Stanford got its first true test of Pac-12 play on Sunday afternoon in the second cross-Bay showdown with Cal.
But thanks to Cameron Brink’s 25-point, 17-rebound outing, the Cardinal pulled out a 60-56 win and maintained its lead atop the highly competitive Pac-12. where everyone but Stanford already has a loss in conference play.
Elsewhere around the country, the other top-three teams also had tough battles on Sunday, with South Carolina only notching a seven-point win at Mississippi State and Ohio State pulling away for a six-point win over Illinois.
While Ohio State held steady at No. 3 as the only team without a loss yet in Big Ten play, the only unbeaten teams left in the Big 12 (Baylor) and ACC (Duke) are flying up my rankings.
Here’s where they — and others — ended up:
1. South Carolina2. Stanford3. Ohio State4. LSU5. UConn6. Notre Dame7. Indiana8. Utah9. UCLA10. Arizona11. Maryland12. Virginia Tech13. Iowa14. Baylor15. Oklahoma16. Duke17. Iowa State18, Kansas19. NC State20. Oregon21. Michigan22. Gonzaga23. North Carolina24. Middle Tennessee25. Illinois
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