College basketball rankings: Don't sleep on Saint Louis, which is 19-1 and hasn't lost since November
The Billikens, ranked No. 22 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1, defeated St. Bonaventure on Friday for their 13th straight victory
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Gary Parrish
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Only two ranked teams played Friday -- Michigan and Saint Louis. I wrote about the Wolverines on Friday morning. So, on this Saturday morning, let's focus on the Billikens.
Final score: Saint Louis 97, St. Bonaventure 62
The Billikens went to the Reilly Center, took a 32-point lead at the half and cruised to a fourth double-digit victory in their past five outings. This was the most lopsided of the run thanks in part to a didn't-see-that-coming effort from Ishan Sharma. The 6-foot-5 sophomore took 14 shots, made 10 of them and finished with a career-high 29 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals. He was 9 of 12 from 3-point range in what was SLU's 12th straight win.
Saint Louis made 19 3-pointers in the game.
That tied the program record.
As you likely know, there are still three undefeated teams in the sport -- Arizona, Nebraska and Miami (Ohio). Nobody is closer to still being a part of that group than Saint Louis, which is 19-1 with the lone loss being a one-point defeat (78-77) to Stanford. The Billikens actually led that contest by 15 points in the first half. Had they held on, they'd be 20-0 heading into Tuesday's game against George Washington.
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As it is, Saint Louis is still an impressive 19-1 overall, including 7-0 in the Atlantic 10. The Billikens are No. 22 in Saturday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Arizona remains No. 1 for the 14th consecutive day. KenPom.com is now projecting SLU to finish 16-2 in the A-10 and win the outright league title by three games.
Top 25 And 1 rankings
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Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Motiejust Krivas finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in Wednesday's 77-51 win over Cincinnati. The Wildcats' next game is Saturday against West Virginia. | -- | 19-0 |
| 2 |  | Pryce Sandfort finished with 23 points and two rebounds in Wednesday's 76-66 win over Washington. The Cornhuskers' next game is Saturday at Minnesota. | -- | 19-0 |
| 3 |  | Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's 64-62 win at Georgetown. The Huskies' next game is Saturday against Villanova. | -- | 18-1 |
| 4 |  | Cameron Boozer finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday's 80-50 win at Stanford. The Blue Devils' next game is Saturday against Wake Forest. | -- | 17-1 |
| 5 |  | Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 18 points and nine rebounds in Friday's 74-62 win over Ohio State. The Wolverines' next game is Tuesday against Nebraska. | -- | 18-1 |
| 6 |  | Braden Smith missed eight of the 13 shots he attempted in Tuesday's 69-67 loss at UCLA. The Boilermakers' next game is Saturday against Illinois. | -- | 17-2 |
| 7 |  | Davis Fogle finished with 17 points and four assists in Wednesday's 84-60 win over Pepperdine. The Zags' next game is Saturday against San Francisco. | -- | 20-1 |
| 8 |  | Carson Cooper finished with 19 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday's 68-52 win at Oregon. The Spartans' next game is Saturday against Maryland. | -- | 17-2 |
| 9 |  | Kingston Flemings finished with 20 points and eight assists in Sunday's 103-73 win over Arizona State. The Cougars' next game is Saturday at Texas Tech. | -- | 17-1 |
| 10 |  | Richie Saunders missed eight of the 15 shots he attempted in Saturday's 84-71 loss at Texas Tech. The Cougars' next game is Saturday against Utah. | -- | 16-2 |
| 11 |  | Joshua Jefferson finished with 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in Tuesday's 87-57 win over UCF. The Cyclones' next game is Saturday at Oklahoma State. | -- | 17-2 |
| 12 |  | Andrej Stojakovic finished with 30 points and nine rebounds in Wednesday's 89-70 win over Maryland. The Illini's next game is Saturday at Purdue. | -- | 16-3 |
| 13 |  | Christian Anderson finished with 26 points and six assists in Tuesday's 92-73 win at Baylor. The Red Raiders' next game is Saturday against Houston. | -- | 15-4 |
| 14 |  | Reuben Chinyelu finished with 15 points and 21 rebounds in Tuesday's 79-61 win over LSU. The Gators' next game is Saturday against Auburn. | -- | 14-5 |
| 15 |  | Malik Thomas finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's 72-68 win at SMU. The Cavaliers' next game is Saturday against North Carolina. | -- | 16-2 |
| 16 |  | Melvin Council Jr. finished with 18 points and seven rebounds in Tuesday's 75-69 win at Colorado. The Jayhawks' next game is Saturday at Kansas State. | -- | 14-5 |
| 17 |  | Labaron Philon Jr. finished with 23 points and five rebounds in Saturday's 83-81 win at Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide's next game is Saturday against Tennessee. | -- | 13-5 |
| 18 |  | Darius Acuff Jr. finished with 17 points and five assists in Tuesday's 93-68 win over Vanderbilt. The Razorbacks' next game is Saturday against LSU. | -- | 14-5 |
| 19 |  | Duke Miles missed six of the seven shots he attempted in Tuesday's 93-68 loss at Arkansas. The Commodores' next game is Saturday at Mississippi State. | -- | 16-3 |
| 20 |  | Jestin Porter missed 10 of the 13 shots he attempted in Tuesday's 80-76 overtime loss to NC State. The Tigers' next game is Saturday at Georgia Tech. | -- | 16-4 |
| 21 |  | Ryan Conwell finished with 24 points and six assists in Saturday's 100-59 win at Pitt. The Cardinals' next game is Saturday against Virginia Tech. | -- | 13-5 |
| 22 |  | Trey Green finished with 15 points and three rebounds in Friday's 97-62 win at St. Bonaventure. The Billikens' next game is Tuesday against George Washington. | -- | 19-1 |
| 23 |  | Dillon Mitchell finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds in Tuesday's 65-60 win vs. Seton Hall. The Red Storm's next game is Saturday at Xavier. | -- | 14-5 |
| 24 |  | B.J. Edwards finished with 24 points and eight rebounds in Tuesday's 91-79 win at Wake Forest. The Mustangs' next game is Saturday against Florida State. | -- | 14-5 |
| 25 |  | Jeremiah Wilkinson finished with 14 points and one steal in Tuesday's 74-72 win at Missouri. The Bulldogs' next game is Saturday at Texas. | -- | 16-3 |
| 26 |  | Peter Suder finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds in Tuesday's 107-101 overtime win at Kent State. The Redhawks' next game is Tuesday against UMass. | -- | 20-0 |
