| College Basketball Power Rankings - Week 5 | |||||
| RANK | TEAM / RECORD | TRENDING | PTS | COMMENT | |
| 1 | -- Last Week: 1 | 250 | The Tar Heels haven't played since our last Power Rankings. Does it really matter? UNC is a unanimous No. 1 once again. | ||
| 2 | -- Last Week: 2 | 236 | Stanley Robinson returns just in time for that showdown with Stony Brook. Oh, and he'll also be participating in that little tussle with the Zags on Dec. 20. We hear that's a big game or something. | ||
| 3 | 1 Last Week: 4 | 226 | The Panthers seem determined to show the America East who's boss. They destroyed Vermont last week, and defending AE champ Maryland-Baltimore County is next. | ||
| 3 | 2 Last Week: 5 | 226 | If the Zags proved one thing this past week it was that they sure know how to beat Kelvin Sampson's former teams. They rolled to victories over Indiana and Wazzu. Time to schedule OU? | ||
| 5 | 1 Last Week: 6 | 207 | Speaking of OU, Blake Griffin's stunning two-game drought without a double-double is history. Those 22 points and 10 boards against Maine did the trick. | ||
| 6 | 3 Last Week: 9 | 198 | With Texas State and Texas Southern coming to town, the Horns get a mini-break from that rigorous nonconference schedule. Right back to the grind after that, though, as Michigan State and Wisconsin loom. | ||
| 7 | -- Last Week: 7 | 180 | The Vols have a pair of intriguing tests coming up: a trip to Philly Saturday to take on Temple, and a trip to Nashville three days later to take on Marquette in the SEC/Big East Invitational. | ||
| 8 | 5 Last Week: 3 | 177 | After a long layoff, the Blue Devils will tune up with UNC-Asheville before a trip to Jersey to face the X-Men in a Top 10 battle. Those two will meet for the first time since an Elite Eight matchup in 2004. | ||
| 9 | 1 Last Week: 10 | 163 | It's highly unlikely the Musketeers will be looking ahead to Duke. A crosstown rivalry like the one XU has with Cincinnati is not something one overlooks. | ||
| 10 | 3 Last Week: 13 | 151 | The Cards, still smarting from that shocking loss to WKU, will face an NCAA tourney team from last year (Austin Peay) and then two more that are desperate to dance (Ole Miss and Minnesota). | ||
| 11 | 1 Last Week: 12 | 150 | Wake Forest is winning by more than 23 points a game. You think the Demon Deacons have Jan. 11 -- their ACC opener with North Carolina -- circled on their calendar? | ||
| 12 | 1 Last Week: 11 | 124 | The prospect of losing third-leading scorer Eric Devendorf -- this time to suspension, not injury -- has to be jarring for Orange fans, especially with Syracuse off to such a hot start. | ||
| 13 | 6 Last Week: 7 | 112 | Even with Luke Harangody back in the lineup, Notre Dame couldn't overcome Ohio State. A second loss stings, though Irish fans can take comfort that the big man looked to be at full strength (25 points, 16 rebounds). | ||
| 14 | 2 Last Week: 16 | 99 | From Puerto Rico to the nation's capital, the Tigers keep logging the frequent-flier miles with this weekend's game at Georgetown. Going home doesn't get any easier, though: Memphis hosts Syracuse next week. | ||
| 15 | -- Last Week: 15 | 96 | The Hoyas and the Tigers side by side in the rankings ... Is it fate? Maybe. What's certain is two of the nation's best freshmen face off with Greg Monroe and Tyreke Evans on opposite sides of the court. | ||
| 16 | 2 Last Week: 14 | 90 | Darren Collison is looking like an All-American. Trouble is, no other Bruins have stepped in to fill the void left by Kevin Love offensively -- and it's a big void. | ||
| 17 | 1 Last Week: 18 | 77 | An ambitious nonconference schedule in the early going has seen the Boilermakers take a few lumps. A meeting with Davidson next week is a good final tuneup before Big Ten play starts. | ||
| 18 | 2 Last Week: 20 | 67 | Madison Square Garden liked what it saw when Stephen Curry graced the stage. West Virginia wasn't so pleased. The Wildcats have intriguing nonconference games left with Purdue and Duke before SoCon play -- in which they'll try to stay awake until March arrives. | ||
| 18 | 8 Last Week: NR | 67 | How many super-sized freshmen centers can a team lose before it drops off? In Columbus, it's two and counting. While B.J. Mullens hasn't made an Oden-like impression, Evan Turner has assumed much of the scoring load for the Buckeyes. | ||
| 20 | 1 Last Week: 19 | 63 | James Harden is third in the nation in scoring (25.5 ppg), as the Sun Devils have only dropped a game to Baylor. Is this Arizona State's year in the Pac-10? | ||
| 21 | -- Last Week: 21 | 58 | Sherron Collins knew how to score points -- he just didn't need to last year. The junior guard is averaging almost 18 points a game leading the Jayhawks' inexperienced crew. | ||
| 22 | -- Last Week: 22 | 48 | Upcoming games against Alcorn State and The Citadel should get the Spartans' confidence flowing again -- just in time for a trip to Texas to play the Longhorns next week. | ||
| 23 | -- Last Week: 23 | 41 | Baylor is a loss to Wake Forest away from being undefeated. With a win over Arizona State already to their credit, the Bears are proving they've got the chops -- and the guard play -- to be players in the Big 12 this season. | ||
| 24 | 7 Last Week: 17 | 34 | A come-from-behind win over city rival Saint Joseph's was the perfect tonic for the Wildcats after suffering their first loss of the season. Scottie Reynolds still isn't shooting the ball well, but he had 18 points and six assists against the Hawks. | ||
| 25 | NEW Last Week: NR | 27 | Welcome back, Wolverines! It's been how long? Well, never mind about that. The important thing in Ann Arbor is that with wins over Duke and UCLA already in the book, Michigan's looking like a player in the Big Ten. | ||
| Others receiving votes: Marquette (23), BYU (15), Clemson (12), Saint Mary's (10), Miami (9), Florida (8), Wisconsin (4), Missouri (2) | |||||
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