Shannon Ryan’s college basketball rankings
By Shannon Ryan (statistics and records through Sunday):
| Rk. | School (W-L) | Comment (Last week’s ranking) |
| 1 | KENTUCKY (19-0) | The Wildcats are No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time since 2003. (2) |
| 2 | KANSAS (18-1) | Chicago guards meet Saturday: Kansas’ Sherron Collins, K-State’s Jacob Pullen. (3) |
| 3 | VILLANOVA (18-1) | Now presenting: The only unbeaten team in Big East play. (4) |
| 4 | SYRACUSE (19-1) | The Orange owns the nation’s top RPI ranking. (5) |
| 5 | MICHIGAN STATE (17-3) | The Spartans are undefeated in Big Ten play; everyone else has at least two losses. (7) |
| 6 | TEXAS (17-2) | Bouncing back from consecutive losses won’t be easy vs. Texas Tech and Baylor. (1) |
| 7 | DUKE (16-3) | The Blue Devils earned their first true road victory by thrashing Clemson. (6) |
| 8 | GEORGETOWN (15-3) | Center Greg Monroe recorded his eighth double-double of the season. (13) |
| 9 | PURDUE (16-3) | A rematch against Wisconsin looms Thursday. (11) |
| 10 | WEST VIRGINIA (15-3) | The Mountaineers overcame a double-digit deficit to beat Ohio State. (12) |
| 11 | KANSAS STATE (16-3) | Victory party after beating Texas didn’t last; loss to Oklahoma State was a buzz kill. (10) |
| 12 | TENNESSEE (15-3) | The Vols gave Georgia its first SEC victory. (8) |
| 13 | GONZAGA (16-3) | Elias Harris averages a double-double in the Zags’ eight-game win streak. (16) |
| 14 | PITTSBURGH (15-4) | Former Pitt recruit Herb Pope helped Seton Hall down the Panthers. (9) |
| 15 | WISCONSIN (16-4) | Bo Ryan tied as the second-fastest Big Ten coach to reach 100 conference wins. (17) |
| 16 | BRIGHAM YOUNG (20-1) | The Cougars can silence doubters with a victory Wednesday against New Mexico. (19) |
| 17 | GEORGIA TECH (14-5) | Gani Lawal made just one field goal in a loss to Florida State. (14) |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI (15-4) | With a -3.2 rebounding margin in SEC, Ole Miss needs to improve on the boards. (20) |
| 19 | OHIO STATE (14-6) | The Buckeyes’ next four opponents have combined for only five Big Ten victories. (15) |
| 20 | CONNECTICUT (13-6) | Rallying around the absence of Coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies beat Texas. (22) |
| 21 | CLEMSON (15-5) | The Tigers’ two losses to Duke came by a combined 34 points. (18) |
| 22 | TEMPLE (17-3) | The Owls have won six straight since losing to Kansas. (NR) |
| 23 | TEXAS A&M (14-5) | The Aggies squeaked out two Big 12 wins by less than five points in each. (23) |
| 24 | FLORIDA STATE (15-4) | After sweeping Georgia Tech, the Seminoles will look legit with a victory at Duke. (NR) |
| 25 | VANDERBILT (15-3) | A nine-game win streak will be threatened with next two games vs. ranked foes. (NR) |
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