The Duke Blue Devils (25-2) began last weekend as the No. 5 ranked team in men's college basketball, but by Monday had jumped back on top. Due to four of the top five teams losing last week, Duke took advantage by defeating unranked Georgia Tech Sunday afternoon. When top-25 votes were tallied in both AP and USA Today/ESPN polls, Duke was back to No. 1. The Blue Devils might be top dog in the media polls, but in online betting, the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes of Ohio State are oddsmakers favorites to win the 2011 Men's NCAA College Basketball championship at +350 odds, while Duke is lined at +400.
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The Buckeyes remained No. 2 in the AP Poll, even after losing at Purdue on Saturday. Previous No. 1 Kansas dropped to No. 2 in the USA Today/ESPN Poll and to No. 3 in the AP. The Jayhawks championship odds, along with Duke, are listed on the NCAA championship futures board at +400.
After losing at St. John's on Saturday, Pittburgh stayed at No. 4 in the AP but dropped to sixth in the USA/Today poll. San Diego State (27-1), with the best record in college hoops moved to No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN poll followed by Texas at No. 5 in both polls. The BYU Cougars are No. 7 in both polls followed by 8 Purdue, 9 Notre Dame and 10 Arizona.
College Basketball's regular season could not more exciting than right now as it turns down the final stretch towards March Madness. Point-Spreads.com hoops expert handicappers Reno Gold and John Day will be providing 2011 NCAA Basketball Predictions all the way to the Final-4 and Championship Game.
Odds makers list Texas third best on the NCAA Championship futures board at +600 followed by Pitt (+1200); San Diego State (+1500); Purdue (+1800); and Notre Dame (+2000).
Top 25 Men's College Basketball Rankings
AP USA Today/ESPN
1 Duke Duke
2 Ohio State Kansas
3 Kansas Ohio State
4 Pittsburgh San Diego State
5 Texas Texas
6 San Diego State Pittsburgh
7 BYU BYU
8 Purdue Purdue
9 Notre Dame Notre Dame
10 Arizona Arizona
11 Georgetown Georgetown
12 Wisconsin Wisconsin
13 Florida Florida
14 Connecticut Villanova
15 Villanova Connecticut
16 Louisville Louisville
17 Syracuse Texas A&M
18 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
19 North Carolina North Carolina
20 Missouri Syracuse
21 Texas A&M Missouri
22 Kentucky Kentucky
23 St. John's Utah State
24 Temple Temple
25 Xavier St. John's
