With over 300 teams in college basketball, the top 25 is just not enough anymore. Here is the Confidential’s Top 30 for February 28, 2012:
- Syracuse (29-1). Another road win for Syracuse as it continues its best season ever, this time over Connecticut. One regular season game left. Next up: Louisville.
- Kentucky (28-1). What more can be said about Anthony Davis? This team is rolling. Next up: Georgia.
- Michigan State (24-5). Two more wins, albeit over less than daunting competition. It gets tougher. Next up: @ Indiana.
- Duke (25-4). Big win over Florida State, followed up by narrow win at home over Va Tech. Next up: @ Wake Forest.
- Kansas (25-5). Big win over Missouri. Avoided the let down against Oklahoma State too. Next up: Texas.
- North Carolina (25-4). Two big wins over North Carolina State and Virginia. Matchup with Duke looms. Next up: Maryland.
- Missouri (25-4). Tough week, with losses to both Kansas State and Kansas. Is the lack of depth catching up to the Tigers? Next up: Iowa State.
- Marquette (24-5). Suspended four players for the first half and still beat a good West Virginia team. Marquette is dangerous. Next up: @ Cincinnati.
- Baylor (25-5). Struggled with the upper echelon of the Big XII, but beating up on the middle of the pack. Next up: @ Iowa State.
- Ohio State (23-6). Home loss to Wisconsin hurts a little, but this is still a very good team. Will be a challenge in March. Next up: @ Northwestern.
- Georgetown (22-6). The Hoyas have now won two in a row, after losing to Seton Hall. The Notre Dame win was particularly impressive. Next up: @ Marquette.
- Michigan (21-8). Despite losing to Purdue, it is difficult to move anyone ahead of the Wolverines. Next up: @ Illinois.
- Wisconsin (21-8). The Badgers are alternating wins and losses. This past week, a loss to Iowa followed by a win over Ohio State. Next up: Minnesota.
- Murray State (28-1). The one minor conference team that has punched its ticket to the Big Dance. They need to keep winning though. Next up: Conference Tourney.
- Wichita State (26-4). The Shockers will be the #1 seed in the always tough MWC tournament. A very nice season, indeed. Next up: Conference Tourney.
- Indiana (22-7). That’s give Big 10 teams in the top 16. The wins were not impressive, but certainly better than losses. Next up: Michigan State.
- Louisville (22-7). Loss to Cincinnati hurts a bit, but the Cardinals rebounded against disappointing Pittsburgh. They cannot overlook South Florida. Next up: South Florida.
- Florida (22-7). If Florida was in a deeper conference, this might be a 10-loss team. The loss to Georgia is inexplicable. Next up: @ Vanderbilt.
- Virginia (21-7). There are worse crimes than losing to North Carolina. Even at home. Next up: Florida State.
- Florida State (19-9). The Seminoles have hit a rough patch. A great chance to right the ship against Virginia. Next up: @ Virginia.
- UNLV (24-6). UNLV is starting to get some momentum back. Two decent wins, with a tough road game coming up. Next up: @ Colorado State.
- San Diego State (22-6). San Diego State got two good wins last week. This team will make some noise in March. Next up: @ Boise State.
- Notre Dame (20-10). After winning 8 in a row, Notre Dame has now lost two in a row. They are in the Big Dance with all the good wins though. Next up: Providence.
- Vanderbilt (20-9). There is no shame in losing to Kentucky. This is an improved Vanderbilt team. Next up: Florida.
- Temple (22-6). Lost to St. Josephs was bad, but not awful. Temple still has plenty of good wins. Next up: Massachusetts.
- Iowa State (21-8). Jumps into the top 30 with two more wins. Hard to ignore an 11-5 conference record in the Big XII. Next up: @ Missouri.
- South Florida (18-11). This team has a lot of losses, but most were early in the season when not at full strength. 11-5 in the Big East is good. Next up: @ Louisville.
- St. Mary’s (25-5). With a 14-2 conference record, St. Mary’s is the #1 seed in the conference. Is it enough for an at-large? Next up: Conference Tourney.
- Virginia Commonwealth (25-6). Two more wins for the Rams. And it is on to the conference tourney. Next up: Conference Tourney.
- Creighton (25-5). Two more wins for Creighton. On to the conference tourney. Next up: Conference Tourney.
Tell us what you think. Is anyone unfairly missing? Anyone too high or too low?