Top 25 not getting any easier

Isn’t the top 25 voting supposed to get easier as the season enters mid-February? That’s not the case this week.

Twelve teams from last week’s top 25 lost one game during the week. Two teams — UCLA and Duke — lost twice.

So after the top five, it got sticky. Those top five are Connecticut, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Memphis.

I rewarded Jodie Meeks’ big week (game-winner vs. Florida and 45 points at Arkansas) by returning Kentucky to the top 25 at No. 25.

Even if Patrick Patterson returns to the court, this week  figures to be a challenge for Kentucky with a road game at Vanderbilt on Tuesday and then returning home to face Tennessee.

Here’s this week’s ballot:

1. Connecticut
2. Oklahoma
3. North Carolina
4. Pittsburgh
5. Memphis
6. Michigan State
7. Duke
8. Louisville
9. Wake Forest
10. Marquette
11. Missouri
12. Arizona State
13. Gonzaga
14. Purdue
15. Villanova
16. Clemson
17. Xavier
18. Kansas
19. Illinois
20. Washington
21. LSU
22. South Carolina
23. Utah State
24. Miami
25. Kentucky