TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

No. School (Record): Comment

1. Duke (29-1): Hitting the ACCelerator.

2. Michigan State (26-4): Upset in ’98 Big Ten tourney.

3. Connecticut (25-2): Voskuhl availability uncertain.

4. Auburn (26-2): Tiger star being called AirPorter.

5. Maryland (25-4): Two of the losses to Duke.

6. Miami (21-5): Maybe the Big East’s hottest.

7. Stanford (24-5): Make 3s, advance to Final Four.

8. Cincinnati (25-4): Changing of guard at the point.

9. St. John’s (23-7): Hoping for Garden party.

10. Utah (24-4): Utes were once 5-4.

11. UCLA (21-7): Tourney is Baron’s Bye-Bye Tour.

12. Ohio State (22-7): Scoonie Penn promised NCAA bid.

13. Arizona (20-6): Should have pressed Stanford early.

14. Tennessee (20-7): Streaking to finish.

15. Kentucky (22-8): Slip-sliding away.

16. College of Charleston (28-2): Invented a big dance.

17. North Carolina (22-8): Charleston won head to head.

18. Arkansas (20-9): Beat Kentucky and Auburn.

19. Indiana (22-9): Don’t cross this line. Or else.

20. Florida (19-7): Youth has its ups and downs.

21. Iowa (18-8): Someone should hire Tom Davis.

22. Missouri (20-7): Not so fast, Texas.

23. Gonzaga (25-6): Maybe the Valpo of ’99.

24. Wisconsin (21-8): Coach: Badgers lost humility.

25. Purdue (19-11): First-round upset pick.

GAME OF THE WEEK

CALIFORNIA (16-10) at OREGON (15-10)

When--Saturday. Time--3 p.m.

TV--FSN

* Story line--Depending on what Cal does against Oregon State and how Oregon fares against Stanford on Thursday, this could be for an NCAA tournament bid. First game in January went to overtime before Oregon won, 71-69.