College Basketball Top 25

By Matt Smith

This is a belated edition, but I couldn’t do it until the UNC/Duke game. I will get back on track and have the next update done by Sunday or Monday.

1. Memphis (22-0): Survived a rare conference scare against UTEP and then thumped SMU.

2. Duke (20-1): Going to the Dean Dome and winning is huge. This team is for real.

3. UCLA (20-2): They have a big week coming up and they looked good in dismantling Arizona.

4. Kansas (22-1): They have bounced back well since losing the in-state battle.

5. North Carolina (21-2): A healthy Lawson makes them better, but it’s not the end of the world to lose to the No. 2 ranked team in the country.

6. Georgetown (19-2): Impressively rolling through the Big East.

7. Tennessee (20-2): The Vols offense was clicking against Florida.

8. Wisconsin (19-3): Are the Badgers the cream of the crop in the Big Ten?

9. Drake (21-1): Probably a little higher than they should be. So what? Wanna fight about it?

10. Stanford (18-3): I guess the Fighting Trees are pretty good.

11. Butler (20-2): Do you think this is Benson’s favorite team?

12. Michigan State (19-3): They confuse me by losing to teams like Penn State and Iowa.

13. Texas (18-4): They really enjoy winning close games.

14. Indiana (18-3): Are they good? Really? I’m not too sure…. yet.

15. Xavier (18-4): They Muskateers have gotten on a heck of a roll.

16. Purdue (18-5): The streak is now up to eight straight wins.

17. Connecticut (17-5): Now Eli can shut up because his Huskies are ranked in my poll.

18. Notre Dame (17-4): Luke Harangody is still really ugly and Kyle McAlarney really likes pot.

19. Washington State (17-4): The Cougars were overrated to begin with.

20. Texas A&M (19-4): The Aggies have righted the ship.

21. Kansas State (16-5): A big win versus Kansas then a disappointing loss to Missouri equals to the Wildcats staying right where they were.

22. Marquette (16-5): I still haven’t figured this team out yet.

23. Pittsburg (17-5): This one either.

24. Rhode Island (19-3): The Rams are back. The A-10 isn’t as good as I thought, but it’s still decent.

25. St. Mary’s (19-3): I guess it’s time to give the Gaels some love, but the loss to San Diego concerns me, plus athletic teams like Southern Illinois and Texas ran right by them. Beating Gonzaga gives them the nod at No. 25.