COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25

1. Cincinnati (20-1) Griffey Jr. might be good fit for Bearcats.

2. Stanford (17-1) Cardinal hopes to take UCLA and USC to school.

3. Syracuse (18-0) We strongly advise school to lose a game, like now!

4. Duke (16-2) Dominating ACC the way Florida State does in football.

5. Florida (16-4) Someday, Gators may realize how good they are.

6. Connecticut (16-4) We’ve always said El-Amin is one El of a player.

7. Ohio State (15-3) Finally starting to resemble last season’s team.

8. Kentucky (16-5) Nothing like squashing Tennessee to lift a state’s spirits.

9. Michigan State (16-5) Team downs Michigan as Wolverine booster Ed Martin watches in exile.

10. Arizona (17-4) OK, who scheduled that trip to Lose-iana?

11. Indiana (16-3) Next book on Knight to be called “The Scarlet Sweater.”

12. Tennessee (18-3) Aw shucks, there’s no shame losing to Kentucky.

13. Oklahoma (17-3) . . .Where the wins come sweeping down the plain.

14. Auburn (18-3) Team is nails after coach orders shaves and haircuts.

15. Oklahoma State (17-2) Say what you want about Eddie Sutton . . .

16. Iowa State (19-3) About time we made a Big (12) deal of this bunch.

17. Kansas (16-4) Still in poll thanks to reputation and a PBS grant.

18. Utah (17-3) During timeouts, Mottola regales team with stories of Finland.

19. Temple (15-4) Defense and Karcher made UMass look like UMess.

20. Tulsa (20-2) Oh, the shark (Tark) bites, with his teeth, yeah.

21. Oregon (15-3) Wow. Storming the court after one-point win over USC?

22. USC (13-6) Trojan horse denied permission to run roughshod around Sports Arena.

23. Maryland (15-6) Just call them Gary (Williams) and the Pacemakers.

24. Louisiana State (16-4) Headline writers hail emergence of Stromile Swift.

25. Long Beach State (14-3) Some think team’s success is a Pyramid scheme.