College Basketball Rankings

1. Kansas
2. Kentucky
3. Purdue
4. Syracuse
5. Villanova
6. Duke
7. Kansas State
8. West Virginia
9. Gonzaga
10. Georgetown
11. Ohio State
12. Michigan State
13. BYU
14. Butler
15. New Mexico
16. Vanderbilt
17. Wisconsin
18. Texas
19. Pittsburgh
20. Temple
21. Tennessee
22. Northern Iowa
23. Baylor
24. Texas A&M
25. Virginia Tech
Other Votes (Out of 100): Richmond, 57, Cornell, 20, UTEP, 7 UNLV, 4, Georgia Tech, 2, Notre Dame, 1.

Wake and Baylor Downed by Conference Opponents

Today displayed some good conference and a few upsets. No. 25 Wake Forest took on NC State, a 14-13 team probably needing to win all of their remaining games to have a shot at the Big Dance. NC State's forward Dennis Horner had 10 points and also added 12 rebounds in NC State's upset win 68-54. NC State was helped out by the bench which out scored the Demon Deacons 16-8. Wake Forest is 18-7 (8-5 in the ACC) well NC State is 15-13 but is just 3-10 in the ACC.

Baylor has had an up down season including a win over Texas but also losing to Colorado. They took on a bubble Oklahoma State team in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State's guards' James Anderson and Keiton Page combined for 53 of Oklahoma State's 82 as they beat Baylor 82-75. Baylor's Tweety Carter still had 25 and 4 assists. Baylor is 20-6 (7-5 in Big 12) well the Cowboys are 19-7 (7-5 in Big 12) and could get a few votes for the Top 25.

UConn Surprises Villanova

In the Big East, the down UConn team took on No. 3 Villanova in a testy rivalry game. UConn started off the season 11-3 then then lost 3 three straight and entered the Villanova game 14-11 well Villanova was 22-2. UConn's Kemba Walker(right) lead all scorers with 29 and had 8 rebounds in a upset 84-75 win. Villanova's Scottie Reynolds scored 18 in the loss. This is a huge win for UConn, just one of the many Big East bubble teams. They need to peform in the Big East though were they are 5-8.

Backyard Brawl Round 2, Interesting Ivy League Showdown, Kentucky Rolls

Last night was an intersting and exciting night of hoops. In the Big East, No. 23 Pitt took on No. 4 West Virginia in the basketball edition of the Backyard Brawl. The game lasted 3 OT's until Pitt pulled away 98-95 on Ashton Gibbs' 24 points. The Mountaineers were led by De'Sean Butler who had 32 points. The Mountaineers are now 19-5 (8-4 in Big East) as the Panthers are 19-6 (8-4 in Big East).

The Cornell Big Red have had one of the most surprising teams this season. Almost upsetting Kansas and going 20-3 entering a game that should be an easy win against 3-15 Penn. Penn's Zack Rosen had 22 points and 5 assists as Penn surprised many with a 79-64 win. Penn is now 3-2 in the Ivy League as Cornell suffered their first Ivy League loss and are 6-1.

One of the best matchups this weekend No. 2 Kentucky had confidence going into a game against No. 12 Tennessee, who was coming off a horrible loss to No. 24 Vanderbilt. The Vols shut down DeMarcus Cousins who had just 5 points but couldn't stop John Wall (24 points) or Eric Bledsoe who had 16 points. Kentucky is 24-1 (9-1 in SEC) well Tennessee is 18-6 (6-4 in SEC).

College Basketball Rankings

1. Kansas
2. Syracuse
3. Kentucky
4. Villanova
5. Georgetown
6. Purdue
7. West Virginia
8. Duke
9. Kansas State
10. Gonzaga
11. Michigan State
12. Wisconsin
13. Tennessee
14. Butler
15. Texas
16. Ohio State
17. BYU
18. New Mexico
19. Northern Iowa
20. Georgia Tech
21. Pitt
22. Vanderbilt
23. Cornell
24. Temple
25. UNLV

Rivalry Brings Big Losses and Wins

Last night and on Monday some big rivalry games took place. In the Big East No. 5 Villanova tried to get back on track after a 13 point loss to Georgetown against No. 4 West Virginia. Scottie Reynolds had 21 points and 5 assists as Villanova beat the Mountaineers 82-75 despite Daryll Bryant's 15. The Wildcats improved to 20-2 well the Mountaineers fell to 19-3.

Meanwhile, Michigan State tried to snap their 2 game losing streak against Purdue. The number six Boilermakers were able to handle the down Spartans 76-64 on E'Twaun Moore's best game with 25 points and six assists. Purdue is now ranked 19-6 well Purdue is 20-3.

Baylor Upsets Texas, Kansas Survives Kansas State

It was all Big 12 this Saturday. Baylor cam ein trying to upset a No. 6 Texas team and they did as Tweety Carter had 27 points with 6 rebounds. Texas may fall down to around tenth in the nation, well Baylor hopes to get a Top 25 ranking.

In one of the best rivalries ever, Kansas took down Kansas State on a late drive by Sherron Collins, the same play Kansas ran against Cornell. Cole Aldrich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. K-State could fall to 20th, Kansas could will definitely get the Number One ranking.

New Polls Released

The ESPN/USA Today Poll and AP Poll have been released. Kentucky moved into the number one spot in the nation with Texas losing two straight well Kansas moved into No. 2 and Villanova is now number three well Syracuse is four. Some surprises include: BYU cracking the top 10 well UAB gets into Top 25 play in the AP Poll.

UConn Hands Texas Loss, Duke Stays Alive,

In a premier Big East-Big 12 title, No. 1 Texas tried to come off a loss to No. 9 Kansas State with a win over the down No. 21 UConn. Damion James had 23 points and 7 rebounds but it was UConn who made the upset with a win 88-74. Stanley Robinson and Jerome Dyson combined for 49 points and 15 rebounds in the win. Texas will hope to stay in the Top 10, well UConn hopes to move at least to a Top 20 ranking. Texas gets Texas Tech next well, UConn gets Providence next. For a full box score click here.

Duke had been struggling in the ACC the whole season and things looked like they would not get easier with a game against Clemson. Nolan Smith had 22 and 2 steals as Duke escaped with a 60-47 win. Clemson lost their second straight despite Trevor Booker's 22 points and 7 rebounds. Clemson hopes to get back on track with a game against Boston College and Duke gets Florida State. For a full box score click here.

Other scores: 9 Kansas State, 69, Oklahoma State, 73, J. Anderson, OKSU, 30 points.
8 Tennessee, 63, Georgia, 78, S. Hopson, TENN, 19 points, 5 steals.
12 West Virginia, 71, 25 Ohio State, 65, W. Buford, OSU, 22 points, 3 assists.

College Basketball Rankings

1. Kentucky Dangerous team and only undefeated are led by John Wall. And don't forget Patrick Patterson.
2. Kansas Three All Americans, Cole Aldrich, Sherron Collins and Xavier Henry will try to get back to the number one ranking.
3. Texas If guards can help out Damion James and Dexter Pittman the 'Horns will hold out Kansas for the Big 12 title.
4. Syracuse A bunch of dangerous no names include guys like Arinze Onaku, Wes Johnson and Andrew Rauntins.
5. Villanova Scottie Reynolds continues his next step on his fantastic Villanova resume, with a national championship win.
6. Kansas State A win over No. 1 Texas continues the Wildcats surprising season. Watch out for guards Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente.
7. Michigan State Kalin Lucas is the best bench player in the nation and with Purdue falling it leaves the Big Ten wide open.
8. Tennessee The Vols are having a great season with a hot stretch but sooner or later the loss of Tyler Smith will catch up to them.
9. Duke Loss to NC State hopefully will not sideline them. Jon Scheyer is one of the best guards in the ACC.
10. Gonzaga Matt Bouldin leads a team that isn't great but will be helped out by the weak schedule in the West Coast Conference.
11. West Virginia Amazingly the third Big East team in the Top 11. Devin Ebanks and Bob Huggins have pieces to make a dynasty.
12. Purdue Hope that they will get back in it even with three straight losses. Robbie Hummel has been great even with the losses.
13. Clemson Trevor and Devin Booker will hopefully lead the Tigers past Duke this weekend and become the top ACC team.
14. BYU Will win Mountain West led by explosive play. Another surprising team.
15. Pittsburgh Amazing Pittsburgh is in the Top 25 with last year's losses of DeJuan Blair and Sam Young. Jermaine Dixon is now the leader.
16. Georgetown With guys like Greg Monroe and Chris Wright, the Hoyas have no where to go but up.
17. Temple After the loss of Dionte Christmas, Temple seemed to fall out of the picture. Not yet, though.
18. Georgia Tech It seems Georgia Tech hit it's peak when they beat Duke only to fall again to fall to Virginia. Win against Clemson will help.
19. Wisconsin Beating Purdue's winning streak helped well Trevon Hughes and Jon Leuer are becoming tow of the better players in the Big Ten.
20. Ohio State One of the hottest teams, the Buckeyes try to continue with a win over West Virginia. Evan Turner has been hotter than ever lately.
21. Northern Iowa This team is getting Iowa fans happy about hoops again. Talk about guys like Jordan Eglseder.
22. Ole Miss Terrico White and Chris Warren form a great guard combo well the inside game will help.
23. Mississippi State After high expectations State fell early but have rallied to a strong season with Jarvis Varnado.
24. Butler Butler is a little clone of Mississippi State, starting high and falling down. Matt Howard needs to be a big man.
25. UConn Jim Calhoun hopefully will not be a distraction as UConn looks to beat Texas with big mn Stanley Robinson and Jerome Dyson.
Other vote getters: Baylor, Vanderbilt, New Mexico and Florida State.