Shannon Ryan’s college basketball rankings
| 1 | KANSAS (3-0) | Jayhawks scored fewest points since 2000 in win, 57-55, over Memphis. (1) |
| 2 | MICHIGAN STATE (4-0) | After rough freshman season, Delvon Roe posts consecutive double-doubles. (2) |
| 3 | TEXAS (2-0) | Longhorns shoot 55% from floor, 59.6% from free-throw line. (3). |
| 4 | VILLANOVA (5-0) | Antonio Pena makes up for loss of Dante Cunningham with three double doubles. (7) |
| 5 | KENTUCKY (4-0) | Three of Wildcats top four scorers are freshmen. (4) |
| 6 | PURDUE (3-0) | “Grey’s Anatomy” should start shooting in West Lafayette. PG Lewis Jackson out indefinitely. (8) |
| 7 | SYRACUSE (4-0) | Andy Rautins averages 10.3 points, is 44.4% on threes and has 17 steals. (NR) |
| 8 | DUKE (4-0) | Lack of guards isn’t hurting. Made 18 threes against Radford. (11) |
| 9 | WEST VIRGINIA (1-0) | Devin Ebanks mystery continues. (6) |
| 10 | TENNESSEE (4-0) | Teams such as DePaul shouldn’t be able to slow them down. (10) |
| 11 | BUTLER (3-0) | 25 “Classic”: Play Minnesota on Thursday in Anaheim. (12) |
| 12 | CONNECTICUT (3-0) | Sidestepped upset by Hofstra for 29th straight nonconference home win. (13) |
| 13 | NORTH CAROLINA (4-1) | Any team averaging 19.4 turnovers is going to get bitten. (5) |
| 14 | MICHIGAN (2-0) | Next up: Creighton, which led against Dayton. (14) |
| 15 | WASHINGTON (4-0) | Quincy Pondexter and Isaiah Thomas combine to average 46.5 points. (15) |
| 16 | LOUISVILLE (3-0) | Two opponents cut double-digit halftime deficits to single digits. (21) |
| 17 | GEORGETOWN (3-0) | Soph G Jason Clark, averaging 11.7 points and plays defense. (18) |
| 18 | OHIO STATE (3-1) | “Consistency” should be written on blackboard before every practice. (19) |
| 19 | CLEMSON (3-0) | Tigers force 26 turnovers per game. (22) |
| 20 | ILLINOIS (3-0) | Demetri McCamey averages 8.7 points, 8.3 assists. (23) |
| 21 | MINNESOTA (3-0) | Leading scorer Lawrence Westbrook should be back vs. Butler. (24) |
| 22 | MARYLAND (3-0) | Will try to make trip to Maui all business. (NR) |
| 23 | NOTRE DAME (4-0) | Junior F Tim Abromaitis 11 of 16 on threes. (25) |
| 24 | OKLAHOMA (2-1) | Think Jeff Capel wishes he could redo VCU exit contract? (16) |
| 25 | GONZAGA (2-1) | Earned props for scaring daylights out of Michigan State. (NR) |
| Dropped out: California (9), Dayton (17), Georgia Tech (20); Moved in: Syracuse, Maryland, Gonzaga. Records through Sunday. | ||
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