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Kansas holds on to top spot in RCT Top 25

After two hard fought wins this week, Kansas is able to hold off Villanova for the top spot in the poll.

Utah can celebrate their jump into the RCT Top 25.
Utah can celebrate their jump into the RCT Top 25.
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There is a lot of shuffling in the rankings, with only 4 teams keeping the same spot as last week, but in general the teams in the rankings has not changed.  With only Dayton leaving the rankings and Utah joining, the rankings are still consolidated in the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC

Rock Chalk Talk Top 25

Rank Team Points LW Change
1 Kansas(5) 197 1 0
2 Villanova(3) 194 2 0
3 Oklahoma 175 3 0
4 Virginia 168 6 2
5 Michigan State 163 8 3
6 North Carolina 156 5 -1
7 Xavier 150 10 3
8 Iowa 134 4 -4
8 Louisville 134 12 4
10 West Virginia 113 7 -3
11 Miami 108 11 0
12 Maryland 105 9 -3
13 Arizona 99 16 3
14 Kentucky 83 15 1
14 Oregon 83 19 5
16 Iowa State 80 14 -2
17 Duke 76 20 3
18 Purdue 67 13 -5
19 Indiana 58 22 3
20 Baylor 56 25 5
21 Texas A&M 37 23 2
22 Southern Methodist 36 20 -2
23 Utah 35 NR 5
24 Notre Dame 24 17 -7
25 Texas 16 24 -1
Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 13, Vanderbilt 12, Wichita State 11, California 9, Texas Tech 5, Southern California 3
New this week: Utah
Dropping out: Dayton(18)
Biggest Movers (still receiving votes):
Notre Dame -7, Purdue -6, Iowa -4
Oregon +5, Baylor +5, Utah +5

Rank misterbrain Hammen LAHawk (David) mikeville sax solo brendandzwierzynski FLJhawk
1 Kansas Villanova Villanova Kansas Kansas Villanova Kansas Kansas
2 Villanova Kansas Kansas Michigan State Villanova Kansas Villanova Villanova
3 Oklahoma Xavier Oklahoma Villanova Oklahoma Virginia Oklahoma Virginia
4 Louisville Virginia Virginia Oklahoma Virginia Oklahoma North Carolina Michigan State
5 North Carolina North Carolina Xavier Louisville Iowa North Carolina Michigan State Michigan State
6 Miami Michigan State Michigan State Virginia Michigan State Michigan State Maryland North Carolina
7 Virginia Iowa North Carolina North Carolina Xavier Xavier Xavier Iowa
8 Xavier Louisville Iowa West Virginia Iowa State Kentucky Iowa Maryland
9 Michigan State Oklahoma Louisville Kentucky West Virginia Duke Virginia Xavier
10 Arizona Maryland Oregon Duke Oregon Iowa Louisville West Virginia
11 West Virginia Arizona Maryland Indiana Louisville Oregon Arizona Miami
12 Iowa Miami Miami Xavier Duke Miami Iowa State Arizona
13 Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Arizona North Carolina Louisville Purdue Kentucky
14 Baylor Oregon Arizona Vanderbilt Miami West Virginia West Virginia Louisville
15 Iowa State Wichita State Duke Purdue Baylor Maryland Southern Methodist Indiana
16 Indiana Purdue West Virginia Miami Maryland Southern Methodist Baylor Iowa State
17 Oregon Kentucky Baylor Iowa Purdue Iowa State Miami Notre Dame
18 Duke Southern Methodist Indiana Texas A&M Utah Arizona Texas A&M Purdue
19 Notre Dame Dayton Iowa State Iowa State Texas Purdue Kentucky Duke
20 Utah Texas A&M Purdue Oregon Arizona Utah California Oregon
21 Texas A&M Indiana Texas A&M Utah Indiana Texas A&M Utah Baylor
22 Kentucky Iowa State Southern Methodist Baylor Texas Tech Baylor Notre Dame Dayton
23 Purdue Duke Texas Texas Southern California California Oregon Utah
24 Texas Notre Dame Utah Maryland Kentucky Indiana Indiana Southern Methodist
25 Texas Tech Baylor Dayton Southern Methodist Notre Dame Notre Dame Dayton Texas