Dec. 31: 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.

In this Monday's edition of the Top Five the only movement was Virginia and VCU switching places. No new teams entered the list. The Cavs won their only game (UVa. 78, Hartford 70) and VCU didn't play.

SLANTblog's VA Top Five

1. George Mason (9-3, 1-0 in CAA)
2. Virginia (10-2, 0-0 in ACC)
3. VCU (8-3, 1-0 in CAA)
4. Va. Tech (8-5, 0-1 in ACC)
5. JMU (8-3, 1-0 in CAA)