Though it ultimately means nothing in the grand scheme of things, being ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 is a prestigious achievement most college basketball teams are sure to savor. While schools like Arizona, Duke, Kansas and Kentucky make a habit out of being ranked, it's not that common for others and thus is a big deal when it happens.

So far this season, we've had 27 different schools earn spots in the Top 25, either in the preseason rankings or the poll released after the opening weekend of competition. With the parity that exists in the sport, it's not uncommon to have half the teams in the poll to lose during a week, and when that involves teams in the bottom half of...

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