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" Tyler Ennis made sure Wednesday there wouldn&amp;rsquo;t be a change atop the Athlon Sports power rankings this weekend.His unlikely 35-footer as time expired to defeat Pittsburgh keeps Syracuse undefeated and at the No. 1 spot in the power rankings for another week.This weekend, though, could reshuffle things. Besides Syracuse, the rest of our top five goes on the road this weekend. All of which have reason for concern. Arizona and Wichita State are looking to avoid letdowns while Villanova and Florida are playing perhaps their biggest games of the conference season.Here&amp;rsquo;s how the rest of the college basketball landscape looks heading into the weekend.Related: Previewing Florida-Kentucky and the rest of the weekend actionCollege Basketball Power Rankings: Feb. 14All games Saturday unless noted.1. Syracuse (24-0, 11-0 ACC)This weekend: NC StateWith a win over NC State, Syracuse will be the first team to start 25-0 since 2007-08 Memphis, a team led by Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts.Last week: 12. Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Pac-12)This weekend: at Arizona State (Friday)After the loss to Cal, Arizona has been just as stingy in the defensive end. The Wildcats held two of the top five scorers in the Pac-12 (Oregon State&amp;rsquo;s Roberto Nelson and Oregon&amp;rsquo;s Joseph Young) to 8 of 23 from the field and a combined 24 points. Jahii Carson is next.Last week: 23. Florida (22-2, 11-0 SEC)This weekend: at KentuckyAveraging 18.7 points in his last three games, point guard Scottie Wilbekin is becoming the go-to player as the Gators angle for an SEC title and another deep run in the Tourney.Last week: 3Related: 26 Teams on the NCAA Tournament Bubble4. Wichita State (26-0, 13-0 MVC)This week: at Evansville (Sunday)The last time the Shockers faced Evansville, they faced a 15-point deficit in the first half. Wichita State won by 14.Last week: 55. Villanova (22-2, 10-1 Big East)This weekend: at Creighton (Sunday)Villanova hasn&amp;rsquo;t won the Big East regular season title since 2006. If the Wildcats can win in Omaha to split the season series with Creighton, the championship is in their grasp.Last week: 66. Kansas (18-6, 9-2 Big 12)This weekend: TCUFreshman big man Joel Embiid has been hobbled the last three games with knee and back injuries. He could be held out this weekend, and let&amp;rsquo;s face it: TCU isn&amp;rsquo;t a bad game to miss.Last week: 77. Duke\u2008(19-5, 8-3 ACC)This weekend: MarylandThe Blue Devils will be well-rested after the North Carolina game was postponed. An upcoming three-game week, though, will include Georgia Tech (Feb. 18) and North Carolina (Feb. 20) on the road and Syracuse (Feb. 22) at home.Last week: 128. Michigan State (21-4, 10-2 Big Ten)This weekend: Nebraska (Sunday)Thursday's 85-70 win over Northwestern gave Tom Izzo a chance to empty his bench &amp;mdash; 14 players saw court time for the ailing Spartans.Last week: 99. San\u2008Diego State\u2008(21-2, 10-1 MW)This weekend: Air ForceThe Aztecs finally met their match against a well-coached Wyoming team. San Diego State shot 5 of 21 from 3-point range in the loss in Laramie.Last week: 410. Virginia (20-5, 11-1 ACC)This weekend: at ClemsonVirginia at Clemson will feature two of the bottom four teams in the ACC in possessions per 40 minutes.Last week: 1511. Saint Louis (22-2, 9-0 Atlantic 10)This weekend: VCUJordair Jett, who had the game-winning shot in a scare against La Salle last week, is averaging 17.8 points, 5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in A-10 play.Last week: 1412. Iowa State (18-5, 6-5 Big 12)This weekend: Texas TechWest Virginia averaged 1.36 points per possession in a 102-77 win over the Cyclones. Iowa State normally allows 0.979 points per possession.Last week: 1313. Michigan (18-6, 10-2 Big Ten)This weekend: Wisconsin (Sunday)Teams are doing a better job of guarding Nik Stauskas. Fortunately for Michigan, Derrick Walton Jr., Zak Irvin and Caris LeVert have stepped up.Last week: 814. Creighton (20-4, 10-2 Big East)This weekend: Villanova (Sunday)The Bluejays shot 56 percent from the free throw line in Madison Square Garden. Don&amp;rsquo;t expect a repeat in Omaha&amp;rsquo;s biggest game of the season Sunday.Last week: 1015. Cincinnati (22-3, 11-1 American)This weekend: HoustonThe key to beating Cincinnati? Force Sean Kilpatrick to take a ton of shots from the perimeter. Kilpatrick was 3 of 12 against SMU.Last week: 1116. Iowa (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten)This weekend: at Penn StateIowa hasn&amp;rsquo;t won back-to-back games in nearly a month. That could change this weekend, but Penn State isn&amp;rsquo;t an easy out in Happy Valley.Last week: 1617. Kentucky (19-5, 9-2 SEC)This weekend: FloridaJohn Calipari made his former assistant, Auburn coach Tony Barbee, look good in a 64-56 win over the Tigers.Last week: 1818. Wisconsin (20-5, 7-5 Big Ten)This weekend: at MichiganThe Badgers' perimeter defense was vastly improved in the rematch against Minnesota.Last week: 2319. Louisville (19-4, 8-2 American)This weekend: at Temple (Friday)This is not the Big East: Louisville is amid a five-game stretch against team that rank between 150-200 in KenPom.Last week: 1720. Memphis (19-5, 8-3 American)This weekend: at UConnThe Tigers will hope their lackluster performance against UCF on Wednesday is due to play Gonzaga in the game before and looking ahead to UConn on Saturday.Last week: 2021. UConn (19-5, 7-4 American)This weekend: MemphisThe Huskies defeated UCF and USF by a combined 63 points last week. The next three home games will be huge: Memphis, SMU and Cincinnati.Last week: NR22. Texas (18-5, 8-3 Big 12)This weekend: West VirginiaThe Longhorns will hope to have Jonathan Holmes (knee) back to face a red hot Mountaineers team.Last week: 1923. SMU\u2008(19-5, 8-3 American)This weekend: at RutgersSMU basketball was ranked in the AP poll for the first time since 1985. Football hasn&amp;rsquo;t been ranked since 1986.Last week: NR24. Ohio State (19-6, 6-6 Big Ten)This weekend: at IllinoisLaQuinton Ross has the consistent scorer the Buckeyes have been lacking.Last week: NR25. UCLA (19-5, 8-3 Pac-12)This weekend: UtahKyle Anderson has five double-doubles in his last six games &amp;mdash; three with points and assists, two with points and rebounds.Last week: 25 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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