College Basketball Rankings

College Basketball Insiders Gary Parrish and Jeff Goodman rank the top teams in the nation. Rankings updated every Sunday night during the regular season. Records and results will refresh daily overnight.

CBSSports.com Top 25 (and one)
Rankings updated (04/03/2012) at 00:24 AM EST
Rank	Teams	Comments	Last Week	This Week
1	Kentucky Overall: 38-2 Conference: 18-1 Previous: 1	John Calipari took the nation's top recruiting class and turned it into the nation's best team.
2	Kansas Overall: 32-7 Conference: 17-3 Previous: 4	A KU team with what seemed like a lackluster roster in November made the national title game.
3	Ohio State Overall: 31-8 Conference: 15-6 Previous: 7	The Buckeyes made the Final Four but blew a second-half lead and fell short of playing Kentucky for the title.
4	Syracuse Overall: 34-3 Conference: 18-2 Previous: 2	We'll never know if the Orange could've challenged for a title if not for Fab Melo being ruled ineligible.
5	North Carolina Overall: 32-6 Conference: 16-3 Previous: 3	The Tar Heels were like the Orange in the sense that they lost a starter (Kendall Marshall) at the worst possible time.
6	Missouri Overall: 30-5 Conference: 17-4 Previous: 6	The Tigers' loss to Norfolk State was an awful moment in an otherwise terrific season.
7	Baylor Overall: 30-8 Conference: 14-7 Previous: 10	The Bears were eliminated in the Elite Eight by the eventual national champions for the second time in three years.
8	Louisville Overall: 30-10 Conference: 14-8 Previous: 22	Rick Pitino took a team that finished 10-8 in the Big East to the Final Four.
9	Michigan State Overall: 29-8 Conference: 16-5 Previous: 8	Tom Izzo was the CBSSports.com Coach of the Year because he took a preseason unranked team to a Big Ten title.
10	Florida Overall: 26-11 Conference: 11-7 Previous: 23	The Gators squandered a lead and lost in the Elite Eight for the second successive season.
11	Marquette Overall: 27-8 Conference: 14-5 Previous: 9	The Golden Eagles' ended Murray State's magical run before losing to Florida in the Sweet 16.
12	Wisconsin Overall: 26-10 Conference: 13-7 Previous: 13	Bo Ryan has now led the Badgers to five Sweet 16s in 11 seasons at Wisconsin.
13	Indiana Overall: 27-9 Conference: 12-8 Previous: 15	Tom Crean returned the Hoosiers to national relevance this season and seems poised to keep them there for a while.
14	Duke Overall: 27-7 Conference: 14-4 Previous: 5	The loss to Lehigh overshadowed an otherwise nice coaching job this season by Mike Krzyzewski.
15	Vanderbilt Overall: 25-11 Conference: 13-6 Previous: NR	Kevin Stallings got Vanderbilt its first NCAA tournament victory since 2007 this season.
16	Murray State Overall: 31-2 Conference: 17-1 Previous: 14	Steve Prohm finished 31-2 in his first season as head coach of the Racers.
17	Cincinnati Overall: 26-11 Conference: 14-7 Previous: NR	Mick Cronin did a nice job holding his team together -- and improving it -- after the fight against Xavier.
18	Florida State Overall: 25-10 Conference: 15-4 Previous: 16	Leonard Hamilton has quietly led FSU to four consecutive NCAA tournaments.
19	Virginia Commonwealth Overall: 29-7 Conference: 18-3 Previous: NR	Shaka Smart backed that Final Four run with a trip to the Round of 32, then passed on Illinois to stay at VCU.
20	Wichita State Overall: 27-6 Conference: 17-3 Previous: 19	The Shockers had a nice season but one that ended with consecutive losses to Illinois State and VCU.
21	Creighton Overall: 29-6 Conference: 17-4 Previous: 21	Doug McDermott emerged as an All-American as a sophomore and should be one as a junior, too.
22	Georgetown Overall: 24-9 Conference: 13-7 Previous: 11	The Hoyas finished fourth in the Big East after being picked 10th in the preseason poll.
23	New Mexico Overall: 28-7 Conference: 13-4 Previous: NR	UCLA transfer Drew Gordon was one of the MWC's best players and led the Lobos to the NCAA tournament.
24	Iowa State Overall: 23-11 Conference: 12-7 Previous: 24	Royce White took Iowa State to the NCAA tournament and emerged as a legitimate NBA prospect while he did it.
25	Gonzaga Overall: 26-7 Conference: 14-4 Previous: 26	Mark Few has coached 13 seasons and made 13 NCAA tournaments.
26	Michigan Overall: 24-10 Conference: 14-6 Previous: 12	Trey Burke's surprisingly strong freshman season helped the Wolverines win a share of the Big Ten.