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The Big East now sits atop the polls but, lest you think that means respect, scroll down. I'll wait. Yes, you just rightly noticed that of the nine teams that comprise the top top nine cumulative spots, Xavier, ranked either fourth or fifth, is the only one not to garner a first place vote. I've ranted at length about all this before and you don't need to read it all again, but this is just getting crazy. UNC has dropped two straight? First place! Michigan State fresh off that loss to powerful Nebraska and a win over freaking Rutgers? First place! Xavier, with two losses on the year and winners of five straight? Fifth seems about right. Scroll all the way to the bottom for a new feature: Doofus of the Week
AP Top 25
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova Wildcats (32) | 20-3 | 1,566 |
| 2 | Maryland Terrapins (13) | 21-3 | 1,499 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners (7) | 19-3 | 1,472 |
| 4 | Iowa Hawkeyes (11) | 19-4 | 1,471 |
| 5 | Xavier Musketeers | 21-2 | 1,382 |
| 6 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 19-4 | 1,311 |
| 7 | Virginia Cavaliers (1) | 19-4 | 1,223 |
| 8 | Michigan State Spartans | 20-4 | 1,144 |
| 9 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 19-4 | 1,136 |
| 10 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 19-4 | 1,082 |
| 11 | Oregon Ducks | 20-4 | 905 |
| 12 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 18-4 | 826 |
| 13 | Louisville Cardinals | 19-4 | 819 |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 17-6 | 781 |
| 15 | Texas A&M Aggies | 18-5 | 663 |
| 16 | SMU Mustangs | 20-2 | 593 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 19-5 | 497 |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers | 19-5 | 456 |
| 19 | Dayton Flyers | 19-3 | 413 |
| 20 | Providence Friars | 18-6 | 349 |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 17-6 | 333 |
| 22 | Kentucky Wildcats | 17-6 | 228 |
| 23 | USC Trojans | 18-5 | 225 |
| 24 | Texas Longhorns | 16-7 | 199 |
| 25 | Wichita State Shockers | 17-6 | 132 |
| Others receiving votes: South Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego State 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, Saint Mary's 6, Saint Joseph's 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, Connecticut 2, George Washington 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova (11) | 20-3 | 753 |
| 2 | Maryland (11) | 21-3 | 749 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (3) | 19-3 | 708 |
| 4 | Xavier | 21-2 | 683 |
| 5 | Iowa (3) | 19-4 | 674 |
| 6 | Kansas (2) | 19-4 | 670 |
| 7 | Virginia | 19-4 | 616 |
| 8 | North Carolina (1) | 19-4 | 599 |
| 9 | Michigan State (1) | 20-4 | 567 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 19-4 | 490 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 18-4 | 433 |
| 12 | Oregon | 20-4 | 423 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 18-5 | 387 |
| 14 | Arizona | 19-5 | 310 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 17-6 | 307 |
| 16 | Purdue | 19-5 | 292 |
| 17 | Dayton | 19-3 | 236 |
| 17 | Providence | 18-6 | 236 |
| 19 | Baylor | 17-6 | 221 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 20-3 | 185 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 17-6 | 178 |
| 22 | Indiana | 19-5 | 119 |
| 23 | USC | 18-5 | 105 |
| 24 | Wichita St | 17-6 | 91 |
| 25 | Texas | 16-7 | 69 |
| Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 63, Gonzaga 53, Duke 40, Saint Mary's 28, Pittsburgh 25, Seton Hall 21, Valparaiso 14, Louisville 12, Monmouth 12, Utah 12, VCU 8, LSU 5, Saint Joseph's 2, Stony Brook 1, California 1, Clemson 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1 | |||
Doofus of the Week:
If the guys about to be named come across this, I hope they take it in the entirely good-natured way it is intended.
That said, Chris Dachille and Mark Berman voted for Chattanooga this week. Chattanooga's best win this year is over Dayton back before Christmas, and they rock exactly one other top 100 victory. The Mocs are, however, 16-2 against teams ranked 150th or worse and somehow lost to Furman by 15. So, to you guys, we only have one thing to say.
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