SLANTblog's VA Top Five: Feb. 1

Each Tuesday during the men's college basketball regular season, SLANTblog will publish its new Virginia Top Five. For the fourth consecutive season this feature will attempt to rank what seem at the moment to be the best five teams from among the 14 Division I programs in the Commonwealth.

SLANTblog's VA Top Five

1. VCU (18-5, 10-1 in CAA; No. 50 RPI)
2. Mason (17-5, 9-2 in CAA; No. 34 RPI)
3. Richmond (16-6, 5-2 in A10; No. 59 RPI)
4. ODU (17-5, 8-3 in CAA; No. 31 RPI)
5. Va. Tech (14-6, 4-3 in ACC; No. 68 RPI)

Change from last week: Richmond went 1-1 to drop down two notches. VCU won both of its games to move up from second to the top spot. Mason with a 2-0 mark moved up one position.

Note: Only games against Division I opponents are counted in won/loss records. And, recent results matter more than games played in the early weeks of the season. The RPI numbers, which are updated frequently, are from CBS Sports at the time of posting.