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The polls have once again been run and, for I don't know how many straight weeks, Xavier isn't ranked. Preseason inertia is largely gone from the numbers at this point, but Xavier should still be at least being recognized in the top 40 or so teams in the country. Instead, we get this.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kentucky Wildcats (65) | 12-0 | 1625 | 1 |
| 2. | Duke Blue Devils | 10-0 | 1548 | 2 |
| 3. | Arizona Wildcats | 12-0 | 1502 | 3 |
| 4. | Louisville Cardinals | 10-0 | 1344 | 4 |
| 5. | Virginia Cavaliers | 11-0 | 1336 | 6 |
| 6. | Wisconsin Badgers | 10-1 | 1322 | 5 |
| 7. | Villanova Wildcats | 11-0 | 1214 | 7 |
| 8. | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 12-1 | 1170 | 8 |
| 9. | Texas Longhorns | 10-1 | 1149 | 9 |
| 10. | Kansas Jayhawks | 9-1 | 1096 | 10 |
| 11. | Wichita State Shockers | 8-1 | 966 | 11 |
| 12. | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 821 | 13 |
| 13. | Washington Huskies | 10-0 | 798 | 16 |
| 14. | Utah Utes | 8-2 | 796 | 14 |
| 15. | Maryland Terrapins | 11-1 | 678 | 17 |
| 16. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 11-1 | 536 | 21 |
| 17. | St. John's Red Storm | 9-2 | 517 | 20 |
| 18. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 10-1 | 464 | 22 |
| 19. | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-3 | 436 | 15 |
| 20. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-3 | 414 | 24 |
| 21. | Ohio State Buckeyes | 9-2 | 411 | 12 |
| 22. | Baylor Bears | 9-1 | 203 | 26 |
| 23. | Northern Iowa Panthers | 10-1 | 162 | 29 |
| 24. | Colorado State Rams | 11-0 | 144 | 28 |
| 25. | TCU Horned Frogs | 11-0 | 120 | 27 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown 85, S. Diego St. 72, VCU 70, California 32, Miami (FL) 27, Arkansas 22, Indiana 11, Old Dominion 7, LSU 7, Florida 4, Penn St. 4, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma St. 3, Butler 2, Minnesota 2, Davidson 1, Valparaiso 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (30) | 12-0 | 798 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke (1) | 10-0 | 761 | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona (1) | 12-0 | 743 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville | 10-0 | 673 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia | 11-0 | 668 | 5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 10-1 | 639 | 6 |
| 7 | Villanova | 11-0 | 617 | 7 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 568 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas | 10-1 | 547 | 9 |
| 10 | Kansas | 9-1 | 536 | 10 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 8-1 | 451 | 11 |
| 12 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 413 | 13 |
| 13 | Washington | 10-0 | 389 | 16 |
| 14 | Utah | 8-2 | 361 | 14 |
| 15 | Maryland | 11-1 | 322 | 18 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 281 | 21 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 268 | 20 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 9-2 | 206 | 12 |
| 19 | St. John's | 9-1 | 205 | 23 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 7-3 | 192 | 15 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 159 | 24 |
| 22 | Baylor | 9-1 | 106 | 26 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 8-3 | 97 | 17 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 10-1 | 86 | 27 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 11-0 | 70 | 28 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown 40; California 35; TCU 29; Virginia Commonwealth 27; Minnesota 18; Miami (Fla.) 17; Michigan State 13; Arkansas 11; Seton Hall 9; Old Dominion 8; Oklahoma State 7; Indiana 7; Florida 6; LSU 5; Illinois 4; Butler 4; Penn State 3; Saint Mary's 1. | ||||
I mean, Valpo got a vote.