Top 25 College Basketball

Team (Record)Comment

1. Duke (20-1) True blue against Carolina.

2. Connecticut (18-0) St. John’s a big test.

3. Cincinnati (18-1) Plays Xavier for city title.

4. Stanford (17-2) A win at McKale and Pac-10 race is over.

5. Maryland (19-2) Second run at Duke on Wednesday.

6. St. John’s (18-4) A week as tough as a Final Four.

7. Kentucky (18-4) Season not unlike the last one.

8. Auburn (19-1) Calling for a Porter.

9. North Carolina (17-5) Gave Duke a run.

10. Michigan State (17-4) Cleaves coming along.

11. UCLA (14-4) Baron is better than new.

12. Ohio State (15-6) Columbus rediscovers basketball.

13. Wisconsin (18-3) Big Ten contender.

14. Minnesota (13-4) Lewis leads Big Ten at 22.7 ppg.

15. Syracuse (14-6) Playing with a lot more Hart.

16. Iowa (14-4) A little unsettled lately.

17. Miami (13-4) Proved something against Connecticut.

18. Purdue (15-6) Trying to get bearings.

19. Indiana (16-7) Seven losses most in top 25.

20. Arizona (13-3) Beat Stanford, and all is forgiven.

21. Utah (15-4) Utes are back with 10 in a row.

22. Kansas (13-6) No longer rules Big 12.

23. New Mexico (16-4) Lobos 1-4 on road.

24. Florida (14-3) Bumper crop of freshmen.

25. Texas Christian (15-5) Not much without Nailon.

GAME OF THE WEEK

STANFORD (17-2) at ARIZONA (13-3)

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

* Story line--Many eyes will be on unbeaten Connecticut’s game against St. John’s on Saturday. But in the West, it’s Stanford at Arizona tonight--one of the toughest tests of the Cardinal’s chances of going 18-0 in the Pac-10. Stanford Coach Mike Montgomery dismisses such talk, a prospect raised by Arizona Coach Lute Olson, whose own team was stopped one victory short of the feat by USC last season. “I think most of the ones saying it are the ones trying to shift pressure,” Montgomery said. “Our friend Lute, he doesn’t miss many tricks.”