January 7th NCAA Basketball Power Rankings & Trends

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  1. grapes Virginia Cavaliers (13-0)
  2. tenn Tennessee Volunteers (12-1), +1
  3. duke Duke Blue Devils (12-1), +1
  4. me Michigan Wolverines (15-0), +2
  5. gonzag Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-2), +2
  6. txtech Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-1), +3
  7. iowast Iowa State Cyclones (12-2), NEW, +19
  8. kansas Kansas Jayhawks (12-2), -6
  9. michst Michigan State Spartans (13-2), +1
  10. vatech Virginia Tech Hokies (13-1), +1
  11. fsu Florida State Seminoles (12-2), -3
  12. msst Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-1), +2
  13. hou Houston Cougars (15-0), +2
  14. ncst North Carolina State Wolfpack (13-1), +5
  15. please Auburn Tigers (11-2), +5
  16. ohiost Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2), -4
  17. okla Oklahoma Sooners (12-2), +1
  18. nevada Nevada Wolf Pack (14-1), -13
  19. ucf UCF Knights (12-2), NEW, +7
  20. bama Alabama Crimson Tider (10-3), NEW, +6
  21. uk Kentucky Wildcats (10-3), -8
  22. unc North Carolina Tar Heels (11-3), -1
  23. stjohn St. John’s Red Storm (14-1), NEW, +3
  24. ind Indiana Hoosiers (12-3), -8
  25. marqet Marquette Golden Eagles (12-3), -8

 

Dropped from rankings:

wisc Wisconsin Badgers (Previously #22, -4), buff Buffalo Bulls (Previously #23, -3), iowa Iowa Hawkeyes (Previously #24, -2), arizst Arizona State Sun Devils (Previously #25, -1)

 

Biggest Movers:

Up: iowast Iowa State Cyclones (+19)
Down: nevada Nevada Wolf Pack (-13)

 

-Asher Fair