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Last week we had just come off of a crazy week and the poll showed the results, with massive movement everywhere. Only 2 teams were able to hold onto the same spot they had last week, and Notre Dame only kept theirs because of some coincidental movement of multiple teams. Kentucky lost its grip on the unanimous #1 spot, and Kansas moved up into the top 10 for the first time this year.
Without further ado, I present the...
Rock Chalk Talk Top 25
| Rank | Team | Points | LW | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky(6) | 174 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia(1) | 169 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Duke | 158 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 150 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Villanova | 149 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Louisville | 139 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 137 | 4 | -3 |
| 8 | Utah | 121 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Kansas | 118 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Arizona | 115 | 6 | -4 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 99 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Maryland | 92 | 9 | -3 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 89 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 81 | 18 | 4 |
| 15 | Wichita State | 78 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 61 | 12 | -4 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 60 | 15 | -2 |
| 18 | Virginia Commonwealth | 59 | 20 | 2 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 48 | 24 | 5 |
| 20 | Texas | 33 | 14 | -6 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | 27 | 20 | -1 |
| 22 | Baylor | 26 | 19 | -3 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | 26 | 25 | 3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 21 | NR | 5 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 11 | NR | 7 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 7, Wyoming 5, Dayton 1, SMU 1 |
| New this week: Oklahoma State, Michigan State |
| Dropping out: Ohio State(22) , St. John's(23) |
| Biggest Movers: |
| St. John's -7, Texas -6, Oklahoma -4, Ohio State -4 |
| Michigan State +7, Iowa State +5, Arkansas +5, Oklahoma State +5 |
And of course, the individual ballots:
| Rank | misterbrain | Jim Hammen | PenHawk | mikeville | sax solo | brendandzwierzynski | FLJhawk |
| 1 | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | Virginia | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2 | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Kentucky | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| 3 | Duke | Duke | Villanova | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Duke | Duke |
| 4 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | Duke | Duke | Duke | Louisville | Villanova |
| 5 | Villanova | Villanova | Wisconsin | Villanova | Villanova | Gonzaga | Louisville |
| 6 | Louisville | Wisconsin | Arizona | Louisville | Wisconsin | Villanova | Gonzaga |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Louisville | Gonzaga | Wisconsin | Louisville | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Utah | Utah | Louisville | Maryland | Utah | Kansas | Kansas |
| 9 | Kansas | Arizona | Utah | Kansas | Kansas | Utah | Utah |
| 10 | Arizona | Wichita State | Kansas | Utah | Arizona | Iowa State | Arizona |
| 11 | Notre Dame | Kansas | North Carolina | Arizona | Virginia Commonwealth | Arizona | Iowa State |
| 12 | Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa State | Iowa State | Maryland | Wichita State | Notre Dame |
| 13 | North Carolina | Maryland | Virginia Commonwealth | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Maryland |
| 14 | West Virginia | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Wichita State | Iowa State | Maryland | North Carolina |
| 15 | Maryland | Oklahoma | Maryland | West Virginia | North Carolina | West Virginia | Wichita State |
| 16 | Oklahoma | North Carolina | Texas | North Carolina | Wichita State | North Carolina | Arkansas |
| 17 | Virginia Commonwealth | West Virginia | Notre Dame | Virginia Commonwealth | West Virginia | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Wichita State | Northern Iowa | West Virginia | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Virginia Commonwealth | Arkansas |
| 19 | Arkansas | Arkansas | Wichita State | Seton Hall | Baylor | Seton Hall | Texas |
| 20 | Baylor | VCU | Oklahoma State | Northern Iowa | Arkansas | Texas | Arkansas |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | Texas | Arkansas | Wyoming | Northern Iowa | Arkansas | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 22 | Texas | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | Baylor | Michigan State | Baylor | Baylor |
| 23 | Northern Iowa | Ohio State | Ohio State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Northern Iowa | Seton Hall |
| 24 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Michigan State | Oklahoma | Seton Hall | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| 25 | Ohio State | Baylor | Northern Iowa | Texas | SMU | Michigan State | Dayton |