Jerry Tipton on UK basketball

Here’s my top 25 ballot for this week. I included VMI at No. 25 as a reward for the victory at Kentucky and for playing a competitive game at Virginia less than 48 hours later.

Fans may notice that I dropped Duke from No. 5 to No. 11. The victory over Rhode Island on Sunday suggested that Duke again lacks an inside presence and will be overly dependent on perimeter play.

I dropped Alabama from the top 25 after the Sunday loss and added Kansas. As they say, dynasties don’t recruit, they reload.

Here’s my top 25 ballot:

1. North Carolina

2. UConn

3. Michigan State

4. Louisville

5. Pittsburgh

6. UCLA

7. Texas

8. Gonzaga

9. Memphis

10. Southern Cal

11. Duke

12. Purdue

13. Notre Dame

14. Tennessee

15. Miami (Fla.)

16. Arizona State

17. Florida

18. Marquette

19. Villanova

20. Texas A&M

21. Davidson

22. St. Mary’s

23. Wake Forest

24. Kansas

25. VMI

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