College basketball rankings: Big East upset chaos leads to Top 25 and 1 shakeup
Villanova, Seton Hall and Butler all lost at home as favorites on Saturday
It was a weird Saturday in the Big East.
The league's three schools that are ranked in the current Associated Press poll -- Villanova, Seton Hall and Butler -- each lost at home to schools unranked in the current Associated Press poll, which represents the first time in history that's ever happened on the same day. Villanova was a 5.5-point favorite over Creighton -- but lost 76-61 inside Wells Fargo Center. Seton Hall was an 8.5-point favorite over Xavier -- but lost 74-62 inside the Prudential Center. And Butler was a 6.5-point favorite over Providence -- but lost 65-61 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Like I said, weird stuff.
The result is an obvious shakeup in Sunday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 daily college basketball rankings -- where Villanova is now the only Big East school still in the top 10. The Wildcats' drop from No. 5 to No. 8 allowed Louisville, which won 77-57 at NC State on Saturday, to move into the top five. And, yes, Gonzaga remains No. 1 thanks to a 15-game winning streak featuring 11 double-digit victories. The Zags' next game is Thursday against Loyola Marymount.
Sunday's Top 25 And 1
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Petrusev finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's 83-79 victory at San Francisco. The Zags' 15-game winning streak features 11 double-digit wins. | -- | 10-1 | |
| 2 | MaCio Teague finished with 19 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 68-52 victory over TCU. The Bears' 18-game winning streak features victories over Kansas, Villanova and Butler. | -- | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Matt Mitchell made four 3-pointers and finished with 28 points in Saturday's 80-68 victory over Utah State. The Aztecs are 23-0 for the first time in school history. | -- | 5-3 | |
| 4 | Devon Dotson finished with 21 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 78-75 victory over Texas Tech. The Jayhawks will take a six-game winning streak into Monday's game with Texas. | -- | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Ryan McMahon got 23 points off the bench in Saturday's 77-57 victory at NC State. Louisville will take an eight-game winning streak into Wednesday's game with Wake Forest. | 1 | 9-1 | |
| 6 | Obi Toppin finished with 18 points and six rebounds in Saturday's 70-56 victory over Fordham. Both of the Flyers' losses are overtime losses to schools also ranked in the Top 25 And 1. | 1 | 8-3 | |
| 7 | Devin Vassell made seven 3-pointers and finished with 27 points in Saturday's 74-63 victory at Virginia Tech. Florida State is 11-1 in its past 12 games with the lone loss in that stretch coming at Virginia. | 2 | 5-5 | |
| 8 | The Wildcats missed 19 of the 26 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 76-61 loss to Creighton. The loss snapped Villanova's seven-game winning streak. | 3 | 8-2 | |
| 9 | Derek Culver finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday's 66-57 victory over Kansas State. West Virginia is 9-4 in Quadrant 1/Quadrant 2 opportunities with zero losses outside of the first two quadrants. | 1 | 8-4 | |
| 10 | Vernon Carey finished with 26 points and 17 rebounds in Saturday's 97-88 victory at Syracuse. The Blue Devils will take a three-game winning streak into Tuesday's game at Boston College. | 1 | 10-0 | |
| 11 | Jalen Smith finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds in Thursday's 82-72 victory over Iowa. The Terrapins are 9-4 in Quadrant 1/Quadrant 2 opportunities with zero losses outside of the first quadrant. | 1 | 6-5 | |
| 12 | Myles Powell missed eight of the nine 3-pointers he attempted in Saturday's 74-62 loss to Xavier. The double-digit loss snapped Seton Hall's 10-game winning streak. | 4 | 10-1 | |
| 13 | The Tigers made 33 free throws in Saturday's 75-66 victory over Kentucky. Auburn is 4-3 in its past seven games against the Wildcats. | 2 | 8-3 | |
| 14 | Xavier Tillman missed 12 of his 15 field goal attempts in Saturday's 64-63 loss at Wisconsin. The Spartans are 3-3 in their past six games with all three losses coming to currently unranked opponents. | 1 | 9-1 | |
| 15 | The Ducks missed 17 of the 24 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 70-64 loss at Stanford. Oregon still has a Pac-12-leading seven league wins. | 1 | 5-5 | |
| 16 | Javonte Smart finished with 21 points and three assists in Saturday's 73-63 victory over Ole Miss. The Tigers have won 10 straight games and are alone atop the SEC standings. | 7 | 9-1 | |
| 17 | The Bulldogs missed 13 of the 14 3-pointers they attempted in Saturday's 65-61 loss to Providence. Butler is 2-4 in its past six games. | 1 | 8-2 | |
| 18 | The Hawkeyes shot 36.2% from the field in Thursday's 82-72 loss at Maryland. Iowa is 5-4 in Quadrant 1 opportunities with just two losses outside of the first quadrant. | -- | 9-2 | |
| 19 | Myles Dread made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points off the bench in Saturday's 76-64 victory at Nebraska. The Nittany Lions will take a four-game winning streak into Tuesday's game at Michigan State. | 2 | 8-3 | |
| 20 | Denzel Mahoney got 21 points off the bench in Saturday's 76-61 victory at Villanova. The Bluejays will take a four-game winning streak into Wednesday's game with Providence. | 4 | 5-5 | |
| 21 | The Wildcats finished with 12 turnovers and just eight assists in Saturday's 75-66 loss at Auburn. Four of Kentucky's five losses are to currently unranked teams. | 4 | 7-4 | |
| 22 | Andres Feliz got 17 points off the bench in Thursday's 59-51 victory Minnesota. The Illini will take a seven-game winning streak into Sunday's game at Iowa. | -- | 8-3 | |
| 23 | Markus Howard made five 3-pointers and finished with 31 points in Saturday's 76-72 victory over DePaul. Marquette is 5-1 in its past six games with the lone loss in that stretch coming in overtime at Butler. | NR | 5-6 | |
| 24 | Tyler Bey finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in Saturday's 78-57 victory at USC. The Buffaloes are 9-4 in Quadrant 1/Quadrant 2 opportunities with only one loss coming outside of the first two quadrants. | NR | 9-1 | |
| 25 | The Cougars allowed Cincinnati to shoot 45.5% from the field in Saturday's 64-62 loss on the road. The loss snapped Houston's five-game winning streak. | 6 | 10-1 | |
| 26 | Stone Gettings finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds in Saturday's 66-49 victory at Washington State. The Wildcats are 4-1 in their past five games with the lone loss in that stretch coming at Arizona State. | NR | 9-0 |
IN: Marquette, Colorado, Arizona
OUT: Wichita State, Rutgers, USC
















