- Michigan (19-1, LW 1) - Michigan handled Purdue and Illinois easily last week but this Saturday they will have the chance to validate themselves as the best team in country. The Wolverines travel to #4 Indiana as these top teams in the Big Ten meet in what could determine the conference championship.
- Kansas (19-1, LW 3) - After a tough win at rival K-State, the Jayhawks extended the nation's longest winning streak against Oklahoma to 17. Kansas is also garnishing #1 votes and only have 1 more game on their schedule against a ranked team
- Florida (16-2, LW 6) - In conference play, Florida has outscored opponents 74.6-48.1 in 6 games. I don't care if the SEC isn't as good as years past that is still very impressive. That's all you need to know.
- Indiana (18-2, LW 7) - The Hoosiers had a great win at home over a good Michigan State team 75-70. Victor Oladipo tallied 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 3 blocks. He is shooting 66% from the field, 55% from three and is the MVP of that team, not Cody Zeller. They now travel to Purdue before hosting #1 Michigan.
- Syracuse (18-2, LW 2) - After wins on Louisville and Cincinnati they lost to Villanova in overtime 75-71. The Orange will have a week to regroup before heading to Pittsburgh.
- Gonzaga (19-2, LW 10) - The Zags blew out a solid BYU team 83-63 behind Kelly Olynyk's 26 points on 9-9 from the field and 8-8 from the line. Their schedule is easy until a February 14 game at Saint Mary's.
- Duke (17-1, LW 4) - The road got to the Blue Devils again as they were routed by Miami 90-63. It was one of the worst losses ever by a #1 ranked team. Duke has two more road games this week at Wake Forest and Florida State before a rematch with NC State.
- Arizona (17-2, LW 8) - Arizona was beaten at home by UCLA 84-73 and were never really in the game. They came back with a 74-50 win over USC and now hit the road to face both Washington teams.
- Louisville (16-4, LW 5) - Since being ranked #1 Louisville has dropped three straight to Syracuse, Villanova, and Georgetown. But ended that drought Monday with a 64-61 win over Pitt as Russ Smith put in 20 points and Gorgui Dieng added 14 points and 12 boards.
- Butler (17-3, LW 9) - The Bulldogs took the lead against La Salle with 8 seconds left but couldn't get a stop as the Explorers went the length of the floor for a lay-up of their own and the 54-53 win. However, Butler's leading scorer Rotnei Clarke returned against Temple with 24 points and 9 assists.
- Oregon (18-2, LW 14) - Still standing as the last undefeated tam in the Pac-12, the Ducks have stayed under the radar and handled their business. They don't see Arizona or UCLA again so they have a chance to remain without a loss.
- Michigan State (17-4, LW 12) - MSU earned a huge road win at Wisconsin couldn't make the comeback at Indiana despite 21 from Gary Harris. A home matchup with Illinois should get Sparty back on track.
- Miami FL (15-3, LW NR) - The biggest win last week went to Miami disposing of then #1 Duke. They remain the only undefeated team in the ACC but travel to Va Tech and NC State this week.
- Ohio State (16-4, LW 15) - OSU rebounded from a loss to MSU with two wins last week and took out Wisconsin tonight 58-49. The Buckeyes are still trying to find a consistent scorer to compliment Deshaun Thomas who is averaging 20 points a game.
- Missouri (15-4, LW NR) - The Tigers creep back into the rankings but only by default because so many team in this range lost. They are still playing without leading scorer Laurence Bowers but were still able to dispose of South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
Biggest Drop - Kansas State down 6
New Editions - #13 Miami FL, #15 Missouri
Old News - Kansas State, Minnesota
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