Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

College Basketball Power Rankings: This is what you need to know to get caught up post-Super Bowl

Jimmy V Classic

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Donte DiVincenzo #10, Jalen Brunson #1 of the Villanova Wildcats and other members of the team bench react in the first half against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during their game at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Getty Images

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