2012-13 NCAA Basketball Rankings - Vol. VII

Below are my rankings through games played on Sunday, February 17th:

Rank	Last	Team	Record	Conference
1	4	Florida	(21-3, 11-1)	SEC
2	1	Indiana	(23-3, 11-2)	B1G
3	6	Michigan St.	(22-4, 11-2)	B1G
4	5	Gonzaga	(25-2, 12-0)	West Coast
5	10	Miami	(21-3, 12-0)	ACC
6	3	Duke	(22-3, 9-3)	ACC
7	7	Louisville	(22-5, 10-4)	Big East
8	8	Kansas	(21-4, 9-3)	Big 12
9	2	Michigan	(22-4, 9-4)	B1G
10	17	Georgetown	(19-4, 9-3)	Big East
11	16	Oklahoma St.	(19-5, 9-3)	Big 12
12	21	Wisconsin	(18-8, 9-4)	B1G
13	19	Colorado St.	(21-4, 8-2)	Mountain West
14	13	Syracuse	(21-4, 9-3)	Big East
15	12	Pitt	(20-6, 8-5)	Big East
16	14	New Mexico	(22-4, 9-2)	Mountain West
17	11	Arizona	(21-4, 9-4)	PAC-12
18	28	Marquette	(18-6, 9-3)	Big East
19	9	Ohio St.	(18-7, 8-5)	B1G
20	30	VCU	(21-5, 9-2)	Atlantic 10
21	18	Butler	(21-5, 8-3)	Atlantic 10
22	29	Memphis	(22-3, 11-0)	Conference-USA
23	15	Minnesota	(18-8, 6-7)	B1G
24	20	Cincinnati	(19-7, 7-6)	Big East
25	27	St. Mary's	(22-5, 10-2)	West Coast
26	24	Oregon	(21-5, 10-3)	PAC-12
27	33	Saint Louis	(19-5, 8-2)	Atlantic 10
28	32	Kansas St.	(20-5, 9-3)	Big 12
29	25	UCLA	(19-7, 9-4)	PAC-12
30	23	San Diego St.	(18-7, 6-5)	Mountain West
31	38	UNLV	(18-7, 6-5)	Mountain West
32	36	Notre Dame	(20-6, 8-5)	Big East
33	N/A	Illinois	(19-6, 6-5)	B1G
34	22	Creighton	(21-6, 10-5)	Missouri Valley
35	45	Iowa	(17-8, 6-6)	B1G
36	N/A	Oklahoma	(16-8, 7-5)	Big 12
37	43	Wichita St.	(22-5, 11-4)	Missouri Valley
38	40	Connecticut	(17-8, 7-6)	Big East
39	N/A	Colorado	(17-8, 7-6)	PAC-12
40	N/A	Virginia	(18-7, 8-4)	ACC
41	41	Baylor	(16-10, 7-6)	Big 12
42	42	NC State	(18-7, 7-5)	ACC
43	37	Boise St.	(16-8, 4-6)	Mountain West
44	31	Iowa St.	(17-8, 7-5)	Big 12
45	26	Mississippi	(19-6, 8-4)	SEC
46	49	Louisiana Tech	(23-3, 14-0)	WAC
47	50	Middle Tennessee St.	(23-4, 15-1)	Sun Belt
48	N/A	Akron	(21-4, 12-0)	MAC
49	N/A	Maryland	(18-7, 6-6)	ACC
50	N/A	Alabama	(17-8, 9-3)	SEC

Dropped From Rankings: #34 Kentucky, #35 BYU, #39 St. John's, #44 Belmont, #46 Arkansas, #47 Indiana St., #48 Missouri

Teams Rising:

• +18 Illinois (19-6, 6-5)
• +15 Oklahoma (16-8, 7-5)
• +12 Colorado (17-8, 7-6)
• +11 Virginia (18-7, 8-4)
• +10 Marquette (18-6, 9-3), VCU (21-5, 9-2)

Teams Falling:

• -19 Mississippi (19-6, 8-4)
• -13 Iowa St. (17-8, 7-5)
• -12 Creighton (21-6, 10-5)
• -10 Ohio St. (18-7, 8-5)
• -8 Minnesota (18-8, 6-7)

Of the 68 NCAA Tournament teams, there are 37 at-large bids. This week, I consider teams in the Top 40 as 'Locks'. Of those teams, 10 are conference leaders and 29 are at-large locks (#38 UConn ineligible). The next 16 at-large teams are in my opinion bubble teams (First 8 in, next 8 out).

• Bubble Teams IN: Baylor, NC State, Boise St., Iowa St., Mississippi, Maryland, Alabama, North Carolina
• Bubble Teams OUT: Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, La Salle, Villanova, Northern Iowa, St. John's, Arizona St.
• Below the Bubble NIT Teams: Stanford, BYU, Charlotte, Tennessee, Indiana St., Florida St., Southern Miss, Cal