2013-14 Statistical College Basketball Rankings, Vol. X

Here are my latest college basketball rankings through games played on Sunday, 1/26:

Rank	Prev. Rank	TEAM	Record	Weighted Metric	Raw Metric	AP Rank
1	1	Arizona	(20-0, 7-0)	1	1	1
2	5	Iowa	(16-4, 5-2)	8.4	4	15
3	4	Florida	(17-2, 6-0)	9.8	5	3
4	8	Pittsburgh	(18-2, 6-1)	9.9	2	18
5	2	Villanova	(17-2, 6-1)	9.975	3	9
6	7	Wichita St	(21-0, 8-0)	13	13	4
7	9	Syracuse	(19-0, 6-0)	14.487	16	2
8	11	Oklahoma St	(16-3, 4-2)	16.55	6	8
9	6	Michigan St	(18-2, 7-1)	16.75	9	7
10	13	San Diego St	(18-1, 7-0)	17	17	5
11	10	Louisville	(17-3, 6-1)	17.25	12	12
12	12	Wisconsin	(17-3, 4-3)	19.357	15	14
13	15	Memphis	(15-4, 5-2)	20.525	19	22
14	17	Iowa State	(15-3, 3-3)	22.17	18	16
15	18	UCLA	(16-4, 5-2)	22.7	14	28
16	16	Cincinnati	(19-2, 8-0)	23.381	28	13
17	14	Kentucky	(15-4, 5-1)	24	10	11
18	26	Creighton	(17-3, 7-1)	24.619	27	20
19	28	Michigan	(15-4, 7-0)	26.293	23	10
20	27	Kansas	(15-4, 6-0)	26.697	30	6
21	31	Texas	(16-4, 5-2)	29.442	29	25
22	3	Ohio State	(16-4, 3-4)	29.7	8	24
23	21	Virginia	(15-5, 6-1)	30.05	7	29
24	25	Duke	(16-4, 5-2)	31.17	11	17
25	24	George Washington	(16-3, 4-1)	31.917	24	30
26	29	Oklahoma	(16-4, 5-2)	35.642	34	23
27	41	SMU	(16-4, 5-2)	36.8	36	34
28	20	Colorado	(15-6, 4-4)	37.65	20	NR
29	40	Saint Louis	(18-2, 5-0)	38	38	19
30	32	Connecticut	(16-4, 4-3)	39.196	43	26
31	30	U Mass	(17-2, 4-1)	39.25	32	21
32	19	Minnesota	(15-6, 4-4)	40.546	39	30
33	42	New Mexico	(15-4, 6-1)	40.723	31	35
34	22	Baylor	(13-6, 1-5)	41.912	49	NR
35	23	Florida St	(13-6, 4-3)	43.562	45	NR
36	39	N Carolina	(12-7, 2-4)	46.779	26	NR
37	35	Stanford	(13-6, 4-3)	47	40	NR
38	37	Xavier	(15-5, 5-2)	48.778	41	NR
39	33	Gonzaga	(18-3, 8-1)	49.1	35	27
40	36	Arkansas	(13-6, 2-4)	49.92	44	NR
41	44	Marquette	(11-9, 3-4)	50.054	53	NR
42	48	Providence	(15-5, 5-2)	52.637	52	NR
43	43	Boise State	(14-6, 4-3)	55.5	54	NR
44	34	California	(14-6, 5-2)	55.854	42	NR
45	46	BYU	(13-9, 5-4)	57.269	22	NR
46	45	Oregon	(14-5, 2-5)	58.6	48	NR
47	NR	Kansas St	(14-6, 4-3)	58.761	55	30
48	NR	Missouri	(15-4, 3-3)	58.97	37	NR
49	47	WI-Green Bay	(17-3, 7-0)	59.615	59	30
50	NR	VCU	(16-4, 4-1)	60.837	68	NR

Only three new teams in the Top 50:  Kansas State, Missouri, and VCU replaced Tennessee (51st), Harvard (52nd), and Dayton (56th). However, numerous teams made substantial climbs/drops within the Top 50. The most notable team to regress was Ohio State, dropping 19 spots following their loss to Nebraska. Colorado, Minnesota, Baylor, Florida State, and Cal all made significant drops this week. Big winners this week were Creighton (W @ Villanova), Michigan (W @ Michigan St.), and Texas (W vs. K-State, W @ Baylor). SMU and Saint Louis also had big jumps, rising 14 and 11 spots; respectively.

Looking beyond the Top 50, I see a few new teams on the cusp of cracking the Top 50 for the first time in the near future. Watch out for Utah (14-6, 3-5...57th), Richmond (14-6, 4-1...60th), Toledo (17-2, 5-1...62nd), Wyoming (13-6, 4-2...67th), and Indiana State (16-4, 7-1...80th). Also, I would not be surprised to see the following teams to return to the Top 50 soon: Tennessee (51st), Harvard (52nd), Arizona State (53rd), Louisiana Tech (55th), Southern Mississippi (66th), and Mississippi (68th).

Weekly Maryland Update: This week I have Maryland ranked 77th, dropping five spots from last week. The Terps responded fairly well after their disappointing loss at NC State, by hanging in there with a superior Pitt squad. Maryland lost by 4, and were in it until the final minute. This is a big week for Maryland if they have any aspirations of even making the NIT. Maryland (11-9, 3-4) must win home vs. Miami (87th) and at Virginia Tech (186th). After that, their schedule is brutal, with probably no more than three winnable games.