Kansas beat Oklahoma 73-63 Monday night to extend its winning streak to seven games and maintain a three-game lead in the Big 12 standings. Consequently, the Jayhawks are guaranteed to win the Big 12 by at least two games. That’s among the reasons why they’re ranked No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 (and one.)
Meantime, Virginia beat North Carolina 53-43.
That result, I think, improved Virginia’s resume enough to move the Cavaliers ahead of Iowa State — which resulted in ISU dropping from 21st to 22nd, no fault of its own. And Miami’s loss at Virginia Tech caused the Hurricanes to drop out of the Top 25 (and one). They were replaced by Wisconsin.
The complete Top 25 (and one) is below.
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Kansas
| The Jayhawks will take a seven-game winning streak into Saturday's game at Oklahoma State. They've already secured a 13th straight Big 12 title. | -- | 23-11 |
2 |
Villanova
| The Wildcats have already secured the Big East title outright for the fourth consecutive year. They won't play again until they visit Georgetown on Saturday. | -- | 18-16 |
3 |
Gonzaga
| The Zags suffered their first loss Saturday night at home to BYU. Their resume features five wins over schools also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). | 1 | 27-8 |
4 |
N. Carolina
| The Tar Heels' four-game winning streak was snapped Monday at Virginia. A win over Duke on Saturday will secure the outright ACC title. | 1 | 29-8 |
5 |
UCLA
| The Bruins' seven-game winning streak features victories over Oregon, Arizona and USC. All three of their losses are to schools also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). | -- | 16-17 |
6 |
Oregon
| The Ducks have won five straight games since losing at UCLA. They've only lost twice in the past three months. | -- | 24-12 |
7 |
Arizona
| The Wildcats' resume features four top-50 wins and zero sub-15 losses. All four of their losses are to teams also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). | -- | 27-9 |
8 |
Louisville
| The Cardinals' resume features six top-50 RPI wins and zero sub-25 losses. They've won four of their past five games with the lone loss in that stretch coming at North Carolina. | -- | 8-24 |
9 |
Kentucky
| The Wildcats have six top-50 RPI wins and only one sub-15 loss. They're only one more victory (or Florida loss) away from winning a third straight SEC title. | -- | 23-10 |
10 |
Baylor
| The Bears' resume features nine top-50 RPI wins. They're tied for third in the Big 12 standings. | -- | 24-11 |
11 |
Butler
| The Bulldogs have won four straight games since losing at Providence. Their resume features 10 top-50 RPI victories. | -- | 18-15 |
12 |
West Virginia
| The Mountaineers three-game winning streak was snapped Monday at Baylor. They're tied for third in the Big 12 standings. | -- | 9-23 |
13 |
Florida St.
| The Seminoles have won two straight games since losing at Pitt. They own six top-25 RPI wins - most notably victories over Louisville, Duke and Florida. | -- | 17-16 |
14 |
Duke
| The Blue Devils' resume features nine top-50 RPI wins and just two sub-40 losses. They're 18-4 with Mike Krzyzewski on the sideline. | -- | 27-9 |
15 |
Florida
| The Gators had their nine-game winning streak snapped Saturday at Kentucky. They'll be the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament. | -- | 24-12 |
16 |
Notre Dame
| The Irish have won five straight games since losing at North Carolina. They're tied for second in the ACC standings. | -- | 13-20 |
17 |
Purdue
| The Boilermakers' six-game winning streak was snapped Saturday at Michigan. Their resume features six top-50 RPI wins and two sub-50 losses. | -- | 34-5 |
18 |
Saint Mary's
| The Gaels have won 20 of their past 22 games. The only losses in that stretch were both losses to Gonzaga. | -- | 26-8 |
19 |
SMU
| The Mustangs have won 21 of their past 22 games. The only loss in that stretch was a 66-64 loss at Cincinnati. | -- | 20-13 |
20 |
Cincinnati
| The Bearcats' loss at UCF dropped them to 14-2 in the AAC. That loss was Cincinnati's first sub-50 RPI loss of the season. | -- | 22-15 |
21 |
Virginia
| The Cavaliers own seven top-50 RPI wins - including victories over Louisville (twice) and North Carolina. They'll take a two-game winning streak into Saturday's game with Pitt. | 1 | 23-11 |
22 |
Iowa St.
| The Cyclones will take a five-game winning streak into Tuesday's game with Oklahoma State. Their resume features four top-40 RPI wins and only one sub-100 loss. | 1 | 29-8 |
23 |
Okla. St.
| The Cowboys are now 9-7 in the Big 12 after starting 0-6. They'll take a five-game winning streak into Tuesday's game with Iowa State. | -- | 12-20 |
24 |
Wichita St.
| The Shockers 12-game winning streak features 11 double-digit wins. They'll share the MVC regular-season title with Illinois State. | -- | 15-19 |
25 |
Minnesota
| The Gophers will take a seven-game winning streak into Thursday's game with Nebraska. They have seven top-50 RPI victories and just two sub-50 losses. | -- | 19-15 |
26 |
Wisconsin
| The Badgers have three top-50 RPI wins and just one sub-50 loss. They've dropped four of their past five games. | NR | 22-14 |