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College hoops power rankings: Michigan takes over top spot

An abbreviated form of the SB Nation college goops power rankings sees Michigan take over the top spot and three newcomers to the top 16.

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The madness continues as, for a second straight week, nobody in the top five is in the same spot they occupied a week ago.

1. MICHIGAN (3) (17-1, 4-1)

LAST WEEK: Beat No. 9 Minnesota (83-75)

THIS WEEK: vs. Purdue (1/24); At Illinois (1/27)

2. DUKE (4) (16-1, 3-1)

LAST WEEK: Beat Georgia Tech (73-57)

THIS WEEK: At Miami (1/23); vs. Maryland (1/26)

3. SYRACUSE (7) (17-1, 5-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat No. 1 Louisville (70-68); Beat Cincinnati (57-55)

THIS WEEK: At Villanova (1/26)

4. KANSAS (5) (16-1, 4-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Baylor (61-44); Beat Texas (64-49)

THIS WEEK: At Kansas State (1/22); vs. Oklahoma (1/26)

5. LOUISVILLE (1) (15-1, 3-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Connecticut (73-58); Lost to No. 6 Syracuse (70-68)

THIS WEEK: At Villanova (1/22); At Georgetown (1/26)

6. ARIZONA (8) (16-1, 4-1)

LAST WEEK: Beat Arizona State (71-54)

THIS WEEK: vs. UCLA (1/24); vs. USC (1/26)

7. FLORIDA (9) (12-2, 2-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Texas A&M (68-47); Beat No. 17 Missouri (83-52)

THIS WEEK: At Georgia (1/23); At Mississippi State (1/26)

8. INDIANA (2) (15-1, 3-0)

LAST WEEK: Lost to Wisconsin (64-59); Beat Northwestern (67-59)

THIS WEEK: vs. Penn State (1/23); vs. Michigan State (1/27)

I_medium9. BUTLER (12) (14-2, 2-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Richmond (62-47); Beat No. 8 Gonzaga (64-63)

THIS WEEK: At La Salle (1/23); vs. Temple (1/26)

10. MINNESOTA (6) (15-3, 3-2)

LAST WEEK: Lost to No. 5 Michigan (83-75)

THIS WEEK: At Northwestern (/123); At Wisconsin (1/26)

11. KANSAS STATE (11) (13-2, 2-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat TCU (67-54); Beat Oklahoma (69-60)

THIS WEEK: vs. Kansas (1/22); vs. Iowa State (1/26)

I_medium12. GONZAGA (10) (16-1, 3-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Portland (71-49); Lost to No. 13 Butler (64-63)

THIS WEEK: vs. BYU (1/24); vs. San Francisco (1/26)

I_medium13. VCU (NR) (16-3, 4-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat Saint Joseph's (92-86 OT); Beat Duquesne (90-63)

THIS WEEK: At Richmond (1/24); vs. La Salle (1/26)

14. MICHIGAN STATE (NR) (16-3, 5-1)

LAST WEEK: Beat Penn State (81-72); Beat No. 11 Ohio State (59-56)

THIS WEEK: At Michigan State (1/19)

15. OHIO STATE (13) (13-4, 3-2)

LAST WEEK: Lost to No. 18 Michigan State (59-56)

THIS WEEK: vs. Iowa (1/22); At Penn State (1/26)

16. OREGON (NR) (16-2, 5-0)

LAST WEEK: Beat USC (76-74); Beat No. 25 UCLA (76-67)

THIS WEEK: vs. Washington State (1/23); vs. Washington (1/26)

DROPPED OUT: NC State (14); Creighton (15); San Diego State (16)

ON THE CUSP: New Mexico, NC State, Wichita State, Creighton, Cincinnati, Miami

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