| Rk |
Team |
Pv |
The Scoop |
| 1 |
Cincinnati |
1 |
With curse of UNC-Charlotte over, has a week off to prepare for DePaul. |
| 2 |
Duke |
2 |
Will get stern test of ACC winning streak Wednesday vs. Maryland. |
| 3 |
Stanford |
3 |
Swept in Los Angeles and now gets crucial rematch with Oregon at home. |
| 4 |
Syracuse |
4 |
Tough week ahead -- Seton Hall, Louisville and UCLA. |
| 5 |
Michigan State |
5 |
UConn game wasn't fair. Face tough road dates at Purdue, Wisconsin. |
| 6 |
Ohio State |
6 |
Deserves to move up, but top five aren't about to budge. |
| 7 |
Indiana |
7 |
Think any of those Northwestern kids ate the candy Bob Knight threw them? |
| 8 |
Kentucky |
8 |
Carry seven-game winning streak into road dates with Florida and LSU. |
| 9 |
Arizona |
10 |
Who needs depth with Loren Woods swatting 14 shots in a game? |
| 10 |
Tennessee |
9 |
Faces crucial SEC East tilt when Florida visits Saturday. |
| 11 |
Auburn |
12 |
Will try to break two-game road slide at LSU on Wednesday. |
| 12 |
UConn |
11 |
Looked wretched at Michigan State and might have lost Jake Voskuhl. |
| 13 |
Temple |
15 |
With everybody back, this is the team we expected to play in The Apollo. |
| 14 |
Florida |
17 |
Games against Kentucky and at Tennessee will tell plenty. |
| 15 |
Tulsa |
19 |
Back on track after momentary setback against Fresno State. |
| 16 |
Texas |
13 |
Chris Mihm was playing one-on-five in disaster of a game at Oklahoma |
| 17 |
Maryland |
20 |
Can get big RPI boost with dates against Duke and Temple next. |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
23 |
Team looked so good against Texas there had to be some major jumping. |
| 19 |
Utah |
14 |
After UNLV loss will be in for a major test when BYU visits Saturday. |
| 20 |
North Carolina State |
18 |
Can climb right back up again by beating UNC on Wednesday. |
| 21 |
Kansas |
16 |
Loss of Luke Axtell to illness further magnifies current road woes. |
| 22 |
Gonzaga |
21 |
Didn't exactly dominate Pepperdine. Teams do it again Saturday. |
| 23 |
Oklahoma State |
22 |
Have won four in a row over duds. Hosts struggling Kansas on Monday. |
| 24 |
Iowa State |
26 |
Three of next four on road against Mizzou, Kansas and Colorado. |
| 25 |
North Carolina |
24 |
Played with emotion in taking Duke to OT. Needs to start winning those. |
| 26 |
Louisiana State |
25 |
As good as they are, still can't beat anybody consistently on the road. |
| 27 |
Missouri |
29 |
On seven-game roll with Iowa State and Texas coming to town. |
| 28 |
Oregon |
30 |
Just missed precious chance to sweep in Arizona, now goes to Stanford. |
| 29 |
St. John's |
28 |
Played well in loss to Syracuse, but Erick Barkley suspension casts pall. |
| 30 |
Vanderbilt |
31 |
Gaining momentum before Auburn and Tennessee visit next week. |
| 31 |
UCLA |
27 |
Could be an ugly week: hosts USC on Wednesday, at Syracuse on Sunday. |
| 32 |
Purdue |
32 |
Gets chance to make big noise when Michigan State visits Tuesday. |
| 33 |
Seton Hall |
33 |
Another week goes by and they still look like an NCAA pick. |
| 34 |
Pepperdine |
35 |
Nearly beat Gonzaga on the road ... gets Bulldogs at home Saturday. |
| 35 |
Illinois |
37 |
After gutting out road win at Penn State, must hold at home against Michigan and Iowa. |
| 36 |
DePaul |
38 |
Resurgence could be tempered with South Florida and Cincinnati on deck. |
| 37 |
UNLV |
40 |
Win over Utah makes them jump, but still don't win on the road. |
| 38 |
Tulane |
34 |
Losers of two in a row -- many more could drop them out in a hurry. |
| 39 |
Southern California |
36 |
Might be crumbling under injury problems. |
| 40 |
Wisconsin |
46 |
Gets week off before hosting Michigan State on Saturday. |
| 41 |
South Florida |
45 |
Will try to break four-game road losing streak at DePaul Tuesday. |
| 42 |
Louisville |
50 |
Confusing team gets shot at upset Thursday against Syracuse. |
| 43 |
Southern Methodist |
41 |
Better start winning on road if an at-large NCAA berth is in the offing. |
| 44 |
Michigan |
39 |
NCAA hopes might be melting away with Jamal Crawford on the shelf. |
| 45 |
Dayton |
42 |
Well in control of A-10 East heading down the stretch. |
| 46 |
UNC-Charlotte |
43 |
Blew chances to make move in home losses to Cincinnati and DePaul. |
| 47 |
St. Louis |
53 |
Faces key week with UAB and Houston visiting. |
| 48 |
Marquette |
49 |
Can sew up runner-up spot in CUSA American vs. Louisville, DePaul. |
| 49 |
Miami |
57 |
With G'Town and Providence, looks like they're ready for a nice run. |
| 50 |
St. Bonaventure |
44 |
With losses to Fordham and Wisconsin-GB ... is their run over? |
| 51 |
West Virginia |
47 |
Should get off two-game skid with home date with Pittsburgh. |
| 52 |
Indiana State |
48 |
Just when you think there's a favorite in the Mizzou Valley ... there's not. |
| 53 |
Long Beach State |
56 |
After 1-3 start The Beach has won 13 straight and face tough Utah State. |
| 54 |
Notre Dame |
51 |
For every big win this team posts there's a loss to a team like Pitt. |
| 55 |
Alabama-Birmingham |
55 |
A Wednesday road win over Saint Louis would be a major step. |
| 56 |
Iowa |
54 |
The RPI is high, but they didn't even compete at home against Purdue. |
| 57 |
Virginia |
NR |
The RPI is low, but they are making a run in the ACC. |
| 58 |
Akron |
58 |
Is this team finally ready to take control of the MAC East? |
| 59 |
Kent |
59 |
Speaking of the MAC East ... Akron better be wary of the Golden Flashes |
| 60 |
Fresno State |
NR |
With a healthy Courtney Alexander, Tark's team is looking scary. |
| 61 |
Villanova |
56 |
Can make a move with wins over Notre Dame and Johnnies. |
| 62 |
Colorado |
60 |
Home loss to Mizzou hurt, but schedule run should build momentum. |
| 63 |
California |
NR |
Sweep in Los Angeles puts them back in the hunt for an NCAA berth. |
| 64 |
Brigham Young |
NR |
Needs to make most of Saturday date at Utah. |