THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Robyn Norwood’s Top 25 College Basketball Rankings and Comments:

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1 DUKE (0-0) And Blue Devils are poised for another recruiting haul too.

2 ILLINOIS (0-0) Illini faces Maryland, Arizona in next three weeks.

3 KENTUCKY (0-0) Tayshaun Prince, Keith Bogans declared for NBA draft--but withdrew.

4 UCLA (0-0) With four starters back, freshman point guard is the key.

5 MISSOURI (2-0) Kareem Rush, a junior, has outshone his former Bruin brother.

6 KANSAS (0-0) Headed to Maui with UCLA, Duke.

7 IOWA (2-0) Reggie Evans had a double-double in first half of first game.

8 ST. JOSEPH’S (0-0) Jameer Nelson, Marvin O’Connor second only to Duke’s backcourt.

9 VIRGINIA (0-0) But once-beaten Maryland generally considered ACC’s second-best.

10 ARIZONA (2-0) U of A-plus: With one starter back, Wildcats swept Maryland and Florida.

11 MARYLAND (1-1) No sweat: Made Final Four after early struggles last season.

12 FLORIDA (1-1) Kwame Brown, Teddy Dupay really would have made this team something.

13 MICHIGAN STATE (2-0) Home win streak now at 46.

14 MEMPHIS (2-0) There will be plenty of Dajuan Wagner highlights.

15 GEORGETOWN (0-0) Craig Esherick has Hoyas back in the thick of things.

16 USC (1-0) But should wait for Fresno State result to write this in ink.

17 STANFORD (0-0) Let’s see if Cardinal can duplicate Arizona’s quick reload.

18 OKLAHOMA STATE (0-0) Five starters return from 20-10 team.

19 SYRACUSE (2-0) Preston Shumpert’s shooting will tell the tale.

20 INDIANA (0-0) Some Hoosier fans have a little Red Raider blood now.

21 NORTH CAROLINA (0-0) Local reports are not glowing.

22 TEXAS (0-0) Longhorns play Arizona on Saturday.

23 OKLAHOMA (1-1) Didn’t look good in loss to Michigan State.

24 BOSTON COLLEGE (0-0) Status of guard Troy Bell’s knee is the key to everything.

25 TEMPLE (0-2) Losses were to Maryland, Arizona.