The Confidential’s Basketball Top 30 for January 17, 2012
With over 300 teams in college basketball, the top 25 is just not enough anymore. Here is the Confidential’s Top 30 for January 17, 2012:
- Syracuse (20-0). The Orange set a school record by starting the season 20-0. The Big East schedule gets much tougher though. Next up: @ Notre Dame.
- Kentucky (18-1). Kentucky struggled to beat Tennessee, but they got the win. Waiting for that matchup with Florida. Next up: Alabama.
- Baylor (17-1). Sure, they lost at Kansas on Monday night. But most teams lose at Kansas. Next up: Missouri.
- Missouri (17-1). Not many one loss teams right now, but Missouri is one of them. A win over Baylor moves Missouri into the #3 slot. Next up: @ Baylor.
- Duke (15-2). Held serve against upstart Virginia. Closer than expected at Clemson though. Next up: Wake Forest.
- Ohio State (16-3). Disappointing loss at Illinois, but followed it up with a convincing win over Indiana. Next up: @ Nebraska.
- Kansas (15-3). Convincing win over Baylor. Starting to make a move in the Big 12 standings. Next up: @ Texas.
- North Carolina (15-3). Still amazed by that 33-point loss. A lot of talent, but results are needed. Next up: @ Virginia Tech.
- Indiana (15-3). The losses at Michigan State and Ohio State are understandable. Minnesota at home was a disappointing loss. Next up: @ Nebraska
- San Diego State (15-2). Only two losses were Creighton and Baylor. A rare opportunity to disregard head-to-head play. Next up: @ New Mexico.
- Creighton (16-2). Although Creighton beat San Diego State, the overall resume is slightly behind them. Oddly enough. Next up: @ Missouri State.
- Michigan State (15-4). Losses to Northwestern and Michigan drop the Spartans. At least they were on the road against good teams. Next up: Purdue.
- Virginia (14-2). No shame in losing to Duke on the road. Can’t be looking ahead to the Hokies. Next up: @ Georgia Tech.
- UNLV (16-3). Tough loss to San Diego State. Still some good wins on the resume though. Next up: TCU.
- Georgetown (15-3). Hoyas rebounded nicely against St. Johns. Figuratively. Maybe literally too. Next up: Rutgers.
- Kansas State (12-4). Losing to Baylor was somewhat expected. Losing to Oklahoma hurt though. Next up: Texas.
- Murray State (18-0). Wearing the target. Need to keep winning to have a chance at a 4 or 5 seed. Next up: @ Morehead State.
- Mississippi State (15-3). Picked up wins over Tennessee and Alabama. Time to hit the road now. Next up: @ Mississippi.
- Illinois (15-3). Decent losses for Illinois on the resume. And now the win over Ohio State. Next up: @ Penn State.
- Michigan (15-4). Nice wins over Northwestern and Michigan State. Losing by nearly 20 to Iowa? Next up: @ Arkansas.
- Marquette (15-4). Marquette has battled all year. It is paying off as the schedule softens a bit. Next up: @ Providence.
- UConn (14-3). Huskies are starting to play better. Look out nation. Next up: Cincinnati.
- West Virginia (13-5). Tough loss to UConn. Nice job in handling upstart Rutgers in the follow-up. Next up: Marshall.
- Wisconsin (14-5). Won at Purdue, something Illinois could not do. Beat Nebraska too. Next up: Northwestern.
- Alabama (13-4). Came down to Earth a bit by losing to Mississippi State. But the win over LSU was nice. Next up: Vanderbilt.
- Seton Hall (15-3). Loss to USF hurts the resume. That’s a winnable road game for a team in the top 25. Next up: @ Villanova.
- Wichita State (15-3). Best win remains UNLV. Losses are all respectable though. Next up: @ Northern Iowa.
- Stanford (15-3). Atop the weak Pac-12 right now. Going to be hard to impress this year. Next up: @ Washington State.
- St. Mary’s (17-2). Win over Gonzaga is nice. That loss to Denver is still puzzling. Next up: @ St. Mary’s.
- Florida (14-4). Losses to Tennessee and Rutgers still hurt. But getting some momentum back. Next up: Pepperdine.
Tell us what you think. Is anyone unfairly missing? Anyone too high or too low?
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