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NCAA Basketball: Florida State, Texas Tech remain in top-25 power rankings

By Tristan Freeman

Nov 27, 2020; Fort Myers, Florida, USA;Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Corey Kispert (24), guard Will Graves (35) and teammates high five as they beat the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2020; Fort Myers, Florida, USA;Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Corey Kispert (24), guard Will Graves (35) and teammates high five as they beat the Auburn Tigers during the second half at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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With several top NCAA Basketball teams having tough games, how do the top-25 look heading into the holidays?

The NCAA Basketball season continues to move on, with a positive note of fewer teams currently on “pause” due to positive Covid-19 cases. The hope is that everyone remains safe and healthy and that we can get this season completed.

A number of high-profile matchups occurred, including No. 1 Gonzaga taking on No. 3 Iowa. The winner of that game would’ve had a case for being No. 1 overall in the country, considering that No. 2 Baylor were on the sidelines. But the Bulldogs prevailed, keeping the status quo.

But how far should the Hawkeyes have fallen after that effort? And what about the other programs that lost this week? For Busting Brackets’ own weekly rankings, nine of us contributors came together and combined our polls for this top-25 list. There were 31 programs that received votes, including Purdue, Clemson, Duke, and Indiana. Here are the writers who participated in this week’s ranking, as well as the top runner-ups.

Tristan Freeman – @hoopsnut351

Adam Bernstein – @AdamBernstein18

Benjamin Zacher – @beezacher

Joe Casey – @Joe_Casey1

Chris Thedinga – @CThedinga

Jacob Zinkula -@1Perfectbracket

Andrew Tineo – @D_Tineo4

Will Cash – @willcash21

Karl Heiser – @karlheiser17

27. Oregon

It was a bittersweet past week for the Ducks. They’ve won six straight games since the opening loss to Missouri, including a pair of wins this week against WCC programs, Portland and San Francisco. But it came at a major cost, with center N’Faly Dante now out for the season with a torn ACL. The Ducks will need transfers Eric Williams and Eugene Omoruyi to continue playing well in order for them to remain near the top of the Pac-12 standings.

26. Michigan

The Wolverines remain unbeaten to start out the season, including winning their first Big Ten clash against Penn State this past week. It was a defensive struggle for the most part but freshman big man Hunter Dickinson led all scorers with 20 points to lead Michigan to the win. They’ll be on the road this week for a Christmas Day matchup against Nebraska, arguably the worst team in the conference. A win there could finally get them into the top-25 polls.

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