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College basketball rankings: Louisville newest No. 1, Michigan surges into Top-5

By Shayne Nissen

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 20: Lamar Kimble #0 of the Louisville Cardinals dribbles the ball during the game against the USC Upstate Spartans at KFC YUM! Center on November 20, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 20: Lamar Kimble #0 of the Louisville Cardinals dribbles the ball during the game against the USC Upstate Spartans at KFC YUM! Center on November 20, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LAHAINA, HI – NOVEMBER 25: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans loses his footing and falls to the floor as he attempts to drive to the basket during the first half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 25, 2019 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
LAHAINA, HI – NOVEMBER 25: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans loses his footing and falls to the floor as he attempts to drive to the basket during the first half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 25, 2019 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /

10. Oregon

One of the many talented teams in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament this past week, Oregon got off to a great start with a win over Seton Hall. The next two opponents weren’t as kind however as the Ducks lost back-to-back contests against North Carolina and Gonzaga to end the tournament. If anything came out of the losses though, it was that this Oregon squad can play with anyone in the country as they suffered a one-point loss to the Bulldogs and a four-point loss to the Tar Heels.

9. Michigan State 

Michigan State fell once again this season, in a sort of surprising contest with Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech, a team that lost a lot last season was picked to finish near the bottom of the ACC this season. They were able to get a victory over the Spartans though as Cassius Winston was just never able to get it going only scoring seven points on 2-of-8 shooting. The Spartans were able to bounce back, however, with two wins over Georgia and UCLA in the Maui Invitational.

8. Ohio State

Ohio State kept on rolling in week four with victories over Kent State and Morgan State. The game against Kent State gave them a little trouble as it was only a single-digit lead for most of the game. Duane Washington has been fantastic for the Buckeyes thus far. After Andre Wesson went out with an injury, Washington filled his spot and hasn’t looked back. He is averaging just over 10 points and shooting 52 percent from three. Ohio State will take on North Carolina this week in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

7. Virginia

If you are watching Virginia basketball right now, I’m sorry for you because 7-0, the Cavaliers are averaging just 55 points per game which is No. 345 in college basketball. That means though that the defense has stifled. It was just that against Maine this past week as they won 46-26 in a very low-scoring game. The defense is averaging 40.3 points per game, that’s No. 1 in the country and 11 points lower than the No. 2 team. If the offense comes along for the Cavaliers this year, they have a legitimate shot of defending their national title.

6. North Carolina

North Carolina is in the midst of a grueling stretch of games with five straight games against major conference opponents including four straight against Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, and Virginia. Those teams all have a legitimate shot at being top ten this coming week. In that stretch, they did suffer their first loss with a loss coming to the Michigan Wolverines in the Battle 4 Atlantis. They followed that up with a win over Oregon and will now look to get a victory over Ohio State on Wednesday.