COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25

No. School (Record)): Comment

1. Cincinnati (18-1): A perfect season if not for the X-factor (Xavier).

2. Stanford (15-1): Nice to see team can win a game with Madsen.

3. Syracuse (16-0): Knocked Connecticut out the door and back to Storrs.

4. Duke (15-2): No plans to break away from ACC just yet.

5. Arizona (17-3): Luke Walton to dad: “Can you teach me that bank shot?”

6. Florida (14-4): Gators’ losing trip to DePaul was first ever to Chicago.

7. Connecticut (13-4): Team misses Ricky Moore’s defense more than it knows.

8. Ohio State (13-3): Win over St. John’s a real garden party.

9. Michigan State (13-5): Team gets day off tonight against Northwestern.

10. Tulsa (19-1): Remember, folks, a lot of these are WAC victories.

11. Kentucky (14-5): Two-hundred wins not shabby for Tubby.

12. Tennessee (17-2): Volunteers bill Auburn for no-show expenses in Knoxville.

13. Kansas (16-3): Memo to Roy: Watch out for the mighty Quin at Missouri.

14. Indiana (15-3): Dear Steve: Dropping you a note . . . ah, the hell with you!

15. Oklahoma State (15-2): If you need help, Doug Gottlieb will assist you.

16. Oklahoma (15-3): Eduardo Najera has six double-doubles in last nine games.

17. Auburn (16-3): Looks like the wheels have come off, huh?

18. Texas (13-5): Team offers to help governor by whipping New Hampshire.

19. Utah (15-3): Can Utes go unbeaten in the WAC again?

20. USC (12-5): Scalabrine beats out Carrot Top in local poll of impact redheads.

21. Vanderbilt (13-3): Lionel Richie takes credit for Commodores’ comeback.

22. Oregon (13-3): We’ll try to ignore that squeaker at Pullman.

23. North Carolina State (13-3): David Thompson jumping for joy over team’s start.

24. Temple (13-4): Chaney says it’s OK to throw stuff at him--if it’s money.

25. Kent (15-3): It’s a school in Ohio. Honest. They have teachers and everything.