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January 22nd NCAA Basketball Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: Virginia Athletics (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)

  1. uva Virginia Cavaliers (18-1) 
  2. nova Villanova Wildcats (18-1)
  3. pur Purdue Boilermakers (19-2), +4
  4. duke Duke Blue Devils (17-2), +4
  5. kansas Kansas Jayhawks (16-3), +5
  6. wvu West Virginia Mountaineers (16-3), -3
  7. michst Michigan State Spartans (17-3), +5
  8. xavier Xavier Musketeers (18-3), +6
  9. cin Cincinnati Bearcats (17-2), +6
  10. ariz Arizona Wildcats (16-4), +7
  11. unc North Carolina Tar Heels (16-4), +12
  12. clem Clemson Tigers (16-3), +4
  13. ohiost Ohio State Buckeyes (16-4), +11
  14. aub Auburn Tigers (17-2), -1
  15. maryca St. Mary’s Gaels (19-2), NEW, +11
  16. okla Oklahoma Sooners (14-4), -12
  17. txtech Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-4), -12
  18. wichst Wichita State Shockers (15-4), -12
  19. gonzag Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-4), -8
  20. arizst Arizona State Sun Devils (15-4), -11
  21. nevada Nevada Wolfpack (18-3), NEW, +5
  22. ri Rhode Island Rams (15-3), NEW, +4
  23. nmst New Mexico State Aggies (17-3), NEW, +3
  24. lou Louisville Cardinals (15-4), -3
  25. miami Miami Hurricanes (14-4), -6

 

Dropped from rankings:

uk Kentucky Wildcats (Previously #18, -8), tcu TCU Horned Frogs (Previously #20, -6), fsu Florida State Seminoles (Previously #22, -4), mich Michigan Wolverines (Previously #25, -1)

 

Biggest Movers:

Up: unc North Carolina Tar Heels (+12)
Down: okla Oklahoma Sooners, txtech Texas Tech Red Raiders, wichst Wichita State Shockers (-12)

 

-Asher Fair