Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today: Michigan State makes big jump; BYU, Louisville drop out of expected AP Top 25

1 Duke has a poor grip on the No. 1 spot in the country after a 77-51 romp over No. 11 Virginia. Isaiah Evans drilled five treys, and Duke’s defense just vaporized Virginia’s once rolling offense. Last week: 12 Arizona shows that it can win using different recipes. It has a pace-and-space setup that emerged when Koa Peat dropped out with a leg injury. The five-star freshman forward returned for Saturday’s game against No. 14 Kansas, and Arizona returned to smashmouth basketball en route to a 23-point romp. Tommy Lloyd has everything it takes to go on a banner hunt. Last week: 23 Michigan is a flat wagon. Aday Mara, Morez Johnson and Yaxel Lendeborg just cleared Illinois’ front line in Friday’s 84-70 Roadkill victory. It’s one of Michigan’s most impressive wins of the season. Michigan may be No. 3 in the polls, but for many people in the basketball world, it’s No. 1. Last week: 34 UConn didn’t just beat St. John’s. It destroyed its rivals in record-breaking fashion. The Huskies are rising in the polls this week. Last week: 65The Gators play like one of the elite teams in all of college basketball. Prayers up for the No. 1 seed who gets the gift of Florida as the No. 2 seed. Last week: 76 Houston took out some of its frustrations on Colorado after going on a three-game losing streak due to a brutal schedule. The Cougars defeated Colorado 102-62, trailing Milos Uzan by 26 points. Eight different Cougars scored at least nine points. It was the most predictable blowout of the entire season. Last week: 57 Iowa State is on the verge of slipping after stumbling short-handed at home against Texas Tech. The role players continue to be a rollercoaster for TJ Otzelberger’s bunch. Last week: 48 Jeremy Fears Jr. and the Spartans are starting to peak at just the right time. Big man Carson Cooper has developed into a fearsome back-to-the-basket weapon. MSU will be looking to make a big jump after beating Purdue 76-74 on Thursday and beating Indiana 77-64 on Sunday. Last week: 139A home loss to Michigan could provide a moment of control for the Illini. This group is clearly talented, but needs to find some courage right away. Michigan handled the Illini frontcourt for all 40 minutes. Last week: 1010Fred Hoiberg’s group consists only of problem solvers. Nebraska took care of business this week against Maryland and USC and should be rewarded for its efforts. Last week: 1211 Gonzaga’s offense faltered in the second half against Saint Mary’s. The Zags’ collection of shooters leaves a lot to be desired. This is now a defense-first team. Last week: 912The ebb and flow in the back-loaded Big 12 schedule continues. Kansas beat Houston on Big Monday before getting scorched by Arizona on Saturday. Such is life at the best conference in the country. Fortunately, Darryn Peterson played his full minutes for the third game in a row. He was great in the second half against Arizona. Last week: 1413 Alabama remains a brutal team to prepare for. Labaron Philon hit a pull-up jumper in the final seconds to steal a road win over Tennessee. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. left with a boatload of three-pointers, which is a scary sign. If Wrightsell can hoop like that, Alabama will be a headache. Last week: 1714 Purdue will fall after another home loss, this time to Michigan State, and Sunday’s road loss to Indiana. The Boilermakers would have stayed in the top 10 if they had beaten the Hooisers, as there was carnage in the AP Top 25. Last week: 815Whatever St. John’s had in its system against UConn seemed to be eradicated against Villanova. The Johnnies smoked Kevin Willard and Co., leaving no doubt as to who the second-best team in the Big East really is. Last week: 1516Texas Tech is a band of warriors. To be able to go to Hilton and beat a team like Iowa State without JT Toppin is a huge accomplishment. Grant McCasland’s crew will have a tough time March madness . Last week: 1617UNC served without Caleb Wilson. Finding ways to beat both Louisville and Virginia Tech with their best player on the mend is an impressive determination from Hubert Davis’ side. Man, how good is Henri Veesaar!? Last week: 1818Miami University’s magical season continued in epic form. The Redhawks got a game-winning layup from Trey Perry and outlasted Western Michigan, 69-67. It wasn’t pretty, but the Redhawks improved to 29-0. Last week: 2119Darius Acuff, Meleek Thomas, Billy Richmond and Trevon Brazile are ballers, but Arkansas’ issues at center could be its Achilles heel. They were no match for Florida’s frontcourt. Last week: 2020Virginia is simply not in Duke’s class in the ACC. That much is clear. This group still has a lot of size, skill, and shooting ability, but things can get ugly quickly on cold shooting nights. Last week: 1121Losing to a desperate Dayton team on the road shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Dayton is a good fit for SLU across the board. The Billikens need to play better as they go, but this group is still great. Last week: 2322 Vanderbilt is not a National Championship contender, but it is starting to get healthy again, which is a very positive sign for its March prospects. Last week: 2523Randy Bennett and St. Mary’s should be up in the polls after a strong week. The Gaels completely dominated Gonzaga in the second half of Saturday’s 70-59 win. Mikey Lewis went on a big heater with a barrage of three-pointers. Saint Mary’s is 27-4 and ranked No. 22 on KenPom. It is the highest level the Gaels have reached all year. Last week: NO24Tennessee lost to Alabama, but all eyes are on Nate Ament’s health. The freshman sensation suffered a nasty leg injury. The Vols need him badly. Last week: 2225 Wisconsin could take a hit if Louisville and BYU throw up on themselves. The Badgers didn’t look great against Oregon, but bounced back with a dominant win over Washington on the road. Wisconsin, if he clicks, can beat anyone. It can also lose to anyone. Last week: NO