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This has been on hiatus during some technical difficulties, but we are back up and running now.
These most recent rankings are left here without comment.
Rock Chalk Talk Top 25
| Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky(7) | 175 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia | 166 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Duke | 156 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Villanova | 152 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Arizona | 146 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 146 | 3 | -2 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 136 | 4 | -3 |
| 8 | Kansas | 121 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 105 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Utah | 104 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 96 | 17 | 6 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | 86 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Louisville | 84 | 9 | -4 |
| 13 | Maryland | 84 | 21 | 8 |
| 15 | Baylor | 83 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 82 | 13 | -3 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 81 | 15 | -2 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 55 | 12 | -6 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 48 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | Butler | 40 | 18 | -2 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 37 | 25 | 4 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 30 | 23 | 1 |
| 23 | Southern Methodist | 23 | 24 | 1 |
| 24 | Georgetown | 14 | NR | 2 |
| 25 | Providence | 9 | NR | 1 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 5, BYU 2, Michigan State 2, San Diego State 2, St. John's 2, Dayton 1, Texas 1, Tulsa 1 | ||||
| New this week: Georgetown, Providence | ||||
| Dropping out: Oklahoma State(19) , Virginia Commonwealth(22) | ||||
| Biggest Movers (still in the poll): | ||||
| North Carolina -6, Louisville -4, Gonzaga -3, Iowa State -3 | ||||
| Maryland +8, Wichita State +6, Arkansas +4 | ||||
And as usual, here are the individual ballots:
| Rank | misterbrain | Jim Hammen | PenHawk | mikeville | sax solo | FLJhawk | wkenefake |
| 1 | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2 | Virginia | Duke | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Duke | Virginia |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Virginia | Arizona | Duke | Villanova | Virginia | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Duke | Villanova | Villanova | Villanova | Arizona | Arizona | Duke |
| 5 | Villanova | Arizona | Duke | Wisconsin | Gonzaga | Villanova | Villanova |
| 6 | Arizona | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Arizona | Duke | Wisconsin | Gonzaga |
| 7 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Wisconsin | Gonzaga | Kansas |
| 8 | Kansas | Wichita State | Kansas | Wichita State | Wichita State | Kansas | Arizona |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Kansas | Utah | Northern Iowa | Kansas | Utah | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Maryland | Notre Dame | Louisville | Maryland | Utah | Maryland | Louisville |
| 11 | Utah | Maryland | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Northern Iowa | Notre Dame | Utah |
| 12 | Baylor | Northern Iowa | Maryland | Kansas | Baylor | Baylor | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Iowa State | Utah | Wichita State | Baylor | Louisville | Iowa State | Iowa State |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Louisville | Oklahoma | Iowa State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Northern Iowa |
| 15 | Wichita State | Oklahoma | Northern Iowa | Utah | Iowa State | Louisville | North Carolina |
| 16 | Northern Iowa | Iowa State | Iowa State | Arkansas | Notre Dame | Wichita State | Baylor |
| 17 | Louisville | Baylor | Baylor | West Virginia | North Carolina | North Carolina | Ohio State |
| 18 | West Virginia | Arkansas | North Carolina | Oklahoma | Butler | West Virginia | Wichita State |
| 19 | Arkansas | North Carolina | West Virginia | Louisville | West Virginia | Northern Iowa | Butler |
| 20 | North Carolina | Butler | Arkansas | Butler | Ohio State | Butler | West Virginia |
| 21 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist | North Carolina | Georgetown | Arkansas | Oklahoma State |
| 22 | Butler | Ohio State | Ohio State | Providence | Southern Methodist | Ohio State | Maryland |
| 23 | Ohio State | West Virginia | Butler | Georgetown | Maryland | Southern Methodist | Providence |
| 24 | Providence | BYU | San Diego State | St. John's | Michigan State | Georgetown | Georgetown |
| 25 | Dayton | Georgetown | Georgetown | Southern Methodist | Texas | Tulsa | Arkansas |