2012-13 NCAA Basketball Rankings - Vol. VIII

Below are my rankings through games played on Sunday, February 24th:

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

Dropped From Rankings: #35 Iowa, #41 Baylor, #45 Mississippi, #49 Maryland, #50 Alabama

Teams Rising:

• +13 Notre Dame (22-6, 10-5)
• +10 Villanova (18-10, 9-6)
• +9 Saint Louis (21-5, 10-2)
• +9 Iowa St. (19-8, 9-5)
• +9 Kentucky (19-8, 10-4)

Teams Falling:

• -14 Cincinnati (19-9, 7-8)
• -10 Oregon (22-6, 11-4)
• -9 Marquette (19-7, 10-4)
• -8 NC State (19-8, 8-6)
• -7 Pitt (21-7, 9-6); Minnesota (18-9, 6-8)

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 (#33 UConn ineligible). The next 16 at-large teams are in my opinion bubble teams (First 8 in, next 8 out).

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