The Confidential

The Confidential’s Basketball Top 30 for February 22, 2012

With over 300 teams in college basketball, the top 25 is just not enough anymore.  Here is the Confidential’s Top 30 for February 22, 2012:

1. Syracuse (27-1).  Another road win for Syracuse as it continues its best season ever.  Looking to win the regular season title with two wins in the last three games  Next up: @ South Florida.
2. Kentucky (26-1).  A light week, with only a game against Mississippi.  Yes, they won.  Next up:  @ Mississippi State.
3. Missouri (25-2).  The Tigers are firmly entrenched as the #3 team right now.  Think the SEC folks are happy?  Next up: Kansas State.
4. Michigan State (22-5).  Took care of Wisconsin.  Then defeated Purdue on the road.  Next up: @ Minnesota.
5. Duke (23-4).  Narrowly escaped North Carolina State.  Revenge game upcoming.  Next up: @ Florida State.
6. Kansas (22-5).  Light week, with only a game against mid-major Texas Tech.  Wait, they are in the Big XII?  Next up: @ Texas A&M.
7. North Carolina (23-4).  Tough week with road trips at Virginia and North Carolina State.  The Tar Heels try to keep pace with Duke.  Next up: @ NC State.
8. Ohio State (22-5).  Road loss to Michigan was not horrible, but keeps the Buckeyes on the outside of the 1 seed discussions for now.  Next up: Illinois.
9. Georgetown (20-5).  Beat Providence on the road.  Looking for a double-bye in the Big East tournament.  Next up: @ Seton Hall.
10. Marquette (22-5).  Convincing win at sinking Connecticut.  Still in the hunt for the Big East regular season championship.  Next up: @ Rutgers.
11. Baylor (23-5).  Baylor is starting to lose momentum.  The loss to Kansas State was the first upset.  Next up: Oklahoma.
12. Michigan (20-7).  Big win over Ohio State.  No… huge win!  Next up: @ Iowa.
13. Notre Dame (19-8).  After starting conference play 3-3, the Fighting Irish are now 11-3 and 19-8 overall.  That’s 7 wins in a row.  Next up: West Virginia.
14. Wisconsin (20-7.  Loss at Michigan State was disappointing, but respectable.  Travel to Ohio State this week, cursing the schedule maker along the way.  Next up: @ Iowa.
15. Florida State (19-7).  Florida State looked really good beating up NC State on the road.  Also took care of the Hokies.  Next up: Duke.
16. Florida (21-6).  Florida is not getting impressive wins, but they are getting wins.  Next up: @ Auburn.
17. Murray State (26-1).  Big bracket buster win over St. Mary’s.  That helps the at-large cause.  Next up: @ Tennessee State.
18. Louisville (21-6).  Took care of DePaul on Saturday.  Remember, played Syracuse very tough.  Next up: @ Cincinnati.
19. Virginia (20-6).  Bounced back against Maryland with a convincing win.  Need to pull an upset sooner or later though.  Next up: @ Virginia Tech.
20. Indiana (20-7).  Loss to Iowa hurts, no way around it.  A rare OOC game in February for the Hoosiers next.  Next up: North Carolina Central.
21. Wichita State (24-4).  Got a nice win over Davidson on Saturday to help the at-large cause.  Next up: Illinois State.
22. New Mexico (22-4).  Even New Mexico fans have to be surprised… they beat San Diego State on the road and then throttled UNLV.  Next up: @ Colorado State.
23. Temple (21-5).  The Owls have a bunch of good wins.  Time to make plans for March.  Next up: @ La Salle.
24. UNLV (22-6).  Losing momentum here with 3 losses in two weeks.  Need to turn it around soon.  Next up: Boise State.
25. San Diego State (20-6).  Not only has San Diego State been struggling, but they have given struggling UNLV its only recent win.  Next up: Wyoming.
26. Vanderbilt (19-8).  Wins over Mississippi and Georgia beef up the totals, but nobody will be impressed until they host Kentucky.  And win.  Next up: South Carolina.
27. St. Louis (21-5).  Time to give St. Louis some publicity.  They have won six straight.  Next up: @ Rhode Island.
28. St. Mary’s (23-5).  Like a lot of West Coast teams, St. Mary’s is in a funk lately.  Next up: @ Portland.
29. Virginia Commonwealth (23-6).  Rebounded from the George Mason loss to beat Northern Iowa.  Next up: NC Wilmington.
30. Creighton (23-5).  Trying to rebound after that three-game losing streak.  The win over Long Beach State helps.  Next up: Evansville.

Tell us what you think.  Is anyone unfairly missing?  Anyone too high or too low?