Tons of movement around the middle and bottom of the rankings, with teams jumping in and out like their pants are on fire.
Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change | |
1 | Syracuse(5) | 149 | 2 | 1 | |
2 | Arizona(1) | 145 | 1 | -1 | |
3 | Florida | 132 | 3 | 0 | |
4 | San Diego State | 125 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | Wichita State | 125 | 5 | 1 | |
6 | Villanova | 121 | 9 | 3 | |
7 | Michigan State | 112 | 6 | -1 | |
8 | Creighton | 103 | 11 | 3 | |
8 | Kansas | 103 | 7 | -1 | |
10 | Cincinnati | 93 | 15 | 5 | |
11 | Duke | 86 | 18 | 7 | |
12 | Iowa State | 80 | 16 | 4 | |
13 | Michigan | 75 | 8 | -5 | |
14 | Iowa | 60 | 13 | -1 | |
14 | Texas | 60 | 24 | 10 | |
16 | Oklahoma State | 45 | 12 | -4 | |
16 | Saint Louis | 45 | 20 | 4 | |
16 | Virginia | 45 | NR | 10 | |
19 | Oklahoma | 42 | 23 | 4 | |
20 | Kentucky | 40 | 17 | -3 | |
21 | Louisville | 37 | 19 | -2 | |
22 | Wisconsin | 27 | 10 | -12 | |
23 | Connecticut | 19 | 25 | 2 | |
23 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 14 | -9 | |
25 | Gonzaga | 12 | NR | 9 | |
25 | Ohio State | 12 | NR | 2 | |
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Methodist 7, UCLA 7, Memphis 5, New Mexico 3 | |||||
New this week: Virginia, Gonzaga, Ohio State | |||||
Dropping out: Massachusetts(21) , Memphis(22) | |||||
Biggest Movers: | |||||
Texas +10, Virginia +10, Gonzaga +9 | |||||
Wisconsin -12, Massachusetts -10, Pittsburgh -9 |
As we did last week, the ballots are split into two groups.
Rank | misterbrain | Byronkewel | kcgregory |
1 | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse |
2 | Arizona | Arizona | Arizona |
3 | San Diego State | Wichita State | Florida |
4 | Florida | Florida | Villanova |
5 | Wichita State | San Diego State | San Diego State |
6 | Creighton | Villanova | Michigan State |
7 | Villanova | Cincinnati | Wichita State |
8 | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
9 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Iowa State |
10 | Cincinnati | Michigan State | Duke |
11 | Duke | Creighton | Michigan |
12 | Michigan | Texas | Cincinnati |
13 | Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa |
14 | Kentucky | Saint Louis | Saint Louis |
15 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Creighton |
16 | Oklahoma State | Duke | Texas |
17 | Saint Louis | Louisville | Louisville |
18 | Texas | Kentucky | Connecticut |
19 | Virginia | Virginia | Oklahoma |
20 | Southern Methodist | Oklahoma State | Kentucky |
21 | Connecticut | Iowa | Oklahoma State |
22 | Iowa | Pittsburgh | Memphis |
23 | Pittsburgh | Ohio State | Gonzaga |
24 | Gonzaga | Wisconsin | Virginia |
25 | Memphis | Gonzaga | Southern Methodist |
Rank | PenHawk | mikeville | sax solo |
1 | Syracuse | Syracuse | Arizona |
2 | Arizona | Arizona | Syracuse |
3 | Florida | San Diego State | Wichita State |
4 | San Diego State | Wichita State | Villanova |
5 | Villanova | Florida | Florida |
6 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Creighton |
7 | Creighton | Cincinnati | Duke |
8 | Michigan | Creighton | Michigan State |
9 | Wichita State | Villanova | Kansas |
10 | Kansas | Kansas | Iowa |
11 | Iowa | Duke | San Diego State |
12 | Iowa State | Michigan | Michigan |
13 | Cincinnati | Texas | Virginia |
14 | Louisville | Iowa State | Cincinnati |
15 | Duke | Wisconsin | Iowa State |
16 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Saint Louis |
17 | Kentucky | Virginia | Wisconsin |
18 | Texas | Oklahoma State | Pittsburgh |
19 | Virginia | Iowa | Texas |
20 | Ohio State | Connecticut | Oklahoma State |
21 | Wisconsin | Louisville | Kentucky |
22 | Pittsburgh | UCLA | Gonzaga |
23 | Oklahoma | New Mexico | Ohio State |
24 | UCLA | Gonzaga | Louisville |
25 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | UCLA |
So there you are. Have at us. I'm sure to get ripped for my high rating of SMU, and I'm sure you guys can poke some holes in the other rankings we have. Please remember that these ballots were submitted prior to the games on Monday.