THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

ROBYN NORWOOD’S COMMENTS AND RANKINGS:

*--* Rk. School (Rec.) Comment 1 STANFORD (13-0) Chris Hernandez is shooting 54.5% from three-point range, 93.8% from the line. 2 CONNECTICUT (14-1) Huskies blew out Oklahoma by 25 points after beating Rutgers by one. 3 DUKE (12-1) Blue Devils play Wake Forest in key ACC contest Saturday. 4 ST. JOSEPH’S (14-0) Playing in A-10, Hawks might make a run at undefeated season. 5 ARIZONA (10-2) Stanford only fourth team to beat Arizona by double digits at McKale under Olson. 6 LOUISVILLE (11-1) Cardinals’ only loss was by one point in overtime to Iowa in opening game. 7 CINCINNATI (12-0) Beating Marquette on the road to stay undefeated was impressive. 8 KENTUCKY (11-1) Wildcats aren’t very big or extremely talented, just tough. 9 TEXAS (10-2) Freshman P.J. Tucker continues to impress. 10 GONZAGA (12-2) It will take discipline to play well throughout WCC season. 11 WAKE FOREST (11-1) Deacons might lose two in a row with Duke after Texas. 12 PITTSBURGH (17-0) Panthers already only three victories from 20-win season. 13 NORTH CAROLINA (10-3) Maryland’s Gary wins first battle of the ACC’s Williamses. 14 GEORGIA TECH (12-2) Jackets gave up 103 points against UNC. 15 SYRACUSE (12-1) Once, beating Missouri soundly would have been a big deal. 16 OKLAHOMA STATE (11-2) Former Baylor player John Lucas III scored 22 points in Oklahoma upset. 17 OKLAHOMA (10-2) Previously unbeaten Sooners were thumped by Connecticut and Oklahoma State. 18 FLORIDA (11-2) Only losses are to Maryland and Louisville. 19 MARQUETTE (11-3) Plenty of good teams are going to lose to Cincinnati. 20 KANSAS (10-2) Jayhawks a little shaky against Kansas State. 21 TEXAS TECH (13-2) Knight’s Red Raiders beat Oklahoma State soundly. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE (13-1) First loss comes against Kentucky on last-second shot. 23 PURDUE (12-4) Boilermakers shouldn’t be counted out in Big Ten. 24 WISCONSIN (11-3) Badgers quietly established themselves as Big Ten power in recent years. 25 MARYLAND (10-3) Eight days tell the tale. Georgia Tech and Duke next on schedule.

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