1. Texas (57)
2. Kentucky (8)
3. Kansas
4. Villanova
5. Syracuse
6. Michigan State
7. Duke
8. Tennessee
9. Pittsburgh (up 7)
10. Kansas State
11. West Virginia
12. Georgetown
13. Purdue (down 7)
14. Brigham Young (up 4)
15. Gonzaga
16. Temple
17. Clemson (up 7)
18. Wisconsin (down 4)
19. Georgia Tech
20. Northern Iowa (NR)
21. Ohio State (NR)
22. Mississippi
23. Mississippi State (NR)
24. North Carolina (down 12)
25. Baylor
Top 5 outside looking in: Vanderbilt, Connecticut, New Mexico, UAB, Virginia.
Dropped out: Connecticut (15), Miami (23), Florida State (25).
Notes: The Pac-10 doesn’t have a team ranked yet again. For the second straight week, the No. 15 team drops from the rankings. First it was New Mexico, now it’s Connecticut. Georgia Tech fell to Virginia but defeated UNC. Because of that, it moves up one spot. Speaking of the Heels, they cling to a ranking. Northern Iowa scoots to a No. 20 ranking with its 16-1 record.
Conference breakdown:
- Big East: 5
- Big 10: 5
- Big XII: 4
- Southeastern: 4
- Atlantic Coast: 3
- Mountain West: 1
- Missouri Valley: 1
- Atlantic 10: 1
- West Coast: 1
