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Shannon Ryan's Top 25

Kansas took its first loss, leaving Ohio State and San Diego State as the country's lone unbeatens.

Records through Monday (last week's ranking)

1. Ohio State 20-0 (1): Just another dominant performance by Jared Sullinger with 27 against Illinois.

2. Pittsburgh 19-2 (5): Pitt was off to its best Big East start in school history.

3. Duke 18-1 (4): The Blue Devils reeled off three straight wins after losing to Florida State.

4. Connecticut 16-2 (7): The Huskies took down Villanova and Tennessee last week.

5. San Diego State 20-0 (8): Forward Kawhi Leonard has posted three straight double-doubles.

6. Kansas 18-1 (2): The 69-game win streak at Allen Fieldhouse came to an end when Texas visited.

7. Villanova 17-2 (6): 'Nova managed to nullify Syracuse's zone at the Carrier Dome.

8. Texas 16-3 (12): How much more composed is this Longhorns team than last season's? Night and day.

9. Syracuse 18-2 (3): The Orange need to recover from consecutive losses to top-10 teams.

10. BYU 19-1 (10): Could Jimmer Fredette single-handedly outscore Big Ten teams? He scored more than 40 twice this month.

11. Purdue 17-3 (13): Mackey Arena is an 11-0 safe haven for the Boilermakers.

12. Texas A&M 17-2 (11): The Aggies are a surprise in second place in the Big 12.

13. Missouri 17-3 (14): Guard Marcus Denmon nails more than 50 percent of his shots.

14. Notre Dame 17-4 (16): The Irish produce nearly 17 assists per game.

15. Wisconsin 15-4 (17): Josh Gasser became the school's first frosh to record a triple-double in win at Northwestern.

16. Kentucky 15-4 (9): A rematch against Georgia looms Saturday.

17. Minnesota 15-4 (19): Tubby Smith will need all his coaching tricks to keep the Gophers afloat with so much adversity.

18. Washington 15-4 (23): The Huskies swatted away Arizona like a gnat with a 17-point victory.

19. Vanderbilt 14-4 (NR): Just wait until Vanderbilt's injured big men are full force.

20. Florida State 15-5 (NR): The Seminoles' defense is turning heads and stopping teams in their tracks.

21. Illinois 14-6 (20): After dropping three of four, the Illini are in need of an epiphany.

22. Florida 15-4 (NR): The Gators put a beatdown on Arkansas.

23. Georgetown 14-5 (24): The Hoyas are in recovery mode from a slump with consecutive wins against low-level Big East foes.

24. Louisville 15-4 (15): Rick Pitino suffered his first loss against his former team at Providence.

25. Michigan State 12-7 (18): The Spartans are just one Big Ten loss away from equaling last season's total.

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