College basketball rankings: Kansas moves to No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 after another top-10 victory
KU now has two neutral-court wins over top-10 teams
I'm not a big fan of dropping teams from the No. 1 spot without them first losing; I've rarely done it in the history of the Top 25 And 1. But I'm also uninterested in being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn. And, with that in mind, it's hard to wake up Saturday morning, take a fresh look at everything and not conclude that Kansas, after Friday night's victory over Tennessee, has the nation's best body of work to date.
That's why the Jayhawks are now No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1.
Their 87-81 OT win over UT in Brooklyn represented their second win over a top-10 team this season. So now Kansas has three neutral-court victories over top-40 KenPom teams -- specifically Michigan State (No. 8.), Tennessee (No. 10) and Marquette (No. 36). Meantime, Gonzaga -- which moved to No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1 after Wednesday's win over Duke in the title game of the Maui Invitational -- owns just one win over a top-40 KenPom team. And though that one win is obviously a super-impressive one, I still believe, right now, that Kansas has the nation's best resume. So I've decided to respect that in these rankings.
Kansas is the new No. 1. Gonzaga is now No. 2.
The rest of the Top 25 And 1 is below.
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jayhawks' resume features three top-40 KenPom wins. Dedric Lawson is averaging 17.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists. | 2 | 6-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga shot 52.3 percent from the field in Wednesday's win over Duke. Four of the Zags' six victories are top-95 KenPom wins. | 1 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Duke's resume features two wins over top-10 teams and a lone loss to No. 1 Gonzaga. The Blue Devils host Indiana on Tuesday night. | 1 | 10-0 | |
| 4 | The Vols' lone loss is a single-digit loss to No. 1 Kansas in OT. Grant Williams is averaging 21.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists. | -- | 7-2 | |
| 5 | Caleb and Cody Martin combined for 47 points in Friday's win over UMass. Nevada has won its six games by an average of 22.3 points. | -- | 6-3 | |
| 6 | The Cavaliers beat Wisconsin Friday to win the Battle 4 Atlantis. De'Andre Hunter finished with 20 points and nine rebounds. | -- | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Ignas Brazdeikis has scored 20 points in each of Michigan's past two wins. The freshman forward is averaging 15.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. | -- | 8-0 | |
| 8 | PJ Washington finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday's win over Winthrop. The Wildcats have won four straight since losing to Duke. | -- | 5-4 | |
| 9 | The Tigers have three top-65 wins - among them victories over Washington and Arizona. The lone loss is a six-point loss to Duke. | -- | 7-2 | |
| 10 | The Spartans shot 51.0 percent from the field Friday while beating Texas to win the Las Vegas Invitational. Joshua Langford had a game-high 29 points. | -- | 8-1 | |
| 11 | The Longhorns went 1-1 in Las Vegas with a win over North Carolina and a loss to Michigan State. Kerwin Roach scored a total of 47 points in the two games. | -- | 6-3 | |
| 12 | Coby White finished with 19 points and eight assists in Friday's win over UCLA. Nassir Little added 14 points off the bench. | -- | 7-1 | |
| 13 | Dean Wade and Barry Brown combined for 40 points in Monday's win over Missouri in the title game of the Paradise Jam. It's the Wildcats' first in-season tournament championship since 2011. | -- | 5-4 | |
| 14 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 25 points in Sunday's win over Purdue. He's averaging 21.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. | -- | 8-2 | |
| 15 | Mfiondu Kabengele made a 3-pointer in the final second of OT to lift FSU past LSU on Friday. The Seminoles will play Villanova on Sunday in the title game of the AdvoCare Invitational. | -- | 5-3 | |
| 16 | The Red Raiders beat Nebraska on Tuesday to win the Hall of Fame Classic. Jarrett Culver scored 26 points in the victory. | 2 | 6-2 | |
| 17 | The Tigers shot 51.9 percent from the field Friday but still lost to Florida State in OT. They'll play Oklahoma State on Sunday in the third-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational | -- | 8-0 | |
| 18 | The Buckeyes are now 31-9 all-time under Chris Holtmann. Next up is Wednesday's game against Syracuse. | 1 | 7-1 | |
| 19 | Bruno Fernando finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in Friday's win over Marshall. The sophomore forward is averaging 16.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. | 1 | 6-4 | |
| 20 | Carsen Edwards had 19 points, five assists and four steals in Friday's win over Robert Morris. The Boilermakers' lone loss came to Virginia Tech. | 1 | 8-1 | |
| 21 | The Badgers missed nine of their 11 3-point attempts in Friday's loss to Virginia. Ethan Happ had 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. | 1 | 7-2 | |
| 22 | Luke Garza has scored 22 points in two consecutive games. The Hawkeyes own wins over Oregon and UConn. | 1 | 8-1 | |
| 23 | Bol Bol finished with 21 points and nine rebounds in Tuesday's win over Green Bay The Ducks' lone loss is to Iowa. | 1 | 4-4 | |
| 24 | Ty-Shon Alexander scored 36 points on 16 field goal attempts in Wednesday's win over Clemson. Creighton's lone loss is a loss to Ohio State. | 1 | 5-3 | |
| 25 | Jordan Murphy recorded a double-double for the fourth time in five games in Wednesday's win over Washington. Three of the Gophers' five victories are top-75 KenPom wins. | 1 | 5-4 | |
| 26 | The Sun Devils' perfect record features a neutral-court win over Mississippi State. Freshman Luguentz Dort is averaging a team-high 23.0 and 7.8 rebounds. | NR | 6-2 |
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