 6 |  |
Duke | Duke quickly forgot about their loss to Wake Forest on Wednesday and crushed UNC on Saturday. | 4 |
| 7 |  |
Syracuse | After losing to Georgia Tech, Syracuse’s win at FSU on Sunday was huge for momentum heading into the ACC tourney. | 6 |
| 8 |  |
Virginia | UVA went nearly two months between losses, but falling to Maryland is not the way to go into the ACC Tournament. | 5 |
| 9 |  |
Cincinnati | Even with an AAC title shared with Louisville, the Bearcats are not getting the respect they deserve. | 12 |
| 10 |  |
Kansas | With their loss at WVU, Kansas may have said goodbye to their #1 seed hopes. But we’ve said that before. | 8 |
| 11 |  |
San Diego State | The Aztecs got revenge against New Mexico at home. The rubber match likely awaits in Las Vegas. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Michigan | Michigan ended Big Ten play the way they started it; on an impressive winning streak. | 15 |
| 13 |  |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin earned a #2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but the loss to Nebraska killed their momentum. | 13 |
| 14 |  |
Creighton | Creighton ended their two game losing streak with a win over Providence and have some momentum heading to MSG. | 9 |
| 15 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels were looking so good, but could not muster a serious comeback against Duke. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Oklahoma | Just a month ago who would have thought that Oklahoma would end up all alone in second place in the Big 12? | 20 |
| 17 |  |
Saint Louis | The Billikens ended their three game losing skid with a thrilling win at Massachusetts and earned the A-10’s top seed. | 14 |
| 18 |  |
Iowa State | Iowa State barely avoided a three game losing streak thanks to a quality overtime win over Oklahoma State. | 19 |
| 19 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut ended up tied for third in the AAC and must play Memphis in the conference tournament. | 18 |
| 20 |  |
VCU | VCU got a huge road win at Richmond and beat St. Bonaventure to end up at 12-4 in A-10 play. | NR |
| 21 |  |
Memphis | The Tigers lost at Cincy before beating SMU to end the year at 12-6 in conference play. | 22 |
| 22 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State has some much needed momentum heading into the conference tournament with their win over MSU. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State heads into the Big Ten Tournament losing three of their last four. The win over Iowa was nice though. | 17 |
| 24 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga’s quarterfinal win over Santa Clara was a bit close for comfort. The semis are on Monday vs. St. Mary’s. | NR |
| 25 |  |
New Mexico | The Lobos lost their finale at San Diego State, but had a great season overall. Now it’s off to Las Vegas. | 23 |
