TOP 25

No. School (Record): Comment

1. Duke (18-1): UNC game at Smith Center one week away.

2. North Carolina (21-1): D Scary-good against FSU.

T3. Arizona (17-3): Tough assignment at Stanford tonight.

T3. Stanford (18-0): Dodged Washington to stay perfect.

5. Kansas (23-3): Can LaFrentz rejoin Wooden race?

6. Kentucky (19-2): Nothing the matter with luck.

7. Utah (17-0): New Mexico on Sunday a decent test.

8. UCLA (15-3): Lawyers soon to practice with team.

9. Connecticut (18-3): Still winning despite troubles.

10. Purdue (17-4): Michigan tonight only meeting of season.

11. Mississippi (14-3): Center Boone back from surgery early.

12. New Mexico (14-3): Will Kenny Thomas show up for Utah?

13. Arkansas (17-3): Already more wins than last regular season.

14. South Carolina (15-3): Cincinnati, Vanderbilt are tough tasks.

15. Princeton (14-1): So exams probably weren’t multiple-choice.

16. Michigan (15-5): Beat UCLA for Fargas, anyway.

17. Maryland (12-6): Thoroughly unpredictable.

18. Michigan State (14-4): Surprise of Big Ten.

19. Clemson (12-8): Can keep up with ACC big boys.

20. Cincinnati (15-3): Played its best game in Rhode Island win.

21. Indiana (14-6): Will be interesting in Big Ten tourney.

22. Syracuse (16-4): Another Notre Dame victim.

23. West Virginia (18-3): Catlett going out way he wants to.

24. Rhode Island (13-4): It can be so quiet in Kingston, R.I.

25. Iowa (15-5): Too bad Sam Okey can’t play now.

ARIZONA at STANFORD

* When--Tonight. * Time--7:30. * TV--Fox Sports West.

* Story line--While Stanford tries to stay unbeaten and grab some national attention, defending national champion Arizona will be fighting for a key road victory that would put the Wildcats in the Pac-10 driver’s seat. Arizona leads the conference in scoring offense, but Stanford leads in scoring defense, rebounding and three-point shooting, among other categories. Miles Simon and Michael Dickerson are Arizona seniors who have won an NCAA title but never a Pac-10 title.