CAPSULES AND RANKINGSTeam (Record): Comment1. Kansas (26-1):...

CAPSULES AND RANKINGS

Team (Record): Comment

1. Kansas (26-1): Prediction: Pollard returns wearing nose ring.

2. Wake Forest (20-4): No deduction for ref’s bum call.

3. Kentucky (25-3): Anderson moves rehab to traffic court.

4. Minnesota (23-2): Ordered “Big Ten champs” pot holders.

5. Duke (22-5): Ready to pounce on No. 1 seed.

6. Utah (19-3): Coaching’s easy when Van Horn scores 40.

7. New Mexico (20-5): Goes for 25th straight home win Saturday.

8. USC (20-6): Ah, that’s U. of South Carolina.

9. Iowa State (18-5): Kelvin Cato throws a block party.

10. Cincinnati (21-5): Scored best victory against . . . Tulane

11. Clemson (20-6): Might want to guard Langdon next time.

12. North Carolina (18-6): Won’t quit till Heel freezes over.

13. Maryland (20-6): Whose idea was that UMass detour?

14. UCLA (16-7): Can’t get them on my cable system.

15. Arizona (16-7): Has UCLA given back the broom yet?

16. Xavier (19-4): Should be 22-4 headed into Atlantic 10 tournament.

17. Louisville (20-6): Crum shreds team’s press clippings.

18. California (19-6): Gray never met a shot he didn’t like.

19. Colorado (18-7): Team not so Buff anymore.

20. Villanova (19-7): Best the Big East can offer. Really.

21. Col. of Charleston (24-2): Longest winning streak in nation.

22. St. Joseph’s (18-6): Martelli frustrated stand-up comic.

23. Michigan (17-8): Those 18-point halftime leads are killers.

24. Illinois (18-7): Maybe there is life after Lou Henson.

25. Pacific (18-4): Turn out lights on your way out.