Power Rankings

It's Monday. That means there are rankings to be done.

1. Pitt (15-0; previous rank: 1) -- St. John's gave the Panthers some trouble for a good 24 minutes or so, but Pitt came out of its shell in time to blow St. John's out.

2. Wake Forest (14-0; 4) -- The Deacs dominated UNC and we were all about it this morning.

3. Duke (14-1; 3) -- The Blue Devils have a bigger problem than their rival North Carolina -- Wake Forest.

4. UConn (14-1; 5) -- I'd say the Huskies have rebounded well from their Big East-opening loss to Georgetown.

5. North Carolina (13-2; 2) -- I know what you're thinking -- how many times does UNC have to lose before we drop them far down the polls? Well, I'll say three more.

6. Oklahoma (15-1; 7) -- There hasn't been any trouble since the Arkansas loss.

7. Syracuse (16-1; 8) -- How much more does Syracuse have to do before it gets national attention? HUGE game on Wednesday at Georgetown.

8. Michigan State (13-2; 11) -- Sparty had a convincing win against Kansas this weekend. Something tells me MSU is back.

9. UCLA (13-2; 10) -- Big win at USC. Huge win. The Bruins, like Michigan State, are back.

10. Clemson (16-0; 12) -- The Tigers get to play Wake on Saturday. Cannot wait.

11. Marquette (15-2; 13) -- Um, did you watch the Golden Eagles destroy West Virginia?

12. Texas (12-3; 9) -- The Longhorns lost to Arkansas. So did Oklahoma. That's why tonight's game is such an appetizing contest. Oh, and Texas and Oklahoma are two of the best teams in the nation. Forgot about that.

13. Notre Dame (12-3; NR) -- The Irish are momentarily legit after a win at home against Georgetown. I'd love to see them on the road against a Big East opponent -- er, a retry after the St. John's loss.

14. Minnesota (15-1; 17) -- The Gophers got a huge win on the road at Iowa. And then blew out Penn State. But who doesn't blow out Penn State?

15. Arizona State (14-2; NR) -- A dominating sweep of Oregon catapults ASU back into the Power Rankings after several previously ranked teams struggled.

16. Butler (14-1; 18) -- The Bulldogs have won six in a row since their loss at Ohio State.

17. Cal (15-2; NR) -- Nine wins in a row since the Bears' second loss, plus a sweep of Washington, has me high on Cal.

18. Baylor (13-2; NR) -- Baylor is the third-best team in the Big 12. The Bears are not going to be an easy team to play the rest of the season.

19. Louisville (12-3; NR) -- Three wins since the UNLV loss, including a gutsy buzzer-beating win against Kentucky and a one-point thriller over 'Nova. Two gigantic games follow the 'Nova win: home tussles with Notre Dame and Pitt.

20. St. Mary's (15-1; NR) -- No Gonzaga until the end of the month. Twelve-game winning streak. St. Mary's deserves it.