The Dispatch's Men's College Basketball Week 4 - Top 25 poll - Mississippi State moves up one spot.

Matt Stevens

November 28, 2011 8:49:00 AM

1. Kentucky (6-0) beat Radford 88-40; beat Portland 87-63.

2. Ohio State (6-0) beat North Florida 85-50; beat VMI 107-74; beat Valparaiso 80-47.

3. Duke (7-0) beat Tennessee 77-67; beat No. 15 Michigan 82-75; beat No. 14 Kansas 68-61.

4. Syracuse (6-0) beat Virginia Tech 69-58; beat Stanford 69-63.

5. Louisville (5-0) beat Arkansas State 54-27; beat Ohio 59-54.

6. North Carolina (5-1) beat Tennessee State 102-69; beat South Carolina 87-62; lost to UNLV 90-80.

7. Wisconsin (6-0) beat UMKC 77-31; beat Bradley 66-43; beat BYU 73-56.

8. Xavier (4-0) beat Georgia 70-56.

9. Baylor (5-0) beat South Carolina State 70-50; beat Texas-Arlington 75-65.

10. Florida (4-1) beat Wright State 78-65; beat Jacksonville 107-62.

11. Kansas (3-2) beat Georgetown 67-63; beat UCLA 72-56; lost to No. 6 Duke 68-61.

12. Missouri (6-0) beat Notre Dame 87-58; beat No. 20 California 92-53; beat Binghamton 88-59.

13. Alabama (6-0) beat Alabama A&M 82-45; beat VCU 72-64.

14. UConn (6-1) beat UNC Asheville 73-63; lost to UCF 68-63; beat No. 22 Florida State 78-76, OT.

15. Michigan (5-1) beat No. 8 Memphis 73-61; lost to No. 6 Duke 82-75; beat UCLA 79-63.

16. Marquette (5-0) beat Norfolk State 59-57.

17. Gonzaga (4-0) beat Western Michigan 78-58.

18. UNLV (6-0) beat Cal Poly 75-52; beat Southern Cal 66-55; beat No. 1 North Carolina 90-80.

19. Vanderbilt (5-1) beat Oregon 64-62; beat Monmouth (NJ) 95-73.

20. Creighton (5-0) beat Campbell 104-81.

21. Pittsburgh (5-1) beat La Salle 73-69; beat Pennsylvania 78-58; beat Robert Morris 81-71

22. Mississippi State (7-1) beat Louisiana-Monroe 78-63; beat UT-Martin 76-50; beat North Texas 82-59.

23. Saint Louis (6-0) beat Boston College 62-51; beat Villanova 80-68; beat Oklahoma 83-63.

24. Georgetown (4-1) lost to No. 14 Kansas 67-63; beat Chaminade 88-61; beat No. 8 Memphis 91-88, OT.

25. Harvard (6-0) beat Utah 75-47; beat No. 20 Florida State 46-41; beat Central Florida 59-49.

Teams to watch out for:

Indiana (6-0)

Dayton (5-1)

Cleveland State (6-1)

Murray State (7-0)

San Diego State (7-1)

Purdue (6-1)

Missouri State (4-0)

Illinois (6-0)

Washington (4-1)

Central Florida (4-2)

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