Casey’s Top 25 | 12/13/10

1. Duke – The loss of Kyrie Irving makes the Blue Devils all the more mortal.
2. Kansas – Josh Selby’s suspension is behind him. The Morris twins might be the best ball-getters in the country.
3. Ohio State – Jared Sullinger is reaping his share of attention.
4. Tennessee – Has controversy unified the Vols?
5. UConn – Who’d a thought?
6. Syracuse – The Orange made the Michigan State Spartans look like ” a bunch of pretty boys.” That’s not easy.
7. Kansas St. – Dates with Florida and UNLV lie ahead.
8. San Diego State – Have you seen Kawhi Leonard play?
9. Missouri – Oral Roberts on the docket this week. Is that a trap game?
10. Kentucky – Outlasted an experienced Notre Dame team and an inexperienced Indiana club.
11. BYU – Coming to Buffalo later this month.
12. Pittsburgh – What happened against Tennessee?
13. Illinois – Big Ten slate on the horizon.
14. Georgetown – Doing well after Greg Monroe.
15. Michigan State – ?
16. Villanova – Struggled to beat Big 5 rival, LaSalle.
17. Notre Dame – Impressive win over Gonzaga.
18. Northwestern – A team can’t fall in the rankings if they don’t play.
19. Baylor – see above
20. Memphis – Kansas exposed a bounty of weaknesses.
21. UNLV – Not a fan of Louisville’s new digs.
22. Purdue – Took care of business against North Florida and Valparaiso.
23. Florida – Kansas State might serve a dose of truth serum.
24. Minnesota – Continue taking care of business.
25. Temple – Followed a defeat of Georgetown by hammering Akron.