COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25

No. Team (record) Comment

1. Stanford (19-0) Three Dog Night calls to sing “One is the loneliest number.”

2. Duke (19-1) Team looking to cool a few Tar Heels tonight.

3. North Carolina (17-2) Ref tells Doherty he can’t wear old uniform for Duke game.

4. Michigan State (17-2) Nothing like beating Michigan in Ann Arbor.

5. Kansas (17-2) Roy chalks up another miserable loss at Missouri.

6. Illinois (16-5) Fastest Illini team to 15 wins since 1989 Final Four team.

7. Arizona (14-5) A 1-3 record at the Oregons the last two years.

8. Maryland (14-6) Most dangerous fans east of Oakland.

9. Tennessee (17-4) Can’t wait to get home after three road losses.

10. Wisconsin (13-5) Team fires chauffeur after loss to Butler.

11. Syracuse (17-3) On to N.C. State after big win over Georgetown.

12. Virginia (15-4) Can’t bite the Hand (Donald) that feeds them.

13. Florida (14-4) Dupay back in lineup after quick trip to Lourdes.

14. Georgetown (17-3) Wolf Blitzer may cancel season tickets if skid continues.

15. Iowa State (18-3) Red hot even before Wednesday’s game at Colorado.

16. Alabama (16-4) Team star is Grizzard; rhymes with lizard.

17. Fresno State (17-2) NCAA takes photo of Tark in Hawaii doing hula dance.

18. Wake Forest (15-5) Team blames recent skid on new brake fluid.

19. Iowa (17-4) Think Recker enjoyed that win over Indiana?

20. Boston College (15-2) Where fans go now to forget about Celtics.

21. USC (15-4) Trepagnier on bouncy Maples floor equals Son of Flubber III?

22. Georgia (13-8) “Psst. Hey, Lav, it’s Jim. They’ve got it in for you.”

23. UCLA (12-5) “You were right! I hear the IRS is auditing my dry-cleaning bills.”

24. California (14-5) Only school this season that had to sweat out the Washingtons.

25. Notre Dame (13-5) Team would destroy Oregon State in basketball.