The Times’ rankings

ROBYN NORWOOD’S RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk. Team (Rec.) Comment (last week’s rank) 1 MEMPHIS -- -- (21-0) The obstacle to an undefeated season might be Tennessee on Feb. 23. (2) 2 DUKE (19-1) Roy Williams said the Blue Devils are playing best of any ACC team. (3) 3 KANSAS (22-1) Loss to rival K-State and a great player in Beasley isn’t a disaster. (1) 4 UCLA (20-2) Here’s a twist: The Bruins are looking so good offensively it’s scary. (4) 5 N.C. (21-1) If Ty Lawson can’t play, Duke becomes an even tougher matchup. (5) 6 GEORGETOWN -- -- (19-2) Kudos to Jonathan Wallace for his acceptance to Georgetown Law. (6) 7 TENNESSEE --- -- (20-2) Lofton and JaJuan Smith rained three-pointers on Florida. (7) 8 WISCONSIN -- -- (18-3) Badgers very quietly became a top-10 team. (12) 9 STANFORD -- -- (18-3) The Cardinal looks like the only team with any chance to catch UCLA. (13) 10 TEXAS (17-4) Longhorns are the Big 12’s top three-point shooting team. (10) 11 INDIANA -- -- (18-3) It’s not all Eric Gordon. Check out D.J. White’s statistics. (11) 12 MICHIGAN -- -- STATE (19-3) Spartans should not lose in State College, Pa. (8) 13 TEXAS A&M -- -- (19-4) Opponents shoot only 37.7% against the Aggies. (22) 14 BUTLER -- -- (20-2) Bulldogs are one of 10 best teams from the free-throw line. (15) 15 XAVIER -- -- (18-4) Six Musketeer players average double digits in scoring. (16) 16 KANSAS -- -- STATE (15-5) Beasley is a contender for No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. 17 WASHINGTON -- -- STATE (17-4) Cougars have lost four of seven, starting with UCLA game. (9) -- MARQUETTE -- 18 (16-5) So much for that home-court winning streak for Golden Eagles. (17) 19 NOTRE DAME -- -- (16-4) Luke Harangody is a very underrated forward. (19) 20 CONNECTICUT -- -- (16-5) The Huskies take a five-game winning streak to Syracuse. (Unranked) 21 ST. MARY’S -- -- (19-3) The Gaels and San Diego are trying to wrest WCC from Gonzaga. (Unranked) 22 DRAKE (21-1) The only loss was to St. Mary’s in second game of the season. (21) 23 FLORIDA --- -- (18-5) Add guard Nick Calathes to the list of notable freshmen. (14) 24 PURDUE (18-5) Boilermakers have won eight in a row to lead the Big Ten. (Unranked) 25 ARIZ. (15-7) Because the Wildcats still would beat a lot of teams on this list. (18) *--*