CAPSULES AND RANKINGSTeam (Record): Comment1. Kansas (26-1):...
CAPSULES AND RANKINGS
Team (Record): Comment
1. Kansas (26-1): Prediction: Pollard returns wearing nose ring.
2. Wake Forest (20-4): No deduction for ref’s bum call.
3. Kentucky (25-3): Anderson moves rehab to traffic court.
4. Minnesota (23-2): Ordered “Big Ten champs” pot holders.
5. Duke (22-5): Ready to pounce on No. 1 seed.
6. Utah (19-3): Coaching’s easy when Van Horn scores 40.
7. New Mexico (20-5): Goes for 25th straight home win Saturday.
8. USC (20-6): Ah, that’s U. of South Carolina.
9. Iowa State (18-5): Kelvin Cato throws a block party.
10. Cincinnati (21-5): Scored best victory against . . . Tulane
11. Clemson (20-6): Might want to guard Langdon next time.
12. North Carolina (18-6): Won’t quit till Heel freezes over.
13. Maryland (20-6): Whose idea was that UMass detour?
14. UCLA (16-7): Can’t get them on my cable system.
15. Arizona (16-7): Has UCLA given back the broom yet?
16. Xavier (19-4): Should be 22-4 headed into Atlantic 10 tournament.
17. Louisville (20-6): Crum shreds team’s press clippings.
18. California (19-6): Gray never met a shot he didn’t like.
19. Colorado (18-7): Team not so Buff anymore.
20. Villanova (19-7): Best the Big East can offer. Really.
21. Col. of Charleston (24-2): Longest winning streak in nation.
22. St. Joseph’s (18-6): Martelli frustrated stand-up comic.
23. Michigan (17-8): Those 18-point halftime leads are killers.
24. Illinois (18-7): Maybe there is life after Lou Henson.
25. Pacific (18-4): Turn out lights on your way out.
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