2011-12 CSR COLLEGE HOOPS TOP 25
UPDATED APRIL 3RD
Rank Teams Comments Last Week This Week 1 
Kentucky
Overall: 38-2
Conference: 18-1
Previous: 1John Calipari took the nation's top recruiting class and turned it into the nation's best team. W 69-61, Louisville W 67-59, Kansas 2 
Kansas
Overall: 32-7
Conference: 17-3
Previous: 4A KU team with what seemed like a lackluster roster in November made the national title game. W 64-62, Ohio State L 67-59, at Kentucky 3 
Ohio State
Overall: 31-8
Conference: 15-6
Previous: 7The Buckeyes made the Final Four but blew a second-half lead and fell short of playing Kentucky for the title. L 64-62, at Kansas 4 
Syracuse
Overall: 34-3
Conference: 18-2
Previous: 2We'll never know if the Orange could've challenged for a title if not for Fab Melo being ruled ineligible. 5 
North Carolina
Overall: 32-6
Conference: 16-3
Previous: 3The Tar Heels were like the Orange in the sense that they lost a starter (Kendall Marshall) at the worst possible time. 6 
Missouri
Overall: 30-5
Conference: 17-4
Previous: 6The Tigers' loss to Norfolk State was an awful moment in an otherwise terrific season. 7 
Baylor
Overall: 30-8
Conference: 14-7
Previous: 10The Bears were eliminated in the Elite Eight by the eventual national champions for the second time in three years. 8 
Louisville
Overall: 30-10
Conference: 14-8
Previous: 22Rick Pitino took a team that finished 10-8 in the Big East to the Final Four. L 69-61, at Kentucky 9 
Michigan State
Overall: 29-8
Conference: 16-5
Previous: 8Tom Izzo was the CBSSports.com Coach of the Year because he took a preseason unranked team to a Big Ten title. 10 
Florida
Overall: 26-11
Conference: 11-7
Previous: 23The Gators squandered a lead and lost in the Elite Eight for the second successive season. 11 
Marquette
Overall: 27-8
Conference: 14-5
Previous: 9The Golden Eagles' ended Murray State's magical run before losing to Florida in the Sweet 16. 12 
Wisconsin
Overall: 26-10
Conference: 13-7
Previous: 13Bo Ryan has now led the Badgers to five Sweet 16s in 11 seasons at Wisconsin. 13 
Indiana
Overall: 27-9
Conference: 12-8
Previous: 15Tom Crean returned the Hoosiers to national relevance this season and seems poised to keep them there for a while. 14 
Duke
Overall: 27-7
Conference: 14-4
Previous: 5The loss to Lehigh overshadowed an otherwise nice coaching job this season by Mike Krzyzewski. 15 
Vanderbilt
Overall: 25-11
Conference: 13-6
Previous: NRKevin Stallings got Vanderbilt its first NCAA tournament victory since 2007 this season. 16 
Murray State
Overall: 31-2
Conference: 17-1
Previous: 14Steve Prohm finished 31-2 in his first season as head coach of the Racers. 17 
Cincinnati
Overall: 26-11
Conference: 14-7
Previous: NRMick Cronin did a nice job holding his team together -- and improving it -- after the fight against Xavier. 18 
Florida State
Overall: 25-10
Conference: 15-4
Previous: 16Leonard Hamilton has quietly led FSU to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. 19 
Virginia Commonwealth
Overall: 29-7
Conference: 18-3
Previous: NRShaka Smart backed that Final Four run with a trip to the Round of 32, then passed on Illinois to stay at VCU. 20 
Wichita State
Overall: 27-6
Conference: 17-3
Previous: 19The Shockers had a nice season but one that ended with consecutive losses to Illinois State and VCU. 21 
Creighton
Overall: 29-6
Conference: 17-4
Previous: 21Doug McDermott emerged as an All-American as a sophomore and should be one as a junior, too. 22 
Georgetown
Overall: 24-9
Conference: 13-7
Previous: 11The Hoyas finished fourth in the Big East after being picked 10th in the preseason poll. 23 
New Mexico
Overall: 28-7
Conference: 13-4
Previous: NRUCLA transfer Drew Gordon was one of the MWC's best players and led the Lobos to the NCAA tournament. 24 
Iowa State
Overall: 23-11
Conference: 12-7
Previous: 24Royce White took Iowa State to the NCAA tournament and emerged as a legitimate NBA prospect while he did it. 25 
Gonzaga
Overall: 26-7
Conference: 14-4
Previous: 26Mark Few has coached 13 seasons and made 13 NCAA tournaments.
