So that was anything-but the boring weekend of college basketball that I was expecting.
Kansas lost at home.
Duke snapped St. John’s’ 11-game losing streak.
Kentucky lost at Missouri.
Arizona lost at Washington.
And it’s created a weird top 25, at least for people that are just now tuning into college basketball. Only two of the top seven teams entered the season as a national title contender. Auburn and Cincinnati have snuck their way into the top ten above Duke, Arizona and Kansas. Tennessee, Texas Tech, West Virginia and Saint Mary’s are all ranked above the fighting Trae Youngs while North Carolina is 25th and Kentucky is out of the poll.
Good luck explaining that to people just catching up on our little sport.
Other than that, I’m tired after hosting a Super Bowl party. Here is the entire top 25:
1. Villanova, 22-1 (Last Week: No. 1)
2. Virginia, 22-1 (2)
3. Purdue, 23-2 (3)
4. Michigan State, 22-3 (5)
5. Xavier, 21-3 (8)
6. Auburn, 21-2 (9)
7. Cincinnati, 21-2 (10)
8. Duke, 19-4 (6)
9. Arizona, 19-5 (7)
10. Kansas, 18-5 (4)
11. Texas Tech, 19-4 (12)
12. Tennessee, 17-5 (13)
13. West Virginia, 17-6 (11)
14. Saint Mary’s, 23-2 (16)
15. Gonzaga, 21-4 (17)
16. Oklahoma, 16-6 (14)
17. Ohio State, 20-5 (17)
18. Clemson, 19-4 (19)
19. Rhode Island, 19-3 (20)
20. Nevada, 20-4 (21)
21. Butler, 17-7 (NR)
22. Michigan, 19-6 (NR)
23. Washington, 17-6 (NR)
24. North Carolina, 17-7 (17)
25. Wichita State, 17-5 (15)
DROPPED OUT: No. 22 Kentucky, No. 23 Florida State, No. 24 Florida, No. 25 Creighton
NEW ADDITIONS: No. 21 Butler, No. 22 Michigan, No. 23 Washington