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First of all, here are the polls. We'll start with the Coaches:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State (28) | 11-0 | 794 |
| 2 | Iowa State (3) | 9-0 | 719 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (1) | 7-0 | 675 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 9-1 | 665 |
| 5 | Kansas | 8-1 | 664 |
| 6 | Duke | 8-1 | 649 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9-1 | 640 |
| 8 | Purdue | 11-0 | 552 |
| 9 | Virginia | 8-1 | 547 |
| 10 | Xavier | 10-0 | 491 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 7-2 | 474 |
| 12 | Arizona | 9-1 | 469 |
| 13 | Villanova | 8-1 | 464 |
| 14 | Baylor | 7-1 | 323 |
| 14 | Providence | 10-1 | 323 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 8-1 | 288 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-1 | 288 |
| 18 | Butler | 8-1 | 268 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 8-1 | 265 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 8-2 | 101 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 6-3 | 90 |
| 22 | George Washington | 9-1 | 87 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 79 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 77 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 8-0 | 70 |
| Also Receiving Votes: UCLA 59, Connecticut 45, Oregon 38, Pittsburgh 30, Colorado 25, Wichita St 19, Dayton 18, Notre Dame 15, Davidson 13, Syracuse 12, Indiana 9, Arkansas-Little Rock 9, California 9, LSU 8, Iowa 8, Northwestern 7, Georgetown 6, Texas 3, UNLV 2, Utah 1, Florida 1, South Dakota State 1 | |||
| Dropped Out: Oregon 23, Utah 24 | |||
And now obviously the AP:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 11-0 | 1,621 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 8-1 | 1,499 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-0 | 1,409 |
| 4 | Kentucky Wildcats | 9-1 | 1,385 |
| 5 | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-0 | 1,370 |
| 6 | Maryland Terrapins | 9-1 | 1,353 |
| 7 | Duke Blue Devils | 8-1 | 1,271 |
| 8 | Virginia Cavaliers | 8-1 | 1,132 |
| 9 | Purdue Boilermakers | 11-0 | 1,082 |
| 10 | Xavier Musketeers | 10-0 | 1,062 |
| 11 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 7-2 | 1,023 |
| 12 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-1 | 865 |
| 13 | Arizona Wildcats | 9-1 | 860 |
| 14 | Providence Friars | 10-1 | 724 |
| 15 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 8-1 | 622 |
| 16 | Baylor Bears | 7-1 | 605 |
| 17 | Butler Bulldogs | 8-1 | 562 |
| 18 | SMU Mustangs | 7-0 | 560 |
| 19 | Louisville Cardinals | 7-1 | 534 |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 8-1 | 466 |
| 21 | George Washington Colonials | 9-1 | 256 |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins | 7-3 | 213 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 8-2 | 197 |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8-2 | 152 |
| 25 | Connecticut Huskies | 6-3 | 47 |
| Also Receiving Votes: Gonzaga 44, South Carolina 42, Oregon 37, Colorado 21, Vanderbilt 18, Wichita St 17, Arkansas-Little Rock 14, Dayton 14, Pittsburgh 12, Georgetown 8, Utah 7, Texas 4, Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 3, Northwestern 3, Iowa 3, Marquette 1, Army 1, Houston 1, Florida 1 | |||
| Dropped Out: Gonzaga 20, Vanderbilt 21, Oregon 24, Utah 25 | |||
Shoutout to noted basketball mind Aaron Brenner of the Charleston, SC Post and Courier. Brenner placed Xavier 3rd on his ballot, highest of any voter. Probably the biggest criminal on the other end of the spectrum is is Jeff Faraudo of the Bay Area News Group in California. Not only did he have Xavier at 14, he put Villanova at 6th. Get better, Jeff Faraudo. A tip of the cap also goes to Bob Sutton of The Times News in Burlington, NC. He had Xavier 14th last week and moved them exactly 0 spaces to sit at 14 again this week.
I know you all are wondering, so I'll let you know that that highest Xavier has ever been ranked is #7 twice: 12/9/97 right before a loss to Miami (OH) and 12/15/08, between a Shootout win and that one fairly ugly loss to Duke.