Eleven top 25 teams lost games last week, the highest total of the season. Suffice it to say, this was not an easy task.
College hoops power rankings: Nobody is good, nobody is bad
We’ve hit the final power rankings before the month of February, and the national picture is less clear now than it’s been all season. That’s not how this is supposed to work.
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If you disagree with anything below...well, you’re probably right.
1. MICHIGAN (1) (19-1, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Beat Purdue (68-53); Beat Illinois (74-60)
THIS WEEK: vs. Northwestern (1/30); At No. 3 Indiana (2/2)
2. KANSAS (4) (19-1, 7-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat No. 11 Kansas State (59-55); Beat Oklahoma (67-54); Beat West Virginia (61-56)
THIS WEEK: vs. Oklahoma State (2/2)
3. FLORIDA (7) (16-2, 6-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat Georgia (64-47); Beat Mississippi State (82-47)
THIS WEEK: vs. South Carolina (1/30); vs. No. 16 Ole Miss (2/2)
4. INDIANA (8) (18-2, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Beat Penn State (72-49); Beat No. 13 Michigan State (75-70)
THIS WEEK: At Purdue (1/30); vs. No. 1 Michigan (2/2)
5. SYRACUSE (3) (18-2, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Beat No. 21 Cincinnati (57-55); Lost to Villanova (75-71 OT)
THIS WEEK: At Pittsburgh (2/2)
6. DUKE (2) (17-2, 4-2)
LAST WEEK: Lost to No. 25 Miami (90-63); Beat Maryland (84-64)
THIS WEEK: At Miami (1/23); vs. Maryland (1/26)
7. GONZAGA (12) (19-2, 6-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat BYU (83-63); Beat San Francisco (66-52)
THIS WEEK: At Loyola Marymount (1/31); At San Diego (2/2)
8. MIAMI (NR) (15-3, 6-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat No. 1 Duke (90-63); Beat Florida State (71-47)
THIS WEEK: At Virginia Tech (1/30); At No. 19 NC State (2/2)
9. LOUISVILLE (5) (17-4, 5-3)
LAST WEEK: Lost to Villanova (73-64); Lost to Georgetown (53-51); Beat Pittsburgh (64-61)
THIS WEEK: vs. Marquette (2/3)
10. MICHIGAN STATE (14) (17-4, 6-2)
LAST WEEK: Beat Wisconsin (49-47); Lost to No. 7 Indiana (75-70)
THIS WEEK: vs. Illinois (1/31)
11. OREGON (16) (18-2, 7-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat Washington State (68-61); Beat Washington (81-76)
THIS WEEK: At Stanford (1/30); At California (2/2)
12. ARIZONA (6) (17-2, 5-2)
LAST WEEK: Lost to UCLA (84-73); Beat USC (74-50)
THIS WEEK: At Washington (1/31); At Washington State (2/2)
13. OHIO STATE (15) (13-4, 3-2)
LAST WEEK: Beat Iowa (72-63); Beat Penn State (65-51)
THIS WEEK: vs. Wisconsin (1/29); At Nebraska (2/2)
14. BUTLER (9) (17-3, 4-1)
LAST WEEK: Lost to La Salle (54-53); Beat Temple (83-71)
THIS WEEK: At Saint Louis (1/31); vs. Rhode Island (2/2)
15. OLE MISS (NR) (17-2, 6-0)
LAST WEEK: Beat Tennessee (62-56); Beat Auburn (63-61)
THIS WEEK: vs. Kentucky (1/29); At No. 4 Florida (2/2)
16. KANSAS STATE (11) (15-4, 4-2)
LAST WEEK: Lost to No. 3 Kansas (59-55); Lost to Iowa State (73-67)
THIS WEEK: vs. Texas (1/30); At Oklahoma (2/2)
DROPPED OUT: Minnesota (10); VCU (13)
ON THE CUSP: NC State, Wichita State, Marquette, New Mexico, Missouri, San Diego State
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