Dec 24: VA Top Five

Each Monday, SLANTblog publishes what seems on that day to be the five best men's basketball teams from among the 14 Division I programs in the Commonwealth, ranked from one-to-five. This week ODU and Hampton dropped out, to be replaced by Va. Tech and James Madison.

Can two of the CAA's teams in the state really be better than Virginia's two ACC teams?

It says here -- right now they are.

SLANTblog's VA Top Five

1. George Mason (8-3)
2. VCU (8-3)
3. Virginia (9-2)
4. Va. Tech (6-5)
5. JMU (7-2)