NCAA Basketball Rankings, Week 11: Power 32

Week 11 NCAA basketball rankings for the 2015-16 season. The top five of the Power 32 remains the same this week.

Oklahoma may have fell to Kansas in a triple-overtime defeat, but the Sooners are technically better by proxy, right? They beat West Virginia, and the Mountaineers took down Kansas.

The Jayhawks did beat TCU on Saturday, but it won’t be enough to keep them at the top of the rankings.

Clemson has been playing some great basketball lately — better than most. The Tigers have beaten three AP Top 25 teams in the past two weeks, including wins over two top-10 teams in Duke and Miami.

Speaking of the Hurricanes, Miami had a rough week, losing on the road to Virginia and Clemson, which knocked the Hurricanes down a few spots.

Let’s take a look at how the power rankings shape out this week.

Power 32 NCAA Basketball Rankings

1. Oklahoma (15-1), RPI: .6944

Buddy Hield’s team is finally ready to be the No. 1 team in the country. Oklahoma has won three games in a row since losing that three-overtime thriller to Kansas. The Sooners picked up wins over Oklahoma State and West Virginia, who beat the Jayhawks this past week.

2. Kansas (14-2), RPI: .6851

The Jayhawks may have snuck past Oklahoma, but they couldn’t get past West Virginia, who took down Kansas, 74-63, on Tuesday. Bill Self’s team bounced back with a 70-63 win over TCU on Saturday.

3.Maryland (16-2), RPI: .6404

The Terrapins might have dropped their second game of the season with a road loss to Michigan on Tuesday, 70-67, but Maryland still has one of the best backcourts with Melo Trimble and Rasheed Sulaimon.

4. North Carolina (16-2), RPI: .6646

Roy Williams’ Tar Heels are finally playing up to par with being the preseason No. 1 team. Brice Johnson has been playing excellent basketball, and North Carolina has won nine games in a row because of him.

5. Michigan State (16-2), RPI: .6408

Since Denzel Valentine went down with a knee injury late last month, things just haven’t seemed right for the Spartans. Michigan State is now 3-e in its last six games after starting the season out 13-0. More importantly, the Spartans are 3-3 in Big Ten play. A 76-59 loss to Iowa and a 77-76 loss to Wisconsin were their latest bumps in the road.

6. Xavier (16-1), RPI: .6857

The Musketeers’ winning streak is back up to four games after their 12-0 start was ruined by Villanova. Xavier picked up double-digits wins against DePaul Tuesday and Marquette on Saturday.

7. SMU (16-0), RPI: .6573

If we were going to guess who would have a 16-0 record almost three weeks into January, not many would have picked SMU. The Mustangs took down East Carolina, 79-55, on Wednesday and matched it with a 60-45 win over Tulane on Sunday.

8. Villanova (16-2), RPI: .6962

The Wildcats have rattled off eight straight wins, and they’ve compiled a 6-0 record against Big East opponents in the process. Villanova topped Marquette, 83-68, and then it took down Georgetown on the road, 55-50.

9. Texas A&M (15-2), RPI: .6536

The Aggies are at the top of the SEC with a 5-0 conference record. Texas A&M beat Florida at home and Georgia on the road — both by double digits. The win against the Bulldogs was particularly impressive, as the Aggies won by 34.

10. Iowa (13-3), RPI: .6475

The Hawkeyes picked up one of their most surprising wins of the season by beating Michigan State, 76-59, on Thursday. That win stacked up Iowa’s winning streak to six games, while improving its conference record to 4-0.

11. Arizona (15-3), RPI: .6132

12. Miami (FL) (13-3), RPI: .6297
13. Duke (14-4), RPI: .6266

14. Louisville (14-3), RPI: .6271
15. West Virginia (15-2), RPI: .6426
16. Providence (15-3), RPI: .6166
17. Kentucky (13-4), RPI: .6301
18. Virginia (13-3), RPI: .6499

19. Baylor (13-3), RPI: .6210
20. Butler (13-4), RPI: .5890

21. Clemson (12-6), RPI: .5586

22. Iowa State (13-4), RPI: .6309
23. Purdue (15-3), RPI: .6107

24. Pittsburgh (14-2), RPI: .6249

25. South Carolina (15-1), RPI: .6143

26. Gonzaga (13-4), RPI: .5747
27. USC (15-3), RPI: .6370
28. UCLA (11-7), RPI: .5802
29. Indiana (15-3), RPI: .5845
30. Texas Tech (11-5), RPI: .6077
31. Utah (11-5), RPI: .6076
32. Wichita St (10-5), RPI: .5923