Getting wins on the road against big rivals continues to be an issue in the top conferences, but Indiana, for now, are holding on to the top spot after two huge victories, including against state rivals Purdue. Undefeated (in the ACC) Miami and Gonzaga (In the WCC) are also receiving top spot votes in the latest College Basketball rankings.

1. Indiana Hoosiers (43 first place votes), 23-3: Kept the top spot after two big wins against Nebraska and Purdue. Have a huge visit to Michigan State coming up.

2. Miami Hurricanes (20 first place votes), 21-3: Climbed up a spot, continuing to dominate in the ACC with wins over Florida State and Clemson, keeping them undefeated in conference play.

3. Gonzaga Bulldogs (2), 25-2: Like Miami, they’re perfect in their conference so far with a 12-0 record, beating Saint Mary’s and San Francisco last week, climbing two spots.

4. Michigan State Spartans, 22-4: Followed a huge rivalry win over Michigan by beating Nebraska, and could climb even further if they beat Indiana, climbing four spots this week.

5. Florida Gators, 21-3: More rivalry week winners after a huge win against Kentucky, followed by a big win over Auburn, putting them on top of the SEC at 11-1.

6. Duke Blue Devils, 22-3: Fell four spots after starting the weak beating North Carolina by only 5 points before losing in Maryland.

7. Michigan Wolverines, 22-4: Continue to lose on their big road games, dropping three spots after losing at Michigan State, followed by a win against Penn State.

8. Syracuse Orange, 21-4: Fell two spots due to their loss against Connecticut, followed by a win at Seton Hall.

9. Kansas Jayhawks, 21-4: Back on the saddle, winning two games against Kansas State and Texas, but by more than 20 points, lifting them 5 spots in the rankings.

10. Louisville Cardinals, 21-5: A good week for Rick Pitino and his guys, beating St. John’s and South Florida, putting them 0.5 a game behind the leaders in the Big East.

11. Georgetown Hoyas, 19-4: Two impressive wins against Marquette and Cincinnati lifted the Hoyas four spots, sharing the lead in the Big East.

12. Arizona Wildcats, 21-4: Started out bad by losing to Colorado and looked a bit better after beating Utah. They fell three spots in the rankings, and are now one game behind Oregon in the Pac-12.

13. Kansas State Wildcats, 20-5: A huge win over Baylor washed the bad taste in their mouths after being defeated in Lawrence by Kansas, falling three spots as a result.

14. Oklahoma State Cowboys, 19-5: Probably the most surprising team in the Big 12 with a 9-3 conference record, beating Texas Tech and Oklahoma this week, climbing three spots.

15. Butler Bulldogs, 21-5: Not a great week for Butler, falling behind in the Atlantic 10 after a loss to Charlotte and a win against Fordham couldn’t stop them from dropping four spots.

16. New Mexico Lobos, 22-4: Lead the MWC (9-2) after wins against Fresno and Boise State.

17. Marquette Golden Eagles, 18-6: Share the lead in the Big East with two other teams; beat Pitt after losing to Georgetown, still climbing a spot in the rankings.

18. Ohio State Buckeyes, 18-7: Beat Northwestern, but lost by 22 points to Wisconsin, causing them to fall five spots in the rankings.

19. Wisconsin Badgers, 18-8: Began the week by losing to Minnesota, but followed it up with another huge home win, this time against the Buckeyes, climbing a spot.

20. Pittsburgh Panthers, 20-6: Lost their only game to Marquette, causing them to drop four spots in the rankings, picking up six losses in the Big East.

21. Memphis Tigers, 22-3: Still perfect in Conference USA (11-0) after wins against UCF and Marshall, rising a spot in the rankings.

22. Colorado State Rams, 21-4: Still close to New Mexico in the MWC, grabbing wins over San Diego State and Air Force this week, rising two spots.

23. Oregon Ducks, 21-5: Two wins over Washington and Washington State kept Oregon on top of the Pac-12, but didn’t move them in the rankings.

24. VCU Rams, 21-5: Two wins over UMass and George Washington put VCU in the rankings after not being in the top 25 last week.

25. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 20-6: Fell four spots due to their loss to Providence following a win against DePaul, but starting the week with a win against Pitt bodes well for the next rankings.

Dropped from rankings: Kentucky.

Bracketology – Top 68 According to RPI

Rank	Team	Record	Pts	SoS Rank	v RPI 1-50	v RPI 51-100	v RPI 101-150	v RPI 151-200	v RPI 200+
1.	Duke	22 – 3	0.6919	2	7 – 2	5 – 1	4 – 0	5 – 0	1 – 0
2.	Miami (FL)	21 – 3	0.6869	3	6 – 1	7 – 1	4 – 1	2 – 0	2 – 0
3.	New Mexico	22 – 4	0.6664	5	6 – 3	7 – 1	5 – 0	3 – 0	1 – 0
4.	Florida	21 – 3	0.6641	20	5 – 2	5 – 1	4 – 0	1 – 0	6 – 0
5.	Michigan St.	22 – 4	0.6577	13	7 – 4	1 – 0	6 – 0	2 – 0	5 – 0
6.	Kansas	21 – 4	0.6524	9	8 – 3	4 – 0	2 – 0	2 – 0	5 – 1
7.	Louisville	21 – 5	0.651	8	6 – 4	4 – 1	5 – 0	2 – 0	4 – 0
8.	Michigan	22 – 4	0.6504	28	6 – 4	3 – 0	5 – 0	3 – 0	4 – 0
9.	Syracuse	21 – 4	0.6487	24	4 – 2	6 – 2	6 – 0	0 – 0	5 – 0
10.	Arizona	21 – 4	0.6486	14	5 – 3	4 – 1	4 – 0	5 – 0	3 – 0
11.	Gonzaga	25 – 2	0.6465	62	5 – 2	5 – 0	2 – 0	6 – 0	6 – 0
12.	Indiana	23 – 3	0.6425	33	6 – 3	2 – 0	6 – 0	3 – 0	6 – 0
13.	Colorado St.	21 – 4	0.6409	45	3 – 3	6 – 0	4 – 1	2 – 0	4 – 0
14.	Marquette	18 – 6	0.6359	11	5 – 5	1 – 0	6 – 1	3 – 0	3 – 0
15.	Minnesota	18 – 8	0.6355	1	4 – 6	7 – 1	3 – 1	2 – 0	2 – 0
16.	Georgetown	19 – 4	0.6296	34	5 – 3	5 – 0	2 – 1	2 – 0	5 – 0
17.	Oklahoma	16 – 8	0.6234	4	2 – 6	7 – 2	2 – 0	1 – 0	4 – 0
18.	Butler	21 – 5	0.6209	58	4 – 3	3 – 2	6 – 0	2 – 0	5 – 0
19.	Kansas St.	21 – 5	0.6201	38	5 – 5	3 – 0	2 – 0	1 – 0	9 – 0
20.	UNLV	19 – 7	0.6198	22	4 – 5	5 – 1	2 – 0	3 – 1	4 – 0
21.	Colorado	17 – 8	0.6181	10	3 – 3	4 – 4	3 – 0	4 – 1	3 – 0
22.	Oklahoma St.	19 – 5	0.6179	57	5 – 3	3 – 1	2 – 0	1 – 1	8 – 0
23.	N.C. State	18 – 7	0.6177	17	3 – 4	2 – 2	6 – 0	5 – 1	2 – 0
24.	Memphis	22 – 3	0.6176	86	1 – 3	5 – 0	6 – 0	2 – 0	8 – 0
25.	Belmont	20 – 6	0.6161	71	1 – 2	5 – 2	1 – 2	4 – 0	7 – 0
26.	Middle Tenn. St.	23 – 4	0.6156	110	0 – 3	3 – 0	5 – 1	5 – 0	10 – 0
27.	Wisconsin	18 – 8	0.6146	7	6 – 6	3 – 2	2 – 0	3 – 0	4 – 0
28.	Illinois	19 – 8	0.6131	6	5 – 6	1 – 0	5 – 2	2 – 0	5 – 0
29.	Ohio St.	18 – 7	0.6119	23	2 – 7	2 – 0	6 – 0	4 – 0	4 – 0
30.	North Carolina	17 – 8	0.6086	16	1 – 6	3 – 1	4 – 1	3 – 0	5 – 0
31.	Connecticut	17 – 7	0.6073	18	3 – 5	5 – 2	3 – 0	2 – 0	4 – 0
32.	San Diego St.	18 – 7	0.6053	30	4 – 5	1 – 2	2 – 0	5 – 0	4 – 0
33.	Wichita St.	22 – 5	0.6052	102	3 – 0	3 – 3	3 – 1	8 – 1	5 – 0
34.	La Salle	18 – 6	0.6027	73	2 – 1	3 – 4	5 – 0	4 – 0	4 – 1
35.	VCU	21 – 5	0.6004	100	2 – 4	5 – 1	4 – 0	2 – 0	8 – 0
36.	Missouri	18 – 7	0.6001	63	2 – 3	5 – 3	2 – 1	0 – 0	9 – 0
37.	Southern Miss	20 – 6	0.5997	104	0 – 4	1 – 2	4 – 0	6 – 0	7 – 0
38.	Oregon	21 – 5	0.5996	100	3 – 2	3 – 3	4 – 0	6 – 0	5 – 0
39.	Pittsburgh	20 – 7	0.5975	41	4 – 6	4 – 1	2 – 0	3 – 0	7 – 0
40.	Cincinnati	19 – 7	0.5958	30	4 – 5	5 – 2	2 – 0	2 – 0	6 – 0
41.	UCLA	19 – 7	0.5954	35	3 – 3	5 – 2	3 – 1	5 – 1	3 – 0
42.	Boise St.	16 – 8	0.594	51	2 – 5	2 – 1	2 – 1	3 – 1	5 – 0
43.	Notre Dame	21 – 6	0.5937	82	4 – 3	3 – 3	6 – 0	2 – 0	6 – 0
44.	Creighton	21 – 6	0.5916	103	2 – 2	5 – 2	5 – 1	4 – 1	5 – 0
45.	Kentucky	17 – 8	0.5901	48	0 – 4	4 – 4	2 – 0	2 – 0	9 – 0
46.	Saint Louis	19 – 5	0.5889	90	2 – 1	5 – 3	3 – 0	1 – 1	8 – 0
47.	Louisiana Tech	23 – 3	0.5877	226	1 – 0	2 – 2	1 – 0	7 – 0	12 – 1
48.	St. Mary’s	22 – 5	0.5866	129	0 – 2	3 – 1	2 – 2	8 – 0	8 – 0
49.	Akron	21 – 4	0.586	162	1 – 2	1 – 1	2 – 0	6 – 0	10 – 1
50.	Iowa St.	17 – 8	0.5849	78	2 – 5	3 – 1	2 – 1	2 – 0	8 – 1
51.	Mississippi	19 – 6	0.5844	115	1 – 4	4 – 2	2 – 0	3 – 0	9 – 0
51.	Temple	17 – 8	0.5844	60	2 – 3	4 – 2	3 – 2	3 – 0	5 – 1
53.	California	16 – 9	0.5824	32	3 – 5	1 – 4	4 – 0	5 – 0	3 – 0
54.	Massachusetts	16 – 8	0.5816	59	1 – 4	5 – 3	2 – 1	2 – 0	6 – 0
55.	Charlotte	18 – 7	0.5813	93	2 – 3	3 – 3	3 – 1	3 – 0	7 – 0
56.	Bucknell	22 – 5	0.5812	168	1 – 1	2 – 1	4 – 1	3 – 2	11 – 0
57.	Baylor	16 – 9	0.581	27	2 – 7	4 – 0	2 – 1	0 – 1	7 – 0
58.	Villanova	17 – 10	0.5805	29	3 – 5	3 – 4	4 – 0	2 – 0	4 – 1
59.	Alabama	17 – 8	0.5789	64	1 – 3	5 – 1	4 – 3	2 – 0	4 – 1
60.	St. John’s	15 – 10	0.5781	25	3 – 4	2 – 3	2 – 1	3 – 2	5 – 0
61.	Indiana St.	16 – 10	0.5743	70	3 – 4	3 – 0	2 – 1	2 – 4	5 – 1
62.	Maryland	18 – 7	0.5712	89	2 – 4	1 – 3	3 – 0	5 – 0	7 – 0
63.	Wyoming	18 – 7	0.5701	98	2 – 5	1 – 1	3 – 0	4 – 1	6 – 0
64.	BYU	19 – 8	0.5698	96	0 – 4	3 – 2	2 – 0	6 – 2	7 – 0
65.	Florida St.	14 – 11	0.5685	15	0 – 6	5 – 1	5 – 1	0 – 2	4 – 1
66.	Detroit	18 – 9	0.5669	97	1 – 3	1 – 2	4 – 2	5 – 1	5 – 1
67.	South Dakota St.	21 – 7	0.5662	170	1 – 2	4 – 2	2 – 1	0 – 0	11 – 2
68.	Eastern Kentucky	21 – 6	0.5658	177	0 – 3	1 – 1	1 – 0	7 – 0	10 – 2

Notes of interest – Indiana have the second best offense in the nation, averaging 1.24 points per possession, with an effective field-goal percentage of 57.2 percent, third in the nation. They’re also 12th in the nation on defense when it comes to the KenPom.com efficiency ratings.

Miami is rated as the fifth-most efficient defense in the country, and are 12-0 this season when their top 5 players are available.

Gonzaga are an excellent three point shooting team shooting over 50 percent from the field on the season, and 42 percent from 3-point range in conference play. Their defense isn’t bad, ranked 40th in the nation. Their only losses have come against Butler and Illinois, but their only impressive win since the conference play began has been over Saint Mary’s.

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