NCAA Power 16 Rankings - NBADraft.net

By Mike DeStefano
NCAA Power 16: Feb. 7th

Power 16	Record	Comment
1. Connecticut	21-1	Ten straight wins including a dominant performance against Louisville on Monday
2. North Carolina	20-2	Since losing to WF, five of six wins have come by 17 or more.
3. Oklahoma	22-1	The best player in the country has a worthy sidekick in Willie Warren.
4. Pittsburgh	20-2	No depth behind Blair and Biggs in the frontcourt will hurt come tournament time.
5. Wake Forest	17-3	The young Demon Deacons can’t expect Teague to be Superman every night.
6. Louisville	17-4	Clark (2-16) looked terrible against UConn’s mammoth front line.
7. Duke	19-3	Interior play an obvious weakness for Coach K’s squad.
8. Clemson	19-2	Made a statement by handing Duke their worst loss in twelve years.
9. Marquette	20-3	Were bound to lose a conference game at some point. But South Florida?
10. UCLA	18-4	Have looked dominant in three wins after that loss to Washington.
11. Xavier	20-2	Better focus on Duquesne rather than that game on Feb. 11th.
12. Butler	20-2	Loss to Green Bay leads you to question how serious this team is.
13. Gonzaga	16-4	Appear to have righted the ship after early season hiccup. 9 straight wins.
14. Villanova	18-4	Dante Cunningham has become the star of a very good Wildcats’ team.
15. Purdue	17-5	A tough loss at OSU in OT without Robbie Hummel.
16. Syracuse	18-5	The talent is there; consistency is the main issue for Flynn & Co.

This Week’s Match-ups to Watch:

2/8: #12 Purdue @ #23 Illinois – Look for the Illini to fall out of the
Top 25 after this one.

2/9: West Virginia @ #6 Pittsburgh – Huggins’ squad can compete
with the best of them.

2/10: #8 Marquette @ #17 Villanova – How will the Golden Eagles respond
to their 1st Big East loss?

2/11: #3 UNC @ #4 Duke – GAME OF THE WEEK

2/11: #9 Xavier @ Dayton – Wright’s Flyers battle Brown’s
Muskateers for A-10 supremacy.

2/12: #15 UCLA @ #24 ASU – UCLA looks for redemption against Harden and
the Sun Devils.

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