Records through Monday; previous ranking in parentheses
1. Kansas (7-0): Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich are the stars, but you have to appreciate Xavier Henry, Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris. (1)
2. Texas (7-0): Longhorns have held every foe below 40 percent shooting. (2)
3. Villanova (8-0): Those ‘Nova guards sure can shoot from outside; they made 16 3s to beat Maryland. (3)
4. Kentucky (8-0): Don’t underestimate quiet leader Patrick Patterson, who has scored at least 17 points in every game but two. (4)
5. Purdue (7-0): Boilers finally found their shot, connecting on 52.2 percent against Buffalo. (5)
6. Syracuse (8-0): Orange must avoid getting chomped by undefeated Florida. (7)
7. West Virginia (5-0): Coach Bob Huggins keeps downplaying it, but the Mountaineers look pretty special. (9)
8. Duke (7-1): Blue Devils bounced back from the loss at Wisconsin to record their 73rd straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (6)
9. Tennessee (6-1): Scotty Hopson is making 3s at an astounding rate — 54.3 percent. (13)
10. Florida (8-0): Gators are 8-0 for just the third time in school history. (18)
11. Georgetown (6-0): Hoyas’ schedule turns serious now with games against Butler and Washington this week. (12)
12. North Carolina (7-2): Kentucky’s runs were too much for the Tar Heels. (11)
13. Ohio State (7-1): Buckeyes have scored more than 100 points three times this season. (14)
14. Michigan State (7-2): Tom Izzo has questioned team’s heart after recent lackluster play. (8)
15. Connecticut (6-1): Jerome Dyson and Kemba Walker combine for 10.7 assists per game. (15)
16. Washington (6-1): How’s this for a busy week? Georgetown, Portland and Texas A&M. (10).
17. Texas A&M (8-1): Impressive wins against Clemson, Minnesota and Arkansas. (24)
18. Cincinnati (5-1): Bearcats will win back fans and fill up arena if they keep playing like this. (20)
19. Butler (6-2): Bulldogs missed only five second-half shots against Valpo. (19)
20. Wisconsin (6-1): Beating Duke has a way of turning heads, and now everyone is looking at Madison. (NR)
21. Gonzaga (6-2): Bulldogs’ 24-game winning streak against unranked opponents was snapped in a loss to Wake Forest. (16)
22. Texas Tech (8-0): Red Raiders are 8-0 for the first time since 1929-30. (NR)
23. UNLV (7-0): Looking good after victories over Arizona and Louisville. (NR)
24. Georgia Tech (6-1): Jackets have won five in row after loss to Dayton. (NR)
25. Vanderbilt (6-1): Facing the comeback Illini at Assembly Hall on Tuesday will prove how seriously we should take Vandy. (NR)
