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After a thrilling week of action with the RCT Top 25 in existence this season, we’ve seen quite the shakeup. There were big upsets galore, and some teams made huge jumps because of it.
Before we get to the poll results, I’d like to note that while the poll isn’t being released until this morning, all the votes that are tallied here were received prior to the start of the action yesterday (which is why Baylor isn’t being penalized for the big loss last night). We lost a couple voters this week, but I’ve been assured that they will be back soon. We also picked up a new voter, and I’ll take this opportunity to remind you that it is never too late to join our voting panel. Just let me know if you want to be included in future ballots, which are due immediately after Monday night games are completed.
And now, on to this week’s poll:
RCT Top 25 Poll Week 2
Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
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Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
1 | Baylor(2) | 145 | 4 | 3 |
2 | Kansas(3) | 143 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Kentucky(1) | 134 | 5 | 2 |
4 | UCLA | 129 | 7 | 3 |
5 | Villanova | 121 | 1 | -4 |
6 | Gonzaga | 112 | 9 | 3 |
7 | West Virginia | 111 | 3 | -4 |
8 | Duke | 106 | 8 | 0 |
9 | Florida State | 102 | 12 | 3 |
10 | Creighton | 87 | 13 | 3 |
11 | Butler | 75 | 18 | 7 |
12 | Oregon | 72 | 16 | 4 |
13 | Louisville | 71 | 5 | -8 |
13 | North Carolina | 71 | 11 | -2 |
15 | Arizona | 68 | 19 | 4 |
16 | Florida | 56 | 20 | 4 |
17 | Wisconsin | 54 | 14 | -3 |
18 | Xavier | 50 | 17 | -1 |
19 | Purdue | 49 | 15 | -4 |
20 | Virginia | 44 | 10 | -10 |
21 | Saint Mary's | 27 | 21 | 0 |
22 | Cincinnati | 19 | 22 | 0 |
22 | Notre Dame | 19 | NR | 7 |
24 | USC | 15 | NR | 5 |
25 | Minnesota | 12 | NR | 7 |
25 | Ohio State | 12 | NR | 1 |
Last night featured 3 games between Top 25 teams, when the #7 West Virginia Mountaineers beat the #1 Baylor Bears 89-68, the #5 Villanova Wildcats beat the #18 Xavier Musketeers 79-54 and the #9 Florida State Seminoles beat the # 8 Duke Blue Devils 88-72.
And of course, as usual, here are the individual ballots. Feel free to give a Poll Attacks style critique, but make sure to back it up with something solid.
Ballots Week 2
Rank | Andy | mikeville | jakebogen95 | FLJhawk | fizzle406 | illmitch |
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Rank | Andy | mikeville | jakebogen95 | FLJhawk | fizzle406 | illmitch |
1 | Baylor | Baylor | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas | Kentucky |
2 | Kentucky | Villanova | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Kansas |
3 | Villanova | UCLA | Villanova | Villanova | UCLA | Baylor |
4 | Kansas | Kansas | UCLA | UCLA | Kentucky | UCLA |
5 | Gonzaga | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | West Virginia | Villanova |
6 | West Virginia | Duke | Creighton | Duke | Louisville | North Carolina |
7 | Florida State | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | West Virginia | Duke | Gonzaga |
8 | Duke | Florida State | Florida State | Florida State | Gonzaga | Duke |
9 | UCLA | West Virginia | West Virginia | Creighton | Florida State | West Virginia |
10 | Virginia | Butler | Oregon | Gonzaga | Oregon | Florida |
11 | North Carolina | Creighton | Butler | Oregon | Wisconsin | Virginia |
12 | Creighton | North Carolina | Arizona | North Carolina | Creighton | Louisville |
13 | Butler | Xavier | Xavier | Butler | Florida | Purdue |
14 | Wisconsin | Arizona | USC | Louisville | Ohio State | Florida State |
15 | Arizona | Florida | Duke | Arizona | Arizona | Wisconsin |
16 | Purdue | Oregon | Louisville | Florida | Georgetown | Butler |
17 | Xavier | Notre Dame | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | Purdue | Arizona |
18 | Louisville | Virginia | Cincinnati | Purdue | Butler | Oregon |
19 | Oregon | Louisville | Minnesota | Xavier | Villanova | Creighton |
20 | Florida | Purdue | Kansas State | Wisconsin | North Carolina | St. Mary's |
21 | Saint Mary's | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati |
22 | Texas Tech | Saint Mary's | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Xavier | Xavier |
23 | Wichita State | Cincinnati | Purdue | Notre Dame | USC | Notre Dame |
24 | Iowa State | Minnesota | North Carolina | Cincinnati | Indiana | Minnesota |
25 | Cincinnati | Clemson | Seton Hall | Minnesota | Texas Tech | Clemson |