CBR Top 25 Rankings: College Basketball Rankings and Analysis
The CBR Top 25 rankings represent the way I would vote if I was allowed to turn in a ballot for the AP college basketball poll or ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. While win/loss records do warrant some consideration, my rankings are largely weighted based on the caliber of opponents a given team has beaten. Don't expect to rank highly in the CBR Top 25 rankings if you play a cupcake schedule or don't beat any quality teams. Who you beat and who your opponents have beaten defines how strong of a basketball team you have.
Final 2008 CBR Top 25 rankings - 2009 Rankings Due 03/15
1) UCLA - March/February record is 12-1 including road victories at USC, at WSU, at Arizona, and at ASU. 31-3 overall. Beat Stanford for the Pac-10 tournament championship.
Final 2008 CBR Top 25 rankings - 2009 Rankings Due 03/15
1) UCLA - March/February record is 12-1 including road victories at USC, at WSU, at Arizona, and at ASU. 31-3 overall. Beat Stanford for the Pac-10 tournament championship.
2) North Carolina - ACC regular season champions and ACC tournament champions. Has beaten Clemson(3 times), Duke, Davidson, and BYU. 32-2 overall record.
3) Memphis - Non-conference wins include Georgetown, at UConn, USC, Arizona, Oklahoma, and at Cincinnati. 33-1 overall. Lone loss was to Tennessee. Easily won the C-USA tournament.
4) Kansas - The Jayhawk's three losses all came on the road in Big 12 play. The only team currently ranked in the AP or Coaches polls that Kansas beat was Texas and that came in the Big 12 tournament final. 31-3 overall record.
5) Tennessee - Overall record is 29-4 including road wins at Memphis, Florida, Gonzaga, Xavier, and West Virginia. Got beat by Arkansas in the SEC tournament semifinals.
6) Texas - Has won 12 of their last 14 games including a win over Kansas and road victories against Baylor, Oklahoma, and KSU. 28-6 overall. Beat UCLA and Tennessee in non-conference play. Lost to kansas in the Big 12 tourney final.
7) Wisconsin - Won at Texas, at Ohio State, home and in the Big Ten tourney against Michigan State, and both home and on the road against Indiana. 29-4 overall. Lost to Purdue twice, Marquette, and at Duke. Big Ten tourney champs.
8) Georgetown - Had won seven straight before losing to Pitt in the Big East tournament final. 27-5 overall. Has won at Marquette, at West Virginia, and home against Louisville. Beat UConn and Notre Dame earlier in the Big East schedule.
9) Duke - Has lost 4 of their last 9 games. 27-5 overall. Marquee wins include Wisconsin, Clemson, at Marquette, and at North Carolina. Lost to Clemson in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.
10) Stanford - Best wins are USC and both home and on the road against Washington State. Beat Arizona and WSU in the Pac-10 tournament and lost to UCLA in the final. No high quality non-conference victories. 26-7 overall.
11) Butler - Non-conference wins include Virginia Tech, Texes Tech, Ohio State, Florida State, and at Southern Illinois. Horizon League tournament champions. Overall record is 29-3.
12) Pittsburgh - Has won 7 of their last 8 games including victories over Louisville, Marquette, and Georgetown to win the Big East tournament. 26-9 overall. Beat Duke and Georgetown earlier in the season as well.
13) Louisville - Had won 9 in a rwo before losing to Georgetown and Pitt. Victories include Georgetown, Notre Dame, at Kentucky, at Marquette, and at Pitt. 24-8 overall.
14) Michigan State - Has lost six of their last twelve games but during that stretch blew out Indiana, won at Illinois, and beat Ohio State in the Big Ten tourney. Beat Texas in non-conference play. Also won at BYU. 25-8 overall.
15) Purdue - Has lost three of their last six games including a frist round exit from the Big Ten tournament. 24-8 overall. Victories include Louisville, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin twice.
16) Xavier - Has lost two of their last four games both times to St. Joseph's. Best non-conference victories include Indiana, at Kent St, Kansas State, Virginia, Creighton, Cincinnati, Virginia, and at Auburn. 27-6 overall.
17) Connecticut - Has lost three of their last six including a first round exit from the Big East tournament. Has victories over Notre Dame, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, and at Indiana. 24-8 overall.
18) Marquette - Has lost three of their last six but did beat Notre Dame in the Big East tournament. Best wins are Pittsburgh, Notre Dame(twice) and at Wisconsin. 24-9 overall record.
19) Notre Dame - Best wins on the season were over UConn, Pittsburgh, and Marquette. 24-7 overall. Kansas State was their best non-conference win.
20) Clemson - Beat Duke in the ACC tournament semifinals before losing to North Carolina in the final. Won at Mississippi State early in the season. 10-6 in the ACC and 24-9 overall.
21) USC - Beat Stanford and won at UCLA and at Arizona plus played Kansas and Memphis close. 21-11 overall record but has shown the ability to hang with top 25 teams. Lost by just 3 to UCLA in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals.
22) Drake - Missouri Valley Conference tournament and regular season champions. Also won at Butler on February 23. Overall record is 28-4.
23) Washington State - Has lost three of their last six but has proven to be a solid road team with victories at Gonzaga, USC, Baylor, and Arizona State. 24-8 overall.
24) Mississippi State - Best victories were Kentucky, Arkansas, and at Florida. 22-10 overall and 12-4 in SEC play. Got beat by Georgia in the SEC tournament semifinals.
25) Gonzaga - Difficult non-conference slate produced victories at Virginia Tech, at St. Joseph's, and at UConn. 25-7 overall. WCC regular season champs. Lost in the finals of the WCC tournament to San Diego.
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3) Memphis - Non-conference wins include Georgetown, at UConn, USC, Arizona, Oklahoma, and at Cincinnati. 33-1 overall. Lone loss was to Tennessee. Easily won the C-USA tournament.
4) Kansas - The Jayhawk's three losses all came on the road in Big 12 play. The only team currently ranked in the AP or Coaches polls that Kansas beat was Texas and that came in the Big 12 tournament final. 31-3 overall record.
5) Tennessee - Overall record is 29-4 including road wins at Memphis, Florida, Gonzaga, Xavier, and West Virginia. Got beat by Arkansas in the SEC tournament semifinals.
6) Texas - Has won 12 of their last 14 games including a win over Kansas and road victories against Baylor, Oklahoma, and KSU. 28-6 overall. Beat UCLA and Tennessee in non-conference play. Lost to kansas in the Big 12 tourney final.
7) Wisconsin - Won at Texas, at Ohio State, home and in the Big Ten tourney against Michigan State, and both home and on the road against Indiana. 29-4 overall. Lost to Purdue twice, Marquette, and at Duke. Big Ten tourney champs.
8) Georgetown - Had won seven straight before losing to Pitt in the Big East tournament final. 27-5 overall. Has won at Marquette, at West Virginia, and home against Louisville. Beat UConn and Notre Dame earlier in the Big East schedule.
9) Duke - Has lost 4 of their last 9 games. 27-5 overall. Marquee wins include Wisconsin, Clemson, at Marquette, and at North Carolina. Lost to Clemson in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.
10) Stanford - Best wins are USC and both home and on the road against Washington State. Beat Arizona and WSU in the Pac-10 tournament and lost to UCLA in the final. No high quality non-conference victories. 26-7 overall.
11) Butler - Non-conference wins include Virginia Tech, Texes Tech, Ohio State, Florida State, and at Southern Illinois. Horizon League tournament champions. Overall record is 29-3.
12) Pittsburgh - Has won 7 of their last 8 games including victories over Louisville, Marquette, and Georgetown to win the Big East tournament. 26-9 overall. Beat Duke and Georgetown earlier in the season as well.
13) Louisville - Had won 9 in a rwo before losing to Georgetown and Pitt. Victories include Georgetown, Notre Dame, at Kentucky, at Marquette, and at Pitt. 24-8 overall.
14) Michigan State - Has lost six of their last twelve games but during that stretch blew out Indiana, won at Illinois, and beat Ohio State in the Big Ten tourney. Beat Texas in non-conference play. Also won at BYU. 25-8 overall.
15) Purdue - Has lost three of their last six games including a frist round exit from the Big Ten tournament. 24-8 overall. Victories include Louisville, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin twice.
16) Xavier - Has lost two of their last four games both times to St. Joseph's. Best non-conference victories include Indiana, at Kent St, Kansas State, Virginia, Creighton, Cincinnati, Virginia, and at Auburn. 27-6 overall.
17) Connecticut - Has lost three of their last six including a first round exit from the Big East tournament. Has victories over Notre Dame, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, and at Indiana. 24-8 overall.
18) Marquette - Has lost three of their last six but did beat Notre Dame in the Big East tournament. Best wins are Pittsburgh, Notre Dame(twice) and at Wisconsin. 24-9 overall record.
19) Notre Dame - Best wins on the season were over UConn, Pittsburgh, and Marquette. 24-7 overall. Kansas State was their best non-conference win.
20) Clemson - Beat Duke in the ACC tournament semifinals before losing to North Carolina in the final. Won at Mississippi State early in the season. 10-6 in the ACC and 24-9 overall.
21) USC - Beat Stanford and won at UCLA and at Arizona plus played Kansas and Memphis close. 21-11 overall record but has shown the ability to hang with top 25 teams. Lost by just 3 to UCLA in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals.
22) Drake - Missouri Valley Conference tournament and regular season champions. Also won at Butler on February 23. Overall record is 28-4.
23) Washington State - Has lost three of their last six but has proven to be a solid road team with victories at Gonzaga, USC, Baylor, and Arizona State. 24-8 overall.
24) Mississippi State - Best victories were Kentucky, Arkansas, and at Florida. 22-10 overall and 12-4 in SEC play. Got beat by Georgia in the SEC tournament semifinals.
25) Gonzaga - Difficult non-conference slate produced victories at Virginia Tech, at St. Joseph's, and at UConn. 25-7 overall. WCC regular season champs. Lost in the finals of the WCC tournament to San Diego.
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