It’s tournament time! Alabama is the No. 1 team in the final poll before the madness after their SEC Tournament win. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 Alabama 246 +3 2 1 Houston 231 -1 3 1 Kansas 223 – 4 Purdue 218 +1 5 UCLA 211 -3 6 Marquette 201 – 7 Texas 196 +1 8 Arizona 191 +1 9 Gonzaga 170 -2 10 … Continue reading MBB Week 17: Alabama No. 1 in final rankings before NCAA Tournament

March has arrived, and the madness is just beginning in college hoops. Houston, UCLA, Kansas and Alabama headline the rankings in conference championship week. Rank Team Points Trend 1 14 Houston 374 – 2 UCLA 356 +1 3 Kansas 324 +1 4 1 Alabama 323 -2 5 Purdue 317 +1 6 Marquette 293 -1 7 Gonzaga 272 +2 8 Texas 270 – 9 Arizona 256 … Continue reading MBB Week 16: Houston No. 1 as regular season draws to close

UCLA, regular season Pac 12 champions for the first time since the 2012-13 season, are up one spot in this week’s SMP men’s basketball rankings. The Bruins defeated Colorado and Utah this week to advance to 25-4. Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 Houston 473 – 2 1 Alabama 436 – 3 UCLA 431 +1 4 1 Kansas 421 -1 5 Marquette 360 +3 6 … Continue reading MBB Week 15: UCLA rises to No. 3 after winning Pac 12

Following Alabama’s midweek loss to Tennessee, Houston is the new No. 1 in the MBB rankings. Northwestern enters the rankings at No. 19 following five consecutive wins. Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 Houston 449 +1 2 1 Alabama 421 -1 3 Kansas 403 +2 4 UCLA 393 – 5 Purdue 369 -2 6 Arizona 352 – 7 Virginia 345 – 8 Marquette 283 +3 … Continue reading MBB Week 14: Houston takes No. 1; Northwestern enters rankings

Following Purdue’s upset loss against Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Alabama and Houston have passed the Boilermakers for the top spot in this week’s MBB poll. The Crimson Tide defeated the Cougars 71-65 earlier this season. Rank Team Points Trend 1 11 Alabama 419 +2 2 5 Houston 409 – 3 1 Purdue 386 -2 4 UCLA 355 +3 5 Kansas 341 +4 6 Arizona … Continue reading MBB Week 13: Alabama, Houston take top two spots

Another exciting weekend of basketball is headlined by top-ranked Purdue falling to Indiana in Assembly Hall. While the Boilermakers remain No. 1 this week, three other schools earned first-place votes, while Indiana moves up to No. 17. Rank Team Points Trend 1 10 Purdue 439 – 2 6 Houston 428 +1 3 1 Alabama 418 +1 4 1 Arizona 405 +1 5 Tennessee 364 -3 … Continue reading MBB Week 12: Purdue stays No. 1, Indiana rises after upset

Purdue is the No. 1 team in the SMP for a second week in a row, winners of eight consecutive games. The Boilermakers’ cross-state rivals, Indiana, are back in the rankings this week at No. 20 after winning five consecutive games. The two teams are set to meet Saturday in Bloomington. Rank Team Points Trend 1 19 Purdue 475 – 2 Tennessee 441 +2 3 … Continue reading MBB Week 11: Purdue unanimous No. 1, Indiana enters rankings ahead of rivalry clash

For the first time this season, the Purdue Boilermakers are the No. 1 team in the SMP men’s basketball rankings. The Boilers won close games against Michigan State and Maryland this week, while red-hot Alabama follows closely behind at No. 2. Rank Team Points Trend 1 14 Purdue 513 +2 2 6 Alabama 508 +2 3 1 Houston 450 -2 4 Tennessee 427 +4 5 … Continue reading MBB Week 10: Purdue takes top spot, Alabama follows at No. 2

A weekend full of upsets sees the top four tighten up, while five new teams enter the rankings. Last week’s No. 4, UConn, falls 11 spots to No. 15. Rank Team Points Trend 1 11 Houston 534 – 2 8 Kansas 527 – 3 1 Purdue 506 – 4 2 Alabama 493 +1 5 UCLA 458 +3 6 Texas 433 +3 7 Gonzaga 390 +3 … Continue reading MBB Week 9: Four teams split No. 1 votes; UConn falls to No. 15

This week’s men’s basketball top three remains unchanged, except for Kansas passing Purdue for No. 2. Kansas State and Providence enter this week’s poll. Rank Team Points Trend 1 12 Houston 393 – 2 1 Kansas 376 +1 3 3 Purdue 372 -1 4 UConn 334 – 5 Alabama 332 +2 6 Tennessee 322 +2 7 Arizona 299 -3 8 UCLA 294 +1 9 Texas … Continue reading MBB Week 8: Houston, Kansas, Purdue lead rankings