NCAA Men's Basketball 2009-2010 Top 25 (January 11-17)

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Here is my take on the top 25 at this point in the college basketball season. I highly disagree with the idea of a preseason top 25 or any early season ranking at all for that matter.

Think about this, Butler with four loses is still ranked No. 24 while a Pittsburgh team with only two loses and a recent upset of No. 5 and undefeated Syracuse on the road can't crack the top 25.

Why is this?

There is only one reason; Butler started the season with high expectations and a No. 10 ranking while Pitt was a total unknown and therefore unranked to start the season.

When it comes down to it, what do preseason expectations have to do with how a team is performing?

Nothing.

This is why I have waited until January to start putting out my rankings. These rankings are based solely on teams play thus far this season, it is not meant to predict anything or show who may be the better team come March it is to rank the teams on their performance to this point. This will be updated every week, and a short summary of the performance of the top 10 teams will be given every three weeks.

Here we go with week two:

No. 1-5

1. Texas
Record: 15-0
Good Wins: Pitt, USC, UNC, MSU
Losses: None
2. Kentucky
Record: 16-0
Good Wins: UNC, UConn, Louisville
Losses: None
3. Purdue
Record: 14-1
Good Wins: Tenn., Alabama, West Virginia, Minnesota
Losses: Wisconsin
4. Syracuse
Record: 15-1
Good Wins: Cal., UNC, Florida, Memphis
Losses: Pitt
5. Kansas
Record: 14-1
Good Wins: Memphis, Michigan, Cal, Temple, Cornell
Losses: Tennessee

No. 6-10

6. Villanova
Record: 14-1
Good Wins: Dayton, Maryland, Marquette (twice)
Losses: Temple
7. Duke
Record: 13-2
Good Wins: UConn, Gonzaga, Clemson, Iowa St.
Losses: Wisconsin, Georgia Tech
8. Wisconsin
Record: 13-3
Good Wins: Maryland, Duke, Marquette, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue
Losses: Gonzaga, Wisconsin Green Bay, Michigan State
9. Georgetown
Record: 12-2
Good Wins: Temple, Butler, Washington, UConn
Losses: Old Dominion, Marquette
10. Miami (FL)
Record: 15-1
Good Wins: South Carolina, Minnesota, Wake Forest
Losses: Boston College

No. 11-15

11. Baylor
Record: 13-1
Good Wins: Xavier, South Carolina, Oklahoma
Losses: Alabama
12. Pittsburgh
Record: 13-2
Good Wins: Syracuse, Cincinnati
Losses: Texas, Indiana
13. West Virginia
Record: 12-2
Good Wins: Texas A&M, Ole Miss., Marquette
Losses: Purdue, Notre Dame
14. Tennessee
Record: 12-2
Good Wins: Memphis, Kansas
Losses: Purdue, USC
15. BYU
Record: 16-1
Good Wins: Nebraska, UNLV
Losses: Utah State

No. 16-20

16. Northern Iowa
Record: 14-1
Good Wins: Iowa State
Losses: DePaul
17. Gonzaga
Record: 12-3
Good Wins: Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Illinois
Losses: MSU, Wake Forest, Duke
18. Michigan State
Record: 13-3
Good Wins: Gonzaga, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Losses: Florida, North Carolina, Texas
19. Temple
Record: 13-3
Good Wins: Virginia Tech, Penn State, Villanova, Seton Hall
Losses: Georgetown, St. John's, Kansas
20. Oklahoma State
Record: 13-2
Good Wins: Texas Tech
Losses: Tulsa, Rhode Island

No. 21-25

21. Wichita State
Record: 15-2
Good Wins: Texas Tech
Losses: Pittsburgh, Illinois State
22. Kansas State
Record: 13-2
Good Wins: Dayton, Xavier, Alabama, UNLV
Losses: Ole Miss, Missouri
23. Virginia Tech
Record: 12-2
Good Wins: Penn State, Seton Hall
Losses: Temple, UNC
24. UAB
Record: 14-2
Good Wins: Cincinnati, Butler
Losses: Kent State, Virginia
25. Clemson
Record: 13-3
Good Wins: Butler
Losses: Texas A&M, Illinois, Duke