Monday, January 5, 2015

College Basketball Rankings - 5 Jan

Kentucky did not play this week, but they are still far ahead of any other team this week, holding down the top spot for the 3rd straight week and 5th time in the last 6 weeks. There is one minor change to their rank this week though, with one projected loss again showing on their line. There are no games that are likely losses, but they have 5 road games (against Texas A&M, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and LSU) that are possible losses, and all it would take is one down night against one of those opponents to tarnish their perfect record. Here are this week's full rankings:





Record
ProjRec
SOS
TW
LW
Team
Rating
W
L
W
L
Curr
All
1
1
Kentucky
-32.4607
13
0
30
1
17
37
2
2
Duke
-27.7825
13
0
28
3
57
6
3
3
Virginia
-25.5374
13
0
27
3
28
17
4
5
Wisconsin
-25.4466
14
1
28
3
39
18
5
7
North Carolina
-24.6169
11
3
24
7
4
2
6
6
Gonzaga
-24.4148
14
1
30
1
44
112
7
4
Ohio State
-23.9799
12
3
25
6
151
55
8
8
Louisville
-21.1054
13
1
25
6
80
19
9
12
West Virginia
-20.872
13
1
25
6
41
9
10
9
Utah
-19.9402
12
2
25
5
178
73
11
11
Villanova
-19.7711
13
1
26
5
50
39
12
13
Notre Dame
-18.0152
14
1
24
7
294
83
13
10
Texas
-17.9608
12
2
23
8
94
10
14
14
Butler
-17.5126
11
4
22
9
18
24
15
16
Oklahoma
-17.5093
10
3
20
10
49
3
16
15
Virginia Commonwealth
-17.2105
11
3
25
6
8
48
17
20
Arizona
-17.2055
13
1
25
6
129
61
18
24
Baylor
-17.1826
11
2
23
8
35
22
19
18
Iowa State
-16.9752
10
2
21
9
169
15
20
17
Michigan State
-16.373
9
5
20
11
65
21
21
27
Maryland
-15.989
14
1
25
6
55
42
22
33
BYU
-15.7727
13
4
25
6
106
95
23
21
Kansas
-15.452
11
2
21
10
2
1
24
22
Minnesota
-15.182
11
4
21
10
155
53
25
23
Illinois
-14.3975
10
5
20
11
93
56
26
28
Xavier
-14.3605
10
4
20
11
103
27
27
29
George Washington
-14.3522
11
3
23
8
70
72
28
38
South Carolina
-14.3413
9
3
20
10
201
47
29
19
Florida
-14.3298
7
6
18
13
32
16
30
25
Wichita State
-13.9519
12
2
25
5
140
121
31
26
Georgetown
-13.6698
9
4
18
11
10
5
32
34
Hofstra
-13.591
10
4
24
7
115
183
33
39
Seton Hall
-13.2907
12
2
21
9
74
26
34
37
Arkansas
-13.2175
11
2
23
8
229
74
35
45
Iowa
-13.2017
10
4
19
12
87
25
36
31
Georgia
-13.1521
9
3
20
10
25
11
37
41
Buffalo
-12.7538
10
3
24
7
22
94
38
36
Stanford
-12.6718
10
3
20
10
84
54
39
48
Davidson
-12.4512
10
2
21
8
185
85
40
55
Old Dominion
-12.3963
12
1
27
3
107
224
41
52
Central Michigan
-12.2947
10
1
23
6
351
284
42
32
Syracuse
-12.0958
10
4
19
12
137
40
43
35
Northern Iowa
-11.9988
12
2
24
6
71
105
44
46
Indiana
-11.9656
11
3
19
12
222
45
45
47
St. John's
-11.8524
11
3
20
11
98
38
46
54
North Carolina Central
-11.6186
10
5
24
6
242
343
47
50
Sam Houston State
-11.3419
9
4
25
6
320
349
48
44
TCU
-11.3415
13
1
20
11
341
78
49
49
Oklahoma State
-11.2399
11
2
18
12
254
28
50
30
Eastern Kentucky
-11.2351
8
5
21
8
225
230
51
56
Miami (FL)
-11.0568
10
4
19
12
68
33
52
42
North Carolina State
-10.9415
11
4
18
13
128
23
53
53
Providence
-10.9383
11
4
19
12
46
14
54
51
Rhode Island
-10.8442
9
3
21
8
245
130
55
69
Cincinnati
-10.709
10
3
23
8
62
92
56
40
Connecticut
-10.5835
7
5
19
11
21
81
57
43
SMU
-10.5557
10
4
21
9
114
107
58
59
Purdue
-10.3584
10
5
17
14
170
32
59
57
Texas A&M
-10.229
9
3
19
11
102
59
60
62
Iona
-10.0792
9
5
23
8
73
179
61
71
Dayton
-9.64531
11
2
22
8
136
97
62
79
Ole Miss
-9.27416
9
4
18
13
125
49
63
87
Toledo
-9.22222
8
5
20
11
59
91
64
64
Washington
-9.20812
11
3
20
10
166
76
65
66
Vanderbilt
-9.04148
10
3
19
12
257
79
66
58
San Diego State
-9.01996
11
4
22
9
118
120
67
68
Georgia State
-8.94178
9
4
23
8
164
203
68
61
Arizona State
-8.81388
8
6
17
14
116
62
69
60
LSU
-8.75888
11
2
20
11
204
66
70
65
Marquette
-8.47779
9
5
15
15
60
12
71
77
Colorado
-8.32453
9
5
16
14
156
63
72
63
Evansville
-8.23339
11
3
22
8
275
216
73
72
Oregon
-8.0149
11
3
19
12
251
86
74
98
William & Mary
-8.00388
7
5
19
10
193
151
75
80
Charlotte
-7.88815
6
7
20
11
3
101
76
89
Coastal Carolina
-7.83626
11
3
24
6
339
338
77
76
Colorado State
-7.71831
14
1
25
6
182
181
78
73
UCLA
-7.42609
8
7
16
15
11
41
79
97
South Carolina Upstate
-7.39913
11
4
24
7
340
350
80
90
UTEP
-7.36413
10
4
22
8
145
228
81
82
Illinois State
-7.31826
8
6
18
12
124
115
82
85
UNLV
-7.25791
9
5
20
11
51
103
83
92
Valparaiso
-7.23998
14
3
24
7
315
292
84
75
La Salle
-7.21258
8
6
18
13
19
69
85
70
Green Bay
-7.18908
11
3
22
8
227
234
86
94
Georgia Tech
-7.15186
9
4
16
14
14
7
87
84
Temple
-7.14196
11
4
21
10
54
88
88
91
Yale
-6.99397
10
5
21
10
66
143
89
96
Wofford
-6.90906
10
4
22
9
58
125
90
83
Boise State
-6.85502
10
5
20
11
237
210
91
78
Louisiana Tech
-6.82085
10
4
22
9
249
263
92
86
California
-6.51886
11
4
18
13
198
71
93
88
Memphis
-6.48943
8
5
18
13
188
99
94
74
UC Santa Barbara
-6.38957
6
7
18
12
168
189
95
67
Tennessee-Martin
-6.37616
8
5
19
10
228
231
96
81
Eastern Washington
-6.13464
11
4
23
8
253
303
97
100
Pittsburgh
-5.88244
10
4
17
15
187
58
98
122
Murray State
-5.87486
11
4
21
9
277
279
99
99
Stephen F Austin
-5.79285
11
3
24
7
305
329
100
101
Alabama
-5.75126
10
3
17
14
213
52
101
114
Eastern Michigan
-5.67394
11
2
22
9
349
278
102
113
St. Bonaventure
-5.63948
8
4
17
12
216
102
103
136
Northeastern
-5.61563
9
4
20
11
88
123
104
137
Saint Mary's
-5.47509
11
3
19
10
221
108
105
106
Tennessee
-5.38666
8
4
15
15
53
30
106
95
Columbia
-5.28174
7
5
18
10
82
160
107
109
Creighton
-5.1893
9
6
14
17
142
43
108
117
Penn State
-5.15376
12
3
17
14
130
34
109
129
New Mexico
-5.07443
10
4
19
11
233
136
110
123
Harvard
-5.04543
8
3
19
9
171
192
111
115
Wake Forest
-5.03721
8
7
13
18
78
13
112
134
Cleveland State
-4.97117
8
8
17
14
194
166
113
108
Georgia Southern
-4.95608
8
3
20
9
346
326
114
105
New Mexico State
-4.92554
7
9
19
12
139
311
115
103
VMI
-4.91868
5
9
15
14
121
171
116
104
Nebraska
-4.80867
8
5
13
17
176
20
117
119
Kansas State
-4.73656
7
7
11
20
90
4
118
118
East Tennessee State
-4.72108
8
4
19
11
127
202
119
127
UC Irvine
-4.5838
7
7
17
13
214
206
120
124
San Diego
-4.51253
8
8
15
15
113
96
121
138
Western Kentucky
-4.47865
8
5
18
12
247
220
122
107
Richmond
-4.4396
7
7
15
16
72
70
123
125
Stony Brook
-4.42263
9
6
20
11
126
227
124
102
St. Francis (PA)
-4.26959
7
5
19
10
104
233
125
153
Boston College
-4.17907
7
5
13
17
99
36
126
141
Michigan
-4.17198
8
6
13
17
158
44
127
128
Chattanooga
-4.09917
9
6
19
12
239
212
128
132
Northwestern
-4.08051
10
5
14
17
153
35
129
144
Portland
-4.02566
10
5
18
12
238
161
130
135
Lafayette
-4.00909
9
4
20
9
149
217
131
93
San Francisco
-3.9294
7
9
14
16
215
117
132
116
Wyoming
-3.88891
13
2
22
9
342
297
133
120
Army
-3.86602
10
3
20
9
268
273
134
121
Massachusetts
-3.85015
7
7
15
16
23
67
135
140
Long Beach State
-3.79314
6
10
16
16
6
82
136
130
Texas Tech
-3.73771
10
4
14
17
319
57
137
112
New Hampshire
-3.56953
6
7
18
11
230
307
138
158
Oregon State
-3.49921
9
4
16
14
324
106
139
145
Elon
-3.2233
9
5
18
13
271
158
140
166
UL Lafayette
-3.16356
8
5
19
12
345
314
141
139
South Dakota State
-2.87117
9
7
19
11
207
282
142
163
Loyola (IL)
-2.84439
11
3
19
11
282
211
143
146
Saint Peter's
-2.82697
8
7
17
14
152
156
144
110
American
-2.74147
8
6
18
12
52
137
145
178
Monmouth
-2.67136
7
7
18
13
81
163
146
177
Tulane
-2.65357
11
3
19
11
302
221
147
131
Norfolk State
-2.59692
9
7
20
11
141
269
148
111
UNC Wilmington
-2.51667
6
6
15
14
26
98
149
167
Bowling Green
-2.32609
8
3
17
12
292
178
150
164
Texas Southern
-2.22122
4
10
18
13
1
241
151
143
Belmont
-2.19356
9
5
17
12
181
177
152
150
Northern Kentucky
-2.12964
6
9
16
13
91
249
153
151
Rutgers
-2.12235
9
6
12
19
43
8
154
147
UT Arlington
-2.07267
8
4
18
12
110
150
155
133
Tennessee Tech
-2.05839
8
7
16
14
240
236
156
142
Akron
-2.02633
9
4
17
14
326
213
157
188
Dartmouth
-1.99725
6
6
15
13
148
140
158
126
Canisius
-1.98754
7
6
16
13
92
169
159
182
St. Francis (NY)
-1.96544
7
7
18
13
163
255
160
168
Morehead State
-1.88981
5
11
13
18
186
196
161
190
Cal Poly
-1.7968
7
5
16
12
183
159
162
152
Clemson
-1.79651
8
5
13
17
191
46
163
159
Samford
-1.74536
7
9
15
16
252
240
164
170
Texas State
-1.67321
7
4
18
11
343
304
165
156
Vermont
-1.66406
5
8
15
14
212
268
166
160
Western Michigan
-1.59664
9
4
16
15
307
144
167
154
Colgate
-1.56355
5
10
14
17
63
138
168
184
Tulsa
-1.52193
9
5
16
14
218
113
169
171
UC Davis
-1.40991
10
3
18
11
327
277
170
181
Kent State
-1.40052
9
4
18
13
290
167
171
161
Virginia Tech
-1.19331
8
6
12
19
235
50
172
213
UNC Asheville
-1.17857
6
7
15
14
285
302
173
149
Albany
-1.17097
6
7
15
14
97
191
174
175
Florida State
-1.14342
8
6
13
18
192
60
175
192
George Mason
-1.05289
6
7
12
18
67
65
176
157
High Point
-1.01146
10
4
19
11
264
280
177
180
Pepperdine
-0.95969
9
5
15
14
299
122
178
201
Mercer
-0.93957
7
8
15
16
231
194
179
176
Auburn
-0.70611
8
5
13
18
211
64
180
212
SIU-Edwardsville
-0.67338
6
7
13
14
337
286
181
148
Radford
-0.62691
9
6
19
12
313
318
182
198
Incarnate Word
-0.61912
8
3
20
8
329
348
183
169
Cornell
-0.61342
6
8
15
15
75
146
184
173
North Florida
-0.43045
7
9
17
14
120
283
185
203
Missouri
-0.30535
6
7
11
20
77
31
186
193
Charleston Southern
-0.21225
6
6
16
13
286
312
187
155
Florida Gulf Coast
-0.13417
10
5
19
11
261
313
188
229
Utah State
-0.11759
9
5
16
14
256
199
189
197
Rider
-0.04672
8
6
17
14
100
164
190
207
NJIT
-0.02887
7
9
16
13
40
296
191
174
Air Force
-0.01749
7
6
14
15
335
271
192
199
Wright State
0.14428
9
6
16
14
190
172
193
211
Boston University
0.19069
6
7
14
15
96
165
194
187
Hawaii
0.25561
12
4
20
12
330
281
195
221
Oral Roberts
0.34084
6
8
16
14
101
260
196
205
Saint Joseph's
0.42086
6
6
13
17
61
77
197
243
Missouri State
0.4324
8
6
14
16
266
149
198
214
Idaho
0.4651
7
6
16
13
303
308
199
186
Detroit
0.48353
7
9
14
17
232
176
200
194
USC
0.4975
8
6
12
18
117
68
201
179
Quinnipiac
0.52648
6
6
14
15
241
226
202
234
Oakland
0.65891
5
10
13
18
16
114
203
247
Washington State
0.70582
7
7
11
19
85
51
204
224
Florida International
0.77264
8
6
17
14
244
257
205
216
Hartford
0.81262
7
7
16
13
172
252
206
209
UL Monroe
0.8793
6
6
16
15
325
300
207
208
Princeton
0.91319
5
9
13
17
132
174
208
225
Maryland-Eastern Shore
0.93993
8
8
18
13
31
197
209
195
Denver
0.95814
7
8
15
14
223
262
210
162
James Madison
0.99648
8
6
15
16
133
80
211
220
Eastern Illinois
1.00472
8
6
15
14
180
205
212
191
Towson
1.01895
7
7
14
17
226
162
213
219
Florida Atlantic
1.10577
7
5
15
14
289
264
214
183
Sacred Heart
1.10787
6
8
15
16
157
256
215
172
Bryant
1.11349
4
6
14
15
29
168
216
165
Lehigh
1.13887
6
7
14
15
112
135
217
238
Ohio
1.18053
5
6
12
17
217
111
218
268
Northern Illinois
1.20507
6
5
13
16
265
132
219
250
DePaul
1.29617
8
7
10
21
177
29
220
232
Northern Arizona
1.31494
6
9
16
15
111
245
221
196
Ball State
1.33988
5
6
11
18
281
133
222
204
Gardner-Webb
1.35306
9
6
17
14
272
289
223
226
Manhattan
1.57821
5
8
12
17
150
157
224
200
LIU Brooklyn
1.64271
4
8
13
16
69
193
225
189
UMass Lowell
1.69295
7
6
15
14
42
180
226
202
Campbell
1.79253
7
7
15
16
262
266
227
185
College of Charleston
1.88913
5
9
12
19
12
87
228
231
Omaha
1.91175
7
7
15
14
269
299
229
255
Weber State
1.91944
4
9
13
16
174
293
230
218
Arkansas State
2.07707
6
5
14
15
270
238
231
222
Holy Cross
2.15149
5
7
13
15
202
208
232
240
Appalachian State
2.1589
4
6
13
16
30
126
233
237
South Dakota
2.34554
7
9
15
16
234
290
234
248
Sacramento State
2.36737
8
5
16
13
316
310
235
254
Fairleigh Dickinson
2.37126
6
6
15
14
135
222
236
236
Winthrop
2.3983
6
7
14
15
338
327
237
253
Bradley
2.48134
6
9
11
20
260
154
238
217
Middle Tennessee
2.51989
7
7
15
16
224
223
239
267
Southeast Missouri State
2.58921
7
8
13
16
295
265
240
215
Duquesne
2.62041
5
7
10
19
274
110
241
228
North Dakota
2.63926
6
7
15
15
138
261
242
227
UC Riverside
2.7445
7
7
13
17
287
242
243
235
Western Carolina
2.79193
6
8
13
18
165
147
244
246
CSU Bakersfield
2.79789
4
11
14
17
267
347
245
245
Furman
2.92648
3
9
10
19
64
145
246
270
Santa Clara
2.95776
7
8
12
18
143
109
247
263
Montana
2.96052
5
7
14
15
199
285
248
230
Southern Illinois
2.98303
7
8
12
19
311
200
249
257
Fresno State
3.01134
6
9
12
19
236
188
250
239
Siena
3.1283
5
8
12
17
147
185
251
262
Bucknell
3.16828
6
9
13
18
122
173
252
252
Youngstown State
3.19895
9
8
15
16
276
270
253
223
Mississippi State
3.22286
7
6
10
21
333
89
254
251
Southeastern Louisiana
3.26882
4
10
15
17
24
246
255
260
UAB
3.3307
5
9
12
19
76
155
256
241
Northern Colorado
3.34825
6
7
15
14
317
334
257
233
Houston
3.36758
7
6
13
17
296
235
258
279
Robert Morris
3.40058
5
8
13
17
45
152
259
210
IPFW
3.50972
7
8
13
16
323
320
260
242
East Carolina
3.73332
7
8
12
19
314
209
261
244
South Florida
3.7577
7
8
12
19
196
129
262
206
Alabama State
3.78319
5
5
17
10
328
351
263
258
Lamar
4.00116
7
6
15
15
334
325
264
261
Delaware State
4.02659
5
8
15
16
34
267
265
265
Howard
4.04488
7
8
15
16
280
321
266
259
Pacific
4.0508
9
7
12
18
310
142
267
269
Seattle
4.23516
7
7
14
14
312
336
268
272
UMKC
4.28675
5
11
13
18
210
298
269
291
Indiana State
4.30728
6
8
11
19
203
127
270
264
North Dakota State
4.47717
10
5
16
13
321
317
271
256
The Citadel
4.51737
5
8
11
18
308
253
272
288
Nevada
4.52446
5
8
10
20
301
214
273
275
Pennsylvania
4.55303
3
7
9
19
159
118
274
287
CS Fullerton
4.55944
8
7
14
17
279
239
275
281
Fordham
4.64408
5
7
9
20
220
93
276
271
Houston Baptist
4.72269
5
6
13
15
348
341
277
276
Southern
4.74545
4
11
15
17
160
345
278
302
Northwestern State
5.00201
5
7
15
14
284
333
279
249
Hampton
5.19215
6
8
13
16
162
248
280
293
Niagara
5.36138
3
9
9
20
37
119
281
304
Navy
5.56415
6
8
12
18
179
187
282
292
IUPUI
5.68676
5
10
11
19
36
139
283
282
Jackson State
5.69158
3
11
14
17
48
330
284
283
New Orleans
5.69265
4
5
13
14
248
335
285
278
Miami (OH)
5.7638
5
8
10
21
243
124
286
277
Fairfield
5.98633
4
9
10
20
109
148
287
280
Drexel
6.08973
2
10
7
22
154
90
288
295
Arkansas-Little Rock
6.12959
5
7
11
19
258
250
289
284
Grand Canyon
6.23019
9
8
16
15
306
332
290
285
Wagner
6.25128
2
10
9
20
47
190
291
273
Portland State
6.35292
7
5
13
15
298
287
292
326
McNeese State
6.54186
6
6
15
14
300
342
293
297
Marshall
6.55751
4
10
9
22
208
184
294
266
Loyola Marymount
6.65842
4
11
7
23
161
75
295
299
CS Northridge
6.70007
4
11
10
22
173
182
296
289
Brown
6.70718
7
7
12
19
200
201
297
290
Saint Louis
6.7778
8
6
11
20
304
116
298
312
UCF
6.89538
7
6
11
18
297
170
299
286
Morgan State
7.06226
2
13
9
21
33
215
300
317
UIC
7.07869
5
12
9
22
206
218
301
301
Prairie View
7.51203
2
12
12
19
20
324
302
274
Mount St. Mary's
7.51638
4
8
10
19
9
141
303
310
Longwood
7.63016
5
10
11
20
219
244
304
300
Liberty
7.78642
6
9
11
20
350
339
305
296
UT San Antonio
7.82445
6
6
11
18
331
301
306
303
Drake
7.8888
3
11
7
23
134
100
307
305
UNC Greensboro
7.97143
5
10
9
22
283
225
308
306
Jacksonville State
8.17108
7
9
11
20
263
232
309
318
Texas A&M-CC
8.23726
5
7
12
18
332
328
310
314
South Alabama
8.45107
2
10
7
24
273
243
311
339
Rice
8.47696
4
9
8
22
322
229
312
309
Western Illinois
8.48362
7
6
11
16
309
294
313
294
Lipscomb
8.48489
5
9
11
18
195
305
314
308
Milwaukee
8.50141
5
11
9
21
105
175
315
321
Utah Valley
8.56508
5
9
12
17
189
309
316
322
Idaho State
8.61229
3
11
9
21
259
306
317
298
North Texas
8.77703
6
8
10
20
318
259
318
329
Bethune-Cookman
8.98895
3
11
11
20
246
344
319
319
Austin Peay
9.00619
5
9
9
21
255
204
320
315
Southern Utah
9.06315
3
10
9
20
209
288
321
307
Troy
9.15884
5
6
10
19
347
295
322
320
South Carolina State
9.3356
4
12
10
21
95
258
323
327
North Carolina A&T
9.47295
3
13
10
21
123
275
324
324
Marist
9.49274
1
13
5
25
86
134
325
323
Maine
9.70986
1
12
6
23
7
104
326
313
Montana State
9.76951
3
12
8
23
175
195
327
333
Delaware
9.91792
1
11
4
25
38
84
328
337
Chicago State
10.1377
4
13
9
22
144
247
329
316
UMBC
10.2721
2
11
6
23
119
198
330
328
UT Pan American
10.4172
4
10
10
20
197
316
331
332
Abilene Christian
10.6893
7
7
12
19
344
331
332
330
Tennessee State
10.96
3
13
6
25
205
153
333
334
Southern Miss
11.0132
5
7
9
20
288
254
334
336
Coppin State
11.1961
1
14
6
23
5
131
335
331
Central Connecticut State
11.3145
2
12
6
25
131
207
336
311
Loyola (MD)
11.6521
4
9
7
22
79
128
337
335
Kennesaw State
11.7941
5
11
10
21
146
276
338
325
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
11.9045
3
12
11
21
56
315
339
343
Savannah State
12.3873
3
10
9
21
15
251
340
338
Stetson
12.8184
5
10
9
21
336
337
341
344
Binghamton
13.4735
1
15
4
27
167
219
342
342
Presbyterian
13.5111
5
10
8
23
291
274
343
340
Alabama A&M
13.8965
1
10
8
20
83
340
344
341
Jacksonville
13.9083
5
11
9
22
293
322
345
346
San Jose State
15.1325
2
12
3
27
278
186
346
345
Nicholls State
16.0308
3
8
7
21
250
319
347
347
Central Arkansas
18.0859
0
12
3
26
108
237
348
348
Alcorn State
18.4173
1
12
6
24
184
346
349
349
Florida A&M
20.7448
0
13
2
27
89
272
350
350
Mississippi Valley State
21.446
2
12
6
25
13
291
351
351
Grambling State
24.7139
2
9
5
23
27
323

Underrated Teams

North Carolina has fallen to the low teens in the national polls thanks to 3 losses, but the Tar Heels have played a tougher schedule than any other ranked team but Kansas, and they haven't been too bad in games against the best. They may have lost to Iowa, but they beat Ohio State. They lost to Butler, but they beat Florida. They lost at Kentucky, but who hasn't? The Tar Heels should be in the conversation for a #1 seed in March.

Ohio State is also not getting the recognition they deserve due to 3 losses, but the quality is more important than the quantity here. They lost to that same Iowa team, along with the Tar Heels that I mentioned above, and their other loss came at Louisville, which has only lost to Kentucky. The Buckeyes are one of the best teams in a very tough conference.

Butler is also much better than people have noticed this year. They beat North Carolina early in the year, and beat Georgetown later in the same tournament, but 3 losses in their last 6 has dropped them from the AP top 25. They have not lost to a bad team, and now they've beaten a ranked team on the road, Saturday at St. John's.

BYU is another team getting no love, with 4 losses on the season, but those losses all came against good teams, most recently Gonzaga. The Cougars have not yet beaten a ranked team, but Stanford is improving fast after losing to BYU a couple weeks ago, and they just finished a trip to the Bay Area with two 30+ point wins over pretty solid teams.

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