Will the top three teams in the Top 25 (and one) lose Tuesday?
It's possible. Because all three are on the road.
Which should make for a fun night of basketball.
No. 1 Villanova is at Marquette, where the Wildcats are expected to only be slight favorites. No. 2 Kansas is at West Virginia, where a No. 1 has already lost. And No. 3 Kentucky is at Tennessee, where crazy things have happened before.
My bold prediction: Two of the three will be tested. At least one will lose. Maybe two. And it won't mean any of them are unworthy of their rankings. It'll just be a reminder that life on the road can be difficult, especially in good leagues.
The complete and updated Top 25 (and one) is below.
Biggest Movers
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Wildcats have four wins over teams also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). Their lone loss is a single-digit loss at Butler. | -- | 17-17 |
| 2 |  | The Jayhawks have won 18 straight since their season-opening loss to Indiana. Frank Mason is averaging 20.1 points, 5.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 35.0 minutes per game. | -- | 28-8 |
| 3 |  | The Wildcats have won seven straight since losing at Louisville. KenPom now projects them to win the SEC by three games. | -- | 22-12 |
| 4 |  | The Zags are just 11 wins away from finishing the regular season undefeated. They've won 11 straight games by double-digits. | -- | 30-5 |
| 5 |  | The Bears have won three straight since losing at West Virginia. Their resume now features eight top-50 KenPom victories. | -- | 23-11 |
| 6 |  | The Seminoles are 7-1 against top-25 RPI teams and 9-1 against the top 50. They're 6-1 in the ACC and tied with North Carolina atop the league standings. | -- | 9-23 |
| 7 |  | The Wildcats' victory at UCLA on Saturday extended their winning streak to 12 games. Allonzo Trier got 12 points in what was his first game of the season. | -- | 28-7 |
| 8 |  | Saturday's loss to Arizona dropped the Bruins to 1-2 against ranked opponents. UCLA is 3-2 against top-50 KenPom schools. | -- | 31-5 |
| 9 |  | The Bulldogs needed overtime to win at DePaul on Saturday. Kethan Savage finished with 20 points off of the bench. | -- | 14-18 |
| 10 |  | All three of Notre Dame's losses are to schools also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). The Irish have six top-60 KenPom wins, the best of which came against Louisville. | -- | 11-21 |
| 11 |  | The Tar Heels have won six straight since losing at Georgia Tech. Justin Jackson is averaging a team-high 18.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game. | -- | 20-13 |
| 12 |  | The Cavaliers are 4-3 against top-50 RPI teams with zero losses outside of the top 50. They'll take a four-game winning streak into Tuesday's game at Notre Dame. | -- | 25-8 |
| 13 |  | All of Louisville's losses have come to schools ranked ahead of the Cardinals in the Top 25 (and one). Rick Pitino's team is 1-1 since Quintin Snider was sidelined with an injury. | -- | 4-28 |
| 14 |  | The Blue Devils snapped their two-game losing streak via Saturday's comeback win over Miami. Amile Jefferson returned to the rotation after missing two games and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Hurricanes. | -- | 27-9 |
| 15 |  | The Ducks have won 16 straight since losing to Georgetown. They handled Stanford easily Saturday despite Dillon Brooks being sidelined with an injury. | -- | 21-15 |
| 16 |  | The Badgers' three-game winning streak has them tied with Maryland atop the Big Ten standings. Ethan Happ had 28 points and 12 rebounds in Saturday's win at Minnesota. | -- | 20-14 |
| 17 |  | The Bearcats have won 10 straight since losing at Butler. They're 7-2 against the top 75 of the RPI with wins over Iowa State and SMU. | -- | 23-12 |
| 18 |  | The Mountaineers have dropped two straight and now have four losses to unranked opponents. They're 3-3 in their past six games. | -- | 19-15 |
| 19 |  | The Boilermakers have won four of five games since losing to Minnesota. Caleb Swanigan is averaging 18.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per game. | -- | 29-6 |
| 20 |  | The Bluejays played without Maurice Watson for the first time and lost Saturday at home to Marquette. Watson is done for the season with a torn ACL. | -- | 23-12 |
| 21 |  | The Gamecocks took their first SEC loss Saturday at Kentucky. The double-digit defeat snapped South Carolina's five-game winning streak. | -- | 11-21 |
| 22 |  | Jock Landale finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday's win over Pepperdine. The Gaels have won two straight since losing at Gonzaga. | -- | 27-8 |
| 23 |  | The Musketeers snapped their three-game losing streak Sunday with a win over Georgetown. Only one of Xavier's five losses is to an unranked opponent. | -- | 27-9 |
| 24 |  | The Gators' resume features five top-55 KenPom wins and just one loss to an unranked opponent. They're third in the SEC standings behind only Kentucky and South Carolina. | -- | 16-17 |
| 25 |  | Deonte Burton finished with a game-high 31 points in Saturday's win at Oklahoma. The Cyclones' resume features three top-50 KenPom wins and only one sub-35 loss. | -- | 19-14 |
| 26 |  | Melo Trimble finished with 20 points, five assists and five rebounds in Thursday's win over Iowa. The Terps have won four straight since losing to Nebraska. | -- | 22-13 |
