College Basketball Top 25

By Matt Smith

It's time to focus on hoops now.

1. North Carolina (17-0): Will they lose before the NCAA Tournament? Mike says yes, I saw maybe Duke gets them once if they get three cracks at them (ACC Tourney included).

2. Memphis (15-0): They are so freakishly athletic. It doesn't matter what conference the Tigers are in, they have already proven they can play with anyone.

3. Kansas (16-0): They are scary good on defense. Oh ya, they score a lot too. Yikes.

4. UCLA (16-1): They go undefeated in the Pac-10, right? There is no one in their class in the conference which means there are only a few teams in their class in the country.

5. Tennessee (14-1): February 23, at Memphis. The state of Tennessee is going to be rocking.

6. Georgetown (13-1): Hibbert for three!! Good thing because I hate UConn.

7. Duke (13-1): Dukies opened ACC play with a resounding win over Virginia.

8. Washington State (14-1): Don't let the score fool you. They got killed by UCLA.

9. Indiana (14-1): Indiana is returning to the top ten power it was used to being.

10. Texas A&M (15-1): I thought they would be down after losing Law and Gillespie. They sure are talented.

11. Michigan State (14-2): Is Iowa's defense really that good? I don't think so, just a bad day for Spartie and the gang.

12. Marquette (13-2): One slip up is okay, they are still a very good team.

13. Butler (16-1): Wright State is the Bulldogs kryptonite. They can beat anyone but their Horizon League foes.

14. Dayton (14-1): What? How!?

15. Mississippi (14-1): How are they good? They're almost undefeated!!

16. Vanderbilt (16-1): The SEC is producing some great January games. Despite losing in double OT, that was a great game at Rupp.

17. Wisconsin (13-2): Big. White. Slow. Good.

18. Pittsburgh (14-2): Staying afloat despite the injuries.

19. Texas (13-3): Texas will be a part of some very good Big 12 games down the stretch.

20. Rhode Island (15-2): Look out for Little Rhodie!!!

21. Xavier (14-3): The A-10 is good stuff this year.

22. Arizona State (13-2): NC State fans are wondering why Herb Sendek couldn't do this for them.

23. Villanova (11-3): Getting through the Big East is no joke. Ask the Cats.

24. Miami (14-1): They'll be dropping from the rankings soon, after they start playing good teams.

25. Clemson (13-3): I'll unrank them this week after a loss to either NC State or Duke. How do you lose by 10 to Charlotte?