ROBYN NORWOOD’S RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk. Team (Rec.) Comment (last week’s rank) 1

NORTH CAROLINA

(11-0) We’re pretty sure the Tar Heels would get UC Santa Barbara’s vote after 35-point margin. (1) 2

MEMPHIS

(10-0) For all the talk about Rose, it’s still Chris Douglas-Roberts’ team. (2) 3

KANSAS

(12-0) It’s hard to argue with 12-0. (5) 4

PITTSBURGH

(11-0) Pitt beat Duke -- but lost forward Mike Cook for the season because of a knee injury. (8) 5

WASHINGTON

STATE (11-0) Either the Bruins or Cougars figure to have a leg up in the Pac-10 after their Jan. 12 game. (6) 6

UCLA

(11-1) Isn’t everybody looking forward to that first big Pac-10 showdown? (6) 7

MICHIGAN STATE

(11-1) Looks as if Tom Izzo has a good team again. (10) 8

TEXAS

(11-1) Tough call: Longhorns lost at Michigan State but won at UCLA, and the Bruins beat the Spartans at a neutral site. (3) 9

DUKE

(10-1) Not too many teams were going to stop that shot by Pitt’s Levance Fields. (4) 10

GEORGETOWN

(8-1) Hoyas’ loss to Memphis wasn’t very close. (9) 11

TEXAS A&M

(11-1) College Station probably looks pretty good to former coach Billy Gillispie sometimes. (11) 12

MARQUETTE

(9-1) Four Golden Eagles players average in double figures. (12) 13

INDIANA

(10-1) Hoosiers are shooting 50% from the field as a team. (13) 14

TENNESSEE

(11-1) Arizona transfer J.P. Prince, a cousin of Tayshaun Prince, led the Volunteers past Xavier. (14) 15

BUTLER

(11-1) Bulldogs seemed to have as much trouble with Florida Gulf Coast as they did with Florida State. (16) 16

ARIZONA

(9-2) Matchup alert: Jerryd Bayless vs. Memphis point guard Derrick Rose on Saturday. (17) 17

VILLANOVA

(9-1) The only loss is a one-point defeat to North Carolina State. (19) 18

VANDERBILT

(11-0) Undefeated Commodores had a little difficulty with local rival Tennessee State. (20) 19

BRIGHAM YOUNG

(9-2) Cougars shoot 49% and hold opponents to 37%. (21) 20

MISSISSIPPI

(11-0) Stopped Clemson’s unbeaten run and also won the San Juan Shootout in the process. (NR) 21

CLEMSON

(10-1) Turned out, it didn’t take an ACC team to spoil the Tigers’ record. (15) 22

USC

(8-3) It looks as if Mayo’s remarkable talent might be maturing. (24) 23

STANFORD

(10-1) With Brook Lopez back, this should be a top 25 team. (NR) 24

GONZAGA

(9-3) Heytvelt returned in the loss to Oklahoma but wasn’t yet 100%. (18) 25

MIAMI

(12-0) Only the ACC schedule will prove how good the Hurricanes are. (25) *--*