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Monday, January 5, 2015

Top 25 - Week 8

I'm The top 5 stays intact, while the bottom 5 is in total flux. 

Four new teams enter the rankings, lead by Seton Hall, who beat St. John's and Villanova last week.

Ohio State took the biggest fall, right out of the rankings, after a home loss to Iowa and nothing much to speak of as far as "good wins" go. St. John's was right behind the Buckeyes, based on two Big East losses last week and the even bigger loss of one of their best players, Rysheed Jordan, to an indefinite leave of absence.

Iowa State dropped from 9 to 16 after losing to South Carolina in Brooklyn.

1. Kentucky (13-0) [LW: 1] Last week: idle. This week: Ole Miss (won 89-86 OT); at Texas A&M.
2. Duke (13-0) [LW: 2] Last week: beat Toledo 86-69; beat Wofford 84-55, beat Boston College 85-62. This week: at Wake Forest; at NC State.
3. Virginia (13-0) [LW: 3] Last week: beat Davidson 83-72; won at Miami 89-80 2OT. This week: NC State; at Notre Dame.
4. Louisville (13-1) [LW: 4] Last week: beat Long Beach State 63-48; won at Wake Forest 85-76. This week: Clemson; at North Carolina.
5. Wisconsin (14-1) [LW: 5] Last week: beat Penn State 89-72; won at Northwestern 81-58. This week: Purdue; at Rutgers.
6. Gonzaga (13-1) [LW: 6] Last week: won at San Diego 60-48; won at Portland 87-75. This week: San Francisco; Santa Clara.
7. Arizona (13-1) [LW: 8] Last week: beat Arizona State 73-49. This week: at Oregon; at Oregon State.
8. Utah (11-2) [LW: 11] Last week: beat USC 79-55; beat UCLA 71-39. This week: Colorado.
9. Villanova (13-1) [LW: 7] Last week: beat Butler 67-55; lost at Seton Hall 66-61 OT. This week: at St. John's (won 90-72); DePaul.
10. Texas (12-2) [LW: 10] Last week: beat Rice 66-55; won at Texas Tech 70-61. This week: Oklahoma (lost 70-49); Oklahoma State.
11. North Carolina (11-3) [LW: 12] Last week: beat William & Mary 86-64; won at Clemson 74-50. This week: Notre Dame (lost 71-70); Louisville.
12. Maryland (14-1) [LW: 15] Last week: won at Michigan State 68-66 2OT; beat Minnesota 70-58. This week: at Illinois; at Purdue.
13. Oklahoma (10-3) [LW: 13] Last week: beat George Mason 61-43; beat Baylor 73-63. This week: at Texas (won 70-49); Kansas State.
14. Notre Dame (14-1) [LW: 14] Last week: beat Hartford 87-60; beat Georgia Tech 83-76 2OT. This week: at North Carolina (won 71-70); Virginia.
15. Kansas (11-2) [LW: 16] Last week: beat Kent State 78-62; beat UNLV 76-61. This week: at Baylor; Texas Tech.
16. Iowa State (10-2) [LW: 9] Last week: beat Mississippi Valley 83-33; lost vs. South Carolina 64-60. This week: Oklahoma State (won 63-61); at West Virginia.
17. Wichita State (11-2) [LW: 19] Last week: won at Drake 66-58; beat Illinois State 70-62. This week: Bradley; at Loyola Chicago.
18. VCU (11-3) [LW: 21] Last week: beat Cleveland State 72-63; won at Fordham 75-58. This week: Davidson; St. Joseph's.
19. West Virginia (13-1) [LW: 22] Last week: beat Virginia Tech 82-51; won at TCU 78-67. This week: at Texas Tech (won 78-67); Iowa State.
20. Seton Hall (12-2) [LW: NR] Last week: beat St. John's 78-67; beat Villanova 66-61 OT. This week: at Xavier; at Creighton.
21. Butler (11-4) [LW: NR] Last week: lost at Villanova 67-55; won at St. John's 73-69. This week: Providence (lost 66-62); Xavier.
22. BYU (11-4) [LW: NR] Last week: beat Portland 97-88; won at Santa Clara 81-46; won at San Francisco 99-68. This week: Pepperdine; Loyola Marymount.
23. Northern Iowa (12-2) [LW: 20] Last week: lost at Evansville 52-49; beat Loyola Chicago 67-58. This week: Southern Illinois; at Drake.
24. Iowa (10-4) [LW: NR] Last week: won at Ohio State 71-65. This week: Nebraska (won 70-59); Michigan State.
25. Colorado State (13-1) [LW: 24] Last week: beat Boise State 71-65; lost at New Mexico 66-53. This week: Wyoming; at Air Force.

On the outside looking in...

George Washington (11-3); Stanford (10-3); Dayton (11-2); Georgia (9-3); Baylor (11-2); Ohio State (12-3); St. John's (10-3); ODU (12-1); Indiana (11-3); LSU (11-2); Georgetown (9-4).

Dropped out:

Ohio State; St. John's; Washington (11-3); Baylor.





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