Rank (prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT

1 UCLA (9-0) Beat Oakland, Mich. 74-53 vs. Sam Houston St.

(5) Aaron Afflalo emerges as a star.

2 No. Carolina (8-1) Beat UNC-Asheville, 93-62 vs. Fla. Atlantic

(2) Might be Roy Williams’ fastest team.

3 Ohio State (9-1) Beat Cincinnati, 72-50 vs. Iowa St.

(7) Only going to get better with a healthy Greg Oden.

4 Arizona (8-1) Beat Houston, 87-62 vs. Memphis

(13) First to 100 wins.

5 Wichita St. (8-0) Beat Md.-Eastern Shore, 102-46 vs. Kennesaw St.

(NR) Skill and experience.

6 Wisconsin (11-1) Beat Pittsburgh, 89-75 vs. Pacific

(11) Two go-to guys in Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor.

7 Duke (9-1) Idle vs. Kent St.

(8) Bring on the Zags tomorrow night in the Garden.

8 Florida (9-2) Beat Florida A&M, 72-57 vs. Stetson

(1) Can they repeat?

9 Alabama (9-1) Beat So. Miss., 77-64 at N.C. State

(10) Steele Magnolias.

10 Pittsburgh (10-1) Lost 89-75 to Wisconsin vs. Okla. St.

(6) Aaron Gray leads the way.

11 Connecticut (9-0) Beat St. Mary’s, 89-73 vs. Pepperdine

(NR) Jim Calhoun is having fun.

12 Kansas (8-2) Idle vs. W-Salem

(3) Russell Robinson runs the Jayhawks.

13 Texas A&M (9-2) Beat Jacksonville, 97-58 Fri. at Auburn

(15) Might the nation’s most mentally tough team.

14 Oklahoma St. (11-1) Lost 79-77 to Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh

(NR) JamesOn Curry is instant O.

15 Butler (11-1) Beat Purdue, 68-65 vs. Evansville

(NR) Butler-Evansville, now the fun starts.

16 LSU (6-2) Beat Oregon St., 60-53 at Washington

(12) So much talent, but can they be coached?

17 Washington (8-1) Beat Portland St., 105-73 vs. LSU

(16) Top 5 next season?

18 Memphis (10-2) Beat Austin Peay, 88-63 at Arizona

(20) Who wouldn’t want to play in this system?

19 Marquette (10-2) Beat UMBC 68-46 vs. Oakland

(9) Dominic James – our favorite Big East player.

20 Air Force (11-1) Beat Norfolk St., 70-47 vs. No.Colorado

(NR) Jeff Bzdelik, this guy can coach.

21 Nevada (9-1) Beat Pacific 60-53 Friday at Akron

(25) Nick Fazekas – BMOC.

22 Clemson (10-0) Beat Wofford 90-66 vs. Ga. So.

(NR) Tigers are on the move.

23 Oregon (10-0) Beat Idaho St., 84-55 vs. Mercer

(NR) A conference title is sweet.

24 Gonzaga (9-3) lost 96-83 to Georgia vs. Duke at MSG

(NR) Derek Raivio doesn’t miss a FT.

25 Michigan St. (10-2) beat Chicago St., 69-61 vs. Belmont

(NR) This is Tom Izzo’s down year.