It was a fantastic week for college basketball, with the first swing of early season tournaments coming to a close. Harvard was taken down as the first ranked team to lose this season (Holy Cross won 58-57.) West Virginia upset #17 UCONN to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off behind Jawan Staten’s 15.8 PPG average. Gonzaga had themselves a great week, knocking off previously ranked SMU on the road to a 4-0 start.
Five committed members of the LWOS Basketball Department gather their rankings to compile these. Please give a hand to Connor Ferguson, Tracy Price, Nathan Smith, Drew Thompson, and Bay VanHouten.
Without further ado, we give you the LWOS Top 25 for Week Two of the 2014-15 NCAA Division 1 Men’s College Basketball season.
LWOS NCAA MBB Top 25 – Week 2
| LWOS NCAA MBB Top 25 Week 2 | |||
| Position | Team | Votes | |
| 1 | Kentucky (5) | 125 | |
| 2 | Duke | 117 | |
| 3 | Arizona | 114 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 114 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | 102 | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 91 | |
| 6 | Texas | 91 | |
| 8 | Louisville | 89 | |
| 9 | Virginia | 86 | |
| 10 | Wichita State | 83 | |
| 11 | Kansas | 79 | |
| 12 | Villanova | 71 | |
| 13 | Iowa State | 59 | |
| 14 | VCU | 58 | |
| 15 | Florida | 56 | |
| 16 | Ohio State | 53 | |
| 17 | San Diego State | 51 | |
| 18 | UCONN | 39 | |
| 19 | Michigan | 32 | |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 28 | |
| 21 | Michigan State | 25 | |
| 22 | Stanford | 18 | |
| 23 | Syracuse | 17 | |
| 24 | UCLA | 9 | |
| 25 | Iowa | 7 | |
Others Receiving votes: Nebraska 3, Utah 2, Minnesota 2, Indiana 2, West Virginia 1, Northern Iowa 1
So there you have it, the Kentucky Wildcats are our unanimous choice as an early season #1 team in the nation. Can they stay there? Duke and Arizona are close behind. How will the rankings shape up in the coming weeks? Stay tuned.
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