College Basketball Rankings: Casey Jacobsen Has Michigan Still on Top, Purdue Tumbling

Men's college basketball is pure chaos, and I’m here to sort it out every Sunday.

As this year's stars begin to emerge and potential conference contenders and national title hopefuls slowly shift into focus, tracking how the college hoops landscape constantly changes is hardly easy. My weekly Top 25 values toughness, experience and identity — not preseason rankings or blue-blood branding. I'll be bold, but with receipts to back it up. 

With that, here’s the second edition of my men's college basketball rankings, as of Dec. 7:

Previously ranked: No. 23

After getting blown out by Michigan State last week, the new-look Hawkeyes responded by blowing out Maryland. Guard Bennett Stirtz can be a scorer or a distributor, depending on the situation. On Saturday, he scored 25 points on 10-17 shooting.

Iowa guard Tavion Banks had nine points in the win over Maryland on Saturday. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Previously ranked: No. 17

The Gators almost pulled out a win at Cameron Indoor Stadium but eventually lost, 66-67. Forward Thomas Haugh scored 24 points, forward Alex Condon had a double-double and big man Rueben Chinyelu had 14 rebounds, but the backcourt continues to struggle.

Previously ranked: NR

I still think the Razorbacks could be something special. Big win on Wednesday over Louisville, as forward Trevon Brazile scored 21 points, and guard Darius Acuff dished out 10 assists. Next Saturday, they play Texas Tech.

Previously ranked: No. 25

The Cornhuskers crushed a struggling Creighton team on Sunday, 71-50. They have the nation's longest active win streak (thanks to "The Crown" tourney title last April) at 12. Reink Mast is averaging almost 18 points, six rebounds and more than three assists at