THE TIMES RANKINGS: TOP 25
Team (Record): Comment
1. North Carolina (32-3): Only Dean Smith assistant standing.
2. Arizona (29-4): NCAA champion but no respect.
3. Duke (31-3): Worried about lack of experience.
4. Connecticut (31-4): Beast of East Regional?
5. Kentucky (31-4): UCLA wants the game in Rupp.
6. Stanford (28-4): Very real shot at Final Four.
7. UCLA (24-8): Michigan win was good to see.
8. Purdue (28-7): Keady might finally make it.
9. Utah (27-3): Can Van Horn get weekend off?
10. Michigan State (22-7): Cleaves is the key.
11. Princeton (27-2): Sad to see Tigers go.
12. Maryland (21-10): Arizona says thanks for stopping by.
13. Rhode Island (24-8): On Rhody to final eight.
14. Kansas (35-4): Was that Pierce’s last game?
15. West Virginia (24-8): Some turnaround.
16. Michigan (25-9): Ellerbe or not to be.
17. Oklahoma State (22-7): Gave Duke a run.
18. Cincinnati (27-6): Season suspended.
19. Clemson (18-14): Tigers in the tank.
20. Washington (20-9): Huskies can’t lose; Washington can.
21. Syracuse (26-8): Thought Orangemen lost to Iona.
22. Valparaiso (23-9): Pleasure meeting you.
23. Mississippi (22-7): Loathes the day.
24. Arkansas (24-9): How about weekend in Puerto Rico?
25. South Carolina (23-8): Locals call it the Chicken Curse.
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