College Basketball: On3’s Week 8 Top 25

Last week saw week seven of the college basketball season slowed down to almost a screeching hault as we close in on the holidays. Even with the slower pace, there was some movement among the top-25 with programs like UCLA, Purdue, Michigan, and Memphis losing this week and falling out of the rankings entirely.

This is how I see the twenty-five best teams in college basketball, after watching through the first seven weeks of games. There is a long way to go in this college basketball season, and if these first few weeks are any indication, a lot of twists and turns are sure to happen along the way.

WEEK 7 TOP 25

But for this moment, as we are in the middle of December, here is On3’s updated Top 25 ranking after week 8.

1. Auburn (11-1)

Previously: No. 2
Last Week: W Georgia State (100-59), W No. 19 Purdue (87-69)

Leading Scorer: C Johni Broome, 18.5
Leading Rebounder: C Johni Broome, 11.5

Next Up: Monmouth (12/30)

2. Tennessee (11-0)

Previously: No. 1
Last Week: W Western Carolina (84-36)

Leading Scorer: G Chaz Lanier, 18.9
Leading Rebounder: F Igor Milicic, 7.7

Next Up: Middle Tennessee State (12/23)

3. Iowa State (10-1)

Previously: No. 3
Last Week: W Morgan State (99-72)

Leading Scorer: G Keshon Gilbert, 16.4
Leading Rebounder: F Joshua Jefferson, 8.0

Next Up: at Colorado (12/30)

4. Florida (12-0)

Previously: No. 5
Last Week: W at North Carolina (90-84), W North Florida (99-45)

Leading Scorer: G Walter Clayton, 17.6
Leading Rebounder: C Alex Condon, 7.6

Next Up: Stetson (12/29)

5. Kansas (9-2)

Previously: No. 6
Last Week: W Brown (87-53)

Leading Scorer: C Hunter Dickinson, 15.6
Leading Rebounder: C Hunter Dickinson, 10.0

Next Up: No. 19 West Virginia (12/31)

6. Duke (10-2)

Previously: No. 7
Last Week: W George Mason (69-47), W at Georgia Tech (82-56)

Leading Scorer: F Cooper Flagg, 16.3
Leading Rebounder: F Cooper Flagg, 8.6

Next Up: Virginia Tech (12/31)

7. Oregon (11-1)

Previously: No. 8
Last Week: W at Stanford (76-61)

Leading Scorer: C Nate Bittle, 13.8
Leading Rebounder: C Nate Bittle, 8.6

Next Up: Weber State (12/29)

8. Alabama (10-2)

Previously: No. 9
Last Week: W at North Dakota (97-90), W Kent State 81-54

Leading Scorer: G Mark Sears, 18.0
Leading Rebounder: F Grant Nelson, 8.2

Next Up: South Dakota State (12/29)

9. Oklahoma (12-0)

Previously: No. 10
Last Week: W No. 24 Michigan (87-86), W Central Arkansas (89-66)

Leading Scorer: G Jeremiah Fears, 17.9
Leading Rebounder: F Sam Godwin, 7.1

Next Up: Prairie View (12/29)

10. Kentucky (10-2)

Previously: No. 4
Last Week: L Ohio State (85-65)

Leading Scorer: G Otega Oweh, 16.2
Leading Rebounder: C Amari Williams, 9.0

Next Up: Brown (12/31)

College basketball week 8 rankings: teams 11-25

11. Texas A&M (10-2)
Previously: No. 11
Last Week: W Houston Christian (77-45)
Next Up: Abilene Christian (12/28)

12. Marquette (11-2)
Previously: No. 13
Last Week: W Butler (80-70), W at Xavier (72-70)
Next Up: at Providence (12/31)

13. Ole Miss (11-1)
Previously: No. 14
Last Week: W Southern (74-61), W Queens (80-62)
Next Up: Memphis (12/28)

14. Cincinnati (10-1)
Previously: No. 16
Last Week: W at No. 15 Dayton (66-59), W Grambling (84-49)
Next Up: Kansas State (12/30)

15. Mississippi State (11-1)
Previously: No. 17
Last Week: W Central Michigan (83-59), W at No. 20 Memphis (79-66)
Next Up: Bethune Cookman (12/30)

16. UConn (9-3)
Previously: No. 18
Last Week: W Xavier (94-89), W at Butler (78-74)
Next Up: at DePaul (1/1)

17. Gonzaga (9-3)
Previously: No. 23
Last Week: Nicholls (102-72), W Bucknell (86-65)
Next Up: UCLA (12/28)

18. Houston (8-3)
Previously: No. 25
Last Week: W Toledo (78-49), W Texas A&M CC (87-51)
Next Up: Oklahoma State (12/30)

19. West Virginia (9-2)
Previously: No. 22
Last Week: W Mercyhurst (67-47)
Next Up: at No. 5 Kansas

20. Drake (11-0)
Previously: No. 21
Last Week: W at Kansas State (73-70), W Green Bay (72-62)
Next Up: Belmont (12/29)

21. Michigan State (9-2)
Previously: NR
Last Week: W Oakland (77-58), W FAU (86-69)
Next Up: Western Michigan (12/30)

22. Georgia (11-1)
Previously: NR
Last Week: W Buffalo (100-49), W Charleston Southern (81-65)
Next Up: SC State (12/29)

23. San Diego State (8-2)
Previously: NR
Last Week: W at Cal (71-60)
Next Up: Utah State (12/28)

24. Dayton (10-2)
Previously: No. 15
Last Week: W UNLV (66-65), L Cincinnati (66-59)
Next Up: LaSalle (12/31)

25. St John’s (10-2)
Previously: NR
Last Week: W DePaul (89-61), W at Providence (72-70)
Next Up: Delaware (12/28)

Dropped Out: UCLA, Memphis, Purdue, Michigan