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Fab Melo Ineligible for the Tournament

Syracuse center Fab Melo has been ruled ineligible to play in this years NCAA Tournament due to an eligibility issue. This puts the Orangemen at a very vulnerable position. Their zone defense is anchored by Melo being in the middle to block shots and rebound. Without his presence Syracuse is going to rely a lot more on their depth if they plan on making a deep run in the tournament.
March Madness 2012 – The Road to New Orleans

Championship Week has come and gone. Selection Sunday has come and gone. Now it’s time for March Madness to go into full swing. The 68 team field was unveiled yesterday evening. The number 1 seeds are Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State. The 4 play-in games will be played tomorrow night and the rest of the field will begin on Thursday and Friday. So get those brackets filled out and let’s enjoy the best that NCAA Basketball has to offer in the next couple of weks.
NCAA Rankings – “Week 17″
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The Kansas Jayhawks probably has the biggest win last week by defeating at the time number 3 Missouri Tigers in OT after being down 15 in the 2nd half. This propelled the Jayhawks into the top 4 of the rankings heading in to the last week of conference play. A lot is still up for grabs though, as all potential number 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament there is about 6 teams fighting for the final 2. Right now only Kentucky and Syracuse are pretty much a lock for number 1 seeds. Of course all that can change in a hurry, once again all we can do it sit back and watch it all play out. I love this time of year.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 28-1 | 775 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Mississippi State 73-64 (2/21), Def Vanderbilt 83-74 (2/25) This Week: 3/1 vs. Georgia (13-15), 3/4 at No. 13 Florida (22-7) Tickets |
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| 2 | Syracuse | 29-1 | 744 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def South Florida 56-48 (2/22), Def Connecticut 71-69 (2/25) This Week: 3/3 vs. No. 18 Louisville (22-7) Tickets |
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| 3 | Duke | 25-4 | 690 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def No. 16 Florida State 74-66 (2/23), Def Virginia Tech 70-65 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at Wake Forest (13-15), 3/3 vs. No. 6 North Carolina (25-4) Tickets |
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| 4 | Kansas | 24-5 | 683 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Texas A&M 66-58 (2/22), Def No. 3 Missouri 87-86 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 at Oklahoma State (14-15), 3/3 vs. Texas (18-11) Tickets |
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| 5 | Michigan State | 24-5 | 650 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Minnesota 66-61 (2/22), Def Nebraska 62-34 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at No. 20 Indiana (22-7), 3/4 vs. No. 11 Ohio State (23-6) Tickets |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 25-4 | 627 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def North Carolina State 86-74 (2/21), Def Virginia 54-51 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Maryland (16-12), 3/3 at No. 3 Duke (25-4) Tickets |
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| 7 | Marquette | 24-5 | 568 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Rutgers 82-65 (2/22), Def West Virginia 61-60 (2/24) This Week: 2/29 at Cincinnati (20-9), 3/3 vs. No. 12 Georgetown (21-6) Tickets |
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| 8 | Missouri | 25-4 | 566 | 3 |
| Last Week: Lost to Kansas State 78-68 (2/21), Lost to No. 5 Kansas 87-86 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Iowa State (21-8), 3/3 at Texas Tech (8-20) Tickets |
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| 9 | Murray State | 28-1 | 480 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def Tennessee State 80-62 (2/23), Def Tennessee Tech 69-64 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 10 | Baylor | 24-5 | 475 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Texas 77-72 (2/20), Def Oklahoma 70-60 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 vs. Texas Tech (8-20), 3/3 at Iowa State (21-8) Tickets |
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| 11 | Ohio State | 23-6 | 470 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois 83-67 (2/21), Lost to No. 15 Wisconsin 63-60 (2/26) This Week: 2/29 at Northwestern (17-11), 3/4 at No. 5 Michigan State (24-5) Tickets |
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| 12 | Georgetown | 21-6 | 439 | 8 |
| Last Week: Lost to Seton Hall 73-55 (2/21), Def Villanova 67-46 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 vs. No. 19 Notre Dame (20-9), 3/3 at No. 7 Marquette (24-5) Tickets |
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| 13 | Florida | 22-7 | 354 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def Auburn 63-47 (2/21), Lost to Georgia 76-62 (2/25) This Week: 2/28 at Vanderbilt (20-9), 3/4 vs. No. 1 Kentucky (28-1) Tickets |
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| 14 | Wichita State | 26-4 | 352 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois State 68-55 (2/22), Def Drake 81-58 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 15 | Wisconsin | 21-8 | 341 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to Iowa 67-66 (2/23), Def No. 9 Ohio State 63-60 (2/26) This Week: 2/28 vs. Minnesota (17-12), 3/4 vs. Illinois (17-12) Tickets |
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| 16 | Michigan | 21-8 | 306 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern 67-55 (2/21), Lost to Purdue 75-61 (2/25) This Week: 3/1 at Illinois (17-12), 3/4 at Penn State (12-17) Tickets |
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| 17 | UNLV | 24-6 | 281 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def Boise State 75-58 (2/22), Def Air Force 68-58 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 at Colorado State (17-10), 3/3 vs. Wyoming (19-9) Tickets |
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| 18 | Louisville | 22-7 | 202 | 17 |
| Last Week: Lost to Cincinnati 60-56 (2/23), Def Pittsburgh 57-54 (2/26) This Week: 2/29 vs. South Florida (18-11), 3/3 at No. 2 Syracuse (29-1) Tickets |
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| 19 | Notre Dame | 20-9 | 184 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def West Virginia 71-44 (2/22), Lost to St. John’s 61-58 (2/25) This Week: 2/27 at No. 12 Georgetown (21-6), 3/2 vs. Providence (14-15) Tickets |
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| 20 | Indiana | 22-7 | 178 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def North Carolina Central 75-56 (2/22), Def Minnesota 69-50 (2/26) This Week: 2/28 vs. No. 5 Michigan State (24-5), 3/4 vs. Purdue (19-10) Tickets |
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| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 25-5 | 163 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Portland 70-43 (2/23), Def San Francisco 67-60 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 22 | Florida State | 19-9 | 119 | 16 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 4 Duke 74-66 (2/23), Lost to Miami (FL) 78-62 (2/26) This Week: 3/1 at Virginia (21-7), 3/4 vs. Clemson (15-13) Tickets |
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| 23 | San Diego State | 22-6 | 111 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Wyoming 67-58 (2/22), Def Colorado State 74-66 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 at Boise State (13-14), 3/3 at TCU (17-11) Tickets |
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| 24 | Creighton | 25-5 | 80 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Evansville 93-92 (2/21), Def Indiana State 61-60 (2/25) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets |
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| 25 | Temple | 22-6 | 53 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def La Salle 80-79 (2/22), Lost to Saint Joseph’s 82-72 (2/25) This Week: 2/29 vs. Massachusetts (19-9), 3/3 at Fordham (10-17) Tickets |
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Previously: NCAA Rankings – Week 16
NCAA Rankings – “Week 14″

The Kentucky Wildcats are still flying high at number 1 this week of the NCAA Rankings. Once again they unanimously got all the number 1 votes. Rounding out the top 5 is Syracuse, Ohio St, Missouri and UNC. This week is Rivalryt Week in the college basketball scene, some of the biggest and best match ups go down this week. The most infamous Duke vs North Carolina will be played on Wednesday night at 9pm.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 23-1 | 775 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Tennessee 69-44 (1/31), Def South Carolina 86-52 (2/4) This Week: 2/7 vs. No. 7 Florida (19-4), 2/11 at Vanderbilt (16-7) Tickets |
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| 2 | Syracuse | 23-1 | 740 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def St. John’s 95-70 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 vs. No. 11 Georgetown (18-4), 2/11 vs. Connecticut (15-7) Tickets |
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| 3 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 715 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def No. 20 Wisconsin 58-52 (2/4) This Week: 2/7 vs. Purdue (15-8), 2/11 vs. No. 12 Michigan State (18-5) Tickets |
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| 4 | Missouri | 21-2 | 673 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def Texas 67-66 (1/30), Def No. 8 Kansas 74-71 (2/4) This Week: 2/6 at Oklahoma (13-9), 2/11 vs. No. 6 Baylor (21-2) Tickets |
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| 5 | North Carolina | 20-3 | 639 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Wake Forest 68-53 (1/31), Def Maryland 83-74 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 vs. No. 9 Duke (19-4), 2/11 vs. No. 20 Virginia (18-4) Tickets |
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| 6 | Baylor | 21-2 | 635 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Texas A&M 63-60 (2/1), Def Oklahoma State 64-60 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 vs. No. 10 Kansas (18-5), 2/11 at No. 4 Missouri (21-2) Tickets |
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| 7 | Florida | 19-4 | 536 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def South Carolina 74-66 (2/2), Def Vanderbilt 73-65 (2/4) This Week: 2/7 at No. 1 Kentucky (23-1), 2/11 vs. Tennessee (11-12) Tickets |
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| 7 | Murray State | 23-0 | 536 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Southeast Missouri State 81-73 (2/2), Def Tennessee-Martin 65-58 (2/4) This Week: 2/9 vs. Tennessee State (15-10), 2/11 vs. Austin Peay (9-16) Tickets |
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| 9 | Duke | 19-4 | 525 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Virginia Tech 75-60 (2/2), Lost to Miami (FL) 78-74 (2/5) This Week: 2/8 at No. 5 North Carolina (20-3), 2/11 vs. Maryland (13-9) Tickets |
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| 10 | Kansas | 18-5 | 480 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Oklahoma 84-62 (2/1), Lost to No. 4 Missouri 74-71 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 at No. 6 Baylor (21-2), 2/11 vs. Oklahoma State (11-12) Tickets |
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| 11 | Georgetown | 18-4 | 454 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Connecticut 58-44 (2/1), Def South Florida 75-45 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 at No. 2 Syracuse (23-1), 2/12 vs. St. John’s (10-13) Tickets |
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| 12 | Michigan State | 18-5 | 444 | 10 |
| Last Week: Lost to Illinois 42-41 (1/31), Def No. 22 Michigan 64-54 (2/5) This Week: 2/8 vs. Penn State (10-14), 2/11 at No. 3 Ohio State (20-3) Tickets |
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| 13 | Saint Mary’s | 22-2 | 382 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def San Diego 84-73 (2/2) This Week: 2/9 at Gonzaga (18-4), 2/11 vs. Santa Clara (8-15) Tickets |
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| 14 | San Diego State | 20-3 | 332 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def Boise State 58-56 (2/1), Def TCU 83-73 (2/4) This Week: 2/11 at No. 16 UNLV (21-4) Tickets |
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| 15 | Creighton | 21-3 | 316 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def Illinois State 102-74 (2/1), Lost to Northern Iowa 65-62 (2/4) This Week: 2/7 at Evansville (11-12), 2/11 vs. Wichita State (20-4) Tickets |
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| 16 | UNLV | 21-4 | 302 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def Colorado State 82-63 (2/1), Lost to Wyoming 68-66 (2/4) This Week: 2/11 vs. No. 14 San Diego State (20-3) Tickets |
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| 17 | Florida State | 16-6 | 247 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def Georgia Tech 68-54 (2/1), Def No. 18 Virginia 58-55 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 at Boston College (7-16), 2/11 vs. Miami (FL) (14-7) Tickets |
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| 18 | Mississippi State | 18-5 | 241 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def Auburn 91-88 (2/4) This Week: 2/9 vs. Ole Miss (14-8), 2/11 vs. Georgia (10-12) Tickets |
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| 19 | Marquette | 19-5 | 239 | 15 |
| Last Week: Def Seton Hall 66-59 (1/31), Lost to Notre Dame 76-59 (2/4) This Week: 2/6 at DePaul (11-11), 2/11 vs. Cincinnati (16-7) Tickets |
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| 20 | Virginia | 18-4 | 192 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Clemson 65-61 (1/31), Lost to No. 24 Florida State 58-55 (2/4) This Week: 2/8 vs. Wake Forest (11-12), 2/11 at No. 5 North Carolina (20-3) Tickets |
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| 21 | Harvard | 20-2 | 153 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Cornell 71-60 (2/3), Def Columbia 57-52 (2/4) This Week: 2/10 at Pennsylvania (12-10), 2/11 at Princeton (11-10) Tickets |
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| 22 | Wisconsin | 18-6 | 133 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def Penn State 52-46 (1/31), Lost to No. 3 Ohio State 58-52 (2/4) This Week: 2/9 at Minnesota (17-7) Tickets |
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| 23 | Indiana | 18-6 | 93 | 20 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 22 Michigan 68-56 (2/1), Def Purdue 78-61 (2/4) This Week: 2/9 vs. Illinois (16-7) Tickets |
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| 23 | Louisville | 18-5 | 93 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Rutgers 78-66 (2/4) This Week: 2/6 vs. Connecticut (15-7), 2/11 at West Virginia (16-8) Tickets |
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| 25 | Michigan | 17-7 | 79 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def No. 20 Indiana 68-56 (2/1), Lost to No. 10 Michigan State 64-54 (2/5) This Week: 2/8 at Nebraska (11-11), 2/12 vs. Illinois (16-7) Tickets |
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Source: ESPN
Previously: NCAA Rankings – Week 13
NCAA Rankings – “Week 12″

Well after another crazy week in NCAA Basketball, we have a new number 1 team in this weeks Top 25. The Kentucky Wildcats are the top team in the nation after Syracuse lost their first game of the season to Notre Dame in a conference game. Baylor also slipped out of the top 5 after taking a thumping from Kansas and losing to Missouri on Saturday afternoon. Another big week coming up as always in college basketball. Full top 25 down below.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Kentucky (31) | 19-1 | 775 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def Arkansas 86-63 (1/17), Def Alabama 77-71 (1/21) This Week: 1/24 at Georgia (10-9), 1/28 at LSU (12-7) Tickets |
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| 2 | Missouri | 18-1 | 725 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Texas A&M 70-51 (1/16), Def No. 3 Baylor 89-88 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 at Oklahoma State (9-10), 1/28 vs. Texas Tech (7-11) Tickets |
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| 3 | Ohio State | 17-3 | 687 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Nebraska 79-45 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 vs. Penn State (10-11), 1/29 vs. No. 22 Michigan (15-5) Tickets |
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| 4 | Syracuse | 20-1 | 686 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Pittsburgh 71-63 (1/16), Lost to Notre Dame 67-58 (1/21) This Week: 1/23 at Cincinnati (15-5), 1/28 vs. West Virginia (15-5) Tickets |
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| 5 | Kansas | 16-3 | 660 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def No. 3 Baylor 92-74 (1/16), Def Texas 69-66 (1/21) This Week: 1/23 vs. Texas A&M (11-7), 1/28 at Iowa State (14-5) Tickets |
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| 6 | Duke | 16-3 | 571 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def Wake Forest 91-73 (1/19), Lost to Florida State 76-73 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 at Maryland (12-6), 1/28 vs. St. John’s (8-11) Tickets |
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| 7 | Baylor | 17-2 | 569 | 3 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 7 Kansas 92-74 (1/16), Lost to No. 5 Missouri 89-88 (1/21) This Week: 1/24 at Oklahoma (12-6), 1/28 vs. Texas (12-7) Tickets |
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| 8 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 565 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Virginia Tech 82-68 (1/19) This Week: 1/26 vs. North Carolina State (15-5), 1/29 vs. Georgia Tech (8-11) Tickets |
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| 9 | Murray State | 20-0 | 502 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Morehead State 66-60 (1/18), Def SIU-Edwardsville 82-65 (1/21) This Week: 1/28 vs. Eastern Illinois (9-9) Tickets |
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| 10 | Georgetown | 16-3 | 498 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def DePaul 83-75 (1/17), Def Rutgers 52-50 (1/21) This Week: 1/28 at Pittsburgh (11-9) Tickets |
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| 11 | Michigan State | 16-4 | 453 | 9 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 19 Michigan 60-59 (1/17), Def Purdue 83-58 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 vs. Minnesota (15-5) Tickets |
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| 12 | San Diego State | 17-2 | 403 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def New Mexico 75-70 (1/18), Def Air Force 57-44 (1/21) This Week: 1/24 at Wyoming (16-3), 1/28 at Colorado State (13-5) Tickets |
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| 13 | Florida | 15-4 | 396 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def LSU 76-64 (1/21) This Week: 1/26 at Ole Miss (13-6), 1/28 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State (16-4) Tickets |
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| 14 | Creighton | 18-2 | 343 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Missouri State 66-65 (1/18), Def Indiana State 75-49 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 at Drake (12-8), 1/28 vs. Bradley (6-15) Tickets |
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| 15 | UNLV | 18-3 | 337 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def TCU 101-78 (1/18), Def New Mexico 80-63 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 at Boise State (10-8), 1/28 at Air Force (11-6) Tickets |
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| 16 | Mississippi State | 16-4 | 236 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to Ole Miss 75-68 (1/18), Def Vanderbilt 78-77 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 vs. LSU (12-7), 1/28 at No. 13 Florida (15-4) Tickets |
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| 17 | Indiana | 16-4 | 230 | 13 |
| Last Week: Lost to Nebraska 70-69 (1/18), Def Penn State 73-54 (1/22) This Week: 1/26 at No. 25 Wisconsin (16-5), 1/29 vs. Iowa (11-9) Tickets |
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| 18 | Marquette | 16-4 | 213 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def No. 21 Louisville 74-63 (1/16), Def Providence 79-72 (1/21) This Week: 1/24 vs. South Florida (12-8), 1/28 at Villanova (10-10) Tickets |
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| 19 | Connecticut | 14-5 | 203 | 11 |
| Last Week: Lost to Cincinnati 70-67 (1/18), Lost to Tennessee 60-57 (1/21) This Week: 1/29 vs. Notre Dame (12-8) Tickets |
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| 20 | Saint Mary’s | 19-2 | 193 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Pepperdine 61-47 (1/19), Def Santa Clara 93-77 (1/21) This Week: 1/26 at Loyola Marymount (11-8), 1/28 at Brigham Young (17-5) Tickets |
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| 21 | Virginia | 15-3 | 171 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def Georgia Tech 70-38 (1/19), Lost to Virginia Tech 47-45 (1/22) This Week: 1/26 vs. Boston College (7-12), 1/28 at North Carolina State (15-5) Tickets |
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| 22 | Michigan | 15-5 | 165 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def No. 9 Michigan State 60-59 (1/17), Lost to Arkansas 66-64 (1/21) This Week: 1/24 at Purdue (14-6), 1/29 at No. 3 Ohio State (17-3) Tickets |
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| 23 | Harvard | 16-2 | 99 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def Dartmouth 54-38 (1/21) This Week: 1/27 at Yale (12-4), 1/28 at Brown (5-13) Tickets |
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| 24 | Kansas State | 14-4 | 80 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Texas 84-80 (1/18), Def Oklahoma State 66-58 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 at Texas Tech (7-11), 1/28 vs. Oklahoma (12-6) Tickets |
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| 25 | Louisville | 15-5 | 49 | 21 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 22 Marquette 74-63 (1/16), Def Pittsburgh 73-62 (1/21) This Week: 1/25 vs. Villanova (10-10), 1/28 at Seton Hall (15-4) Tickets |
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| 25 | Wisconsin | 16-5 | 49 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern 77-57 (1/18), Def No. 25 Illinois 67-63 (1/22) This Week: 1/26 vs. No. 17 Indiana (16-4) Tickets |
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Source: ESPN
NCAA Rankings – “Week 10″

The Orange keep on rolling and remain the countries top team in NCAA Basketball, running their record to 17-0 by defeating Providence and 20th ranked Marquette this past week. We do have some changes in the top 5 after them though. Previously ranked 3, Duke lost to Temple allowing North Carolina, Baylor and Ohio St back into the top 5. As conference play continues the top 5 could be changing weekly. Full ranking down below.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Syracuse (30) | 17-0 | 774 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Providence 87-73 (1/4), Def No. 20 Marquette 73-66 (1/7) This Week: 1/11 at Villanova (8-8), 1/14 vs. Providence (11-6) Tickets |
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| 2 | Kentucky (1) | 15-1 | 742 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def Arkansas-Little Rock 73-51 (1/3), Def South Carolina 79-64 (1/7) This Week: 1/11 at Auburn (10-5), 1/14 at Tennessee (8-7) Tickets |
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| 3 | North Carolina | 14-2 | 702 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def Boston College 83-60 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 vs. Miami (FL) (9-5), 1/14 at Florida State (9-6) Tickets |
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| 4 | Baylor | 15-0 | 684 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Texas A&M 61-52 (1/2), Def Texas Tech 73-60 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 at No. 18 Kansas State (12-2), 1/14 vs. Oklahoma State (8-7) Tickets |
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| 5 | Ohio State | 15-2 | 649 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def Nebraska 71-40 (1/3), Def Iowa 76-47 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 at Illinois (14-3), 1/15 vs. No. 8 Indiana (15-1) Tickets |
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| 6 | Duke | 13-2 | 583 | 3 |
| Last Week: Lost to Temple 78-73 (1/4), Def Georgia Tech 81-74 (1/7) This Week: 1/12 vs. No. 17 Virginia (14-1), 1/15 at Clemson (9-6) Tickets |
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| 7 | Michigan State | 14-2 | 578 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def No. 19 Wisconsin 63-60 (1/3) This Week: 1/10 vs. Iowa (10-7), 1/14 at Northwestern (11-4) Tickets |
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| 8 | Indiana | 15-1 | 552 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def No. 13 Michigan 73-71 (1/5), Def Penn State 88-82 (1/8) This Week: 1/12 vs. Minnesota (12-5), 1/15 at No. 5 Ohio State (15-2) Tickets |
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| 9 | Missouri | 14-1 | 540 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Oklahoma 87-49 (1/3), Lost to No. 22 Kansas State 75-59 (1/7) This Week: 1/11 at Iowa State (12-3), 1/14 vs. Texas (11-4) Tickets |
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| 10 | Kansas | 12-3 | 480 | 15 |
| Last Week: Def No. 22 Kansas State 67-49 (1/4), Def Oklahoma 72-61 (1/7) This Week: 1/11 at Texas Tech (7-7), 1/14 vs. Iowa State (12-3) Tickets |
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| 11 | Georgetown | 13-2 | 425 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def No. 20 Marquette 73-70 (1/4), Lost to West Virginia 74-62 (1/7) This Week: 1/9 vs. Cincinnati (12-4), 1/15 at St. John’s (8-7) Tickets |
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| 12 | UNLV | 16-2 | 374 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def Cal State Bakersfield 89-57 (1/5) This Week: 1/14 at No. 22 San Diego State (13-2) Tickets |
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| 13 | Michigan | 13-3 | 351 | 13 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 12 Indiana 73-71 (1/5), Def No. 19 Wisconsin 59-41 (1/8) This Week: 1/11 vs. Northwestern (11-4), 1/14 at Iowa (10-7) Tickets |
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| 14 | Murray State | 16-0 | 341 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Eastern Kentucky 76-67 (1/4), Def Austin Peay 87-75 (1/7) This Week: 1/12 vs. Jacksonville State (6-12), 1/14 vs. Tennessee Tech (11-6) Tickets |
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| 15 | Louisville | 13-3 | 321 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def St. John’s 73-58 (1/3), Lost to Notre Dame 67-65 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 at Providence (11-6), 1/14 vs. DePaul (10-5) Tickets |
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| 16 | Connecticut | 12-3 | 304 | 8 |
| Last Week: Lost to Seton Hall 75-63 (1/3), Lost to Rutgers 67-60 (1/7) This Week: 1/9 vs. West Virginia (12-4), 1/14 at Notre Dame (10-6) Tickets |
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| 17 | Virginia | 14-1 | 251 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def LSU 57-52 (1/2), Def Miami (FL) 52-51 (1/7) This Week: 1/12 at No. 6 Duke (13-2) Tickets |
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| 18 | Kansas State | 12-2 | 242 | 22 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 15 Kansas 67-49 (1/4), Def No. 6 Missouri 75-59 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 vs. No. 4 Baylor (15-0), 1/14 at Oklahoma (10-4) Tickets |
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| 19 | Florida | 12-4 | 226 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def UAB 79-61 (1/3), Lost to Tennessee 67-56 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 vs. Georgia (9-6), 1/14 at South Carolina (8-7) Tickets |
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| 20 | Mississippi State | 13-3 | 181 | 16 |
| Last Week: Lost to Arkansas 98-88 (1/7) This Week: 1/12 vs. Tennessee (8-7), 1/14 vs. Alabama (12-3) Tickets |
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| 21 | Creighton | 13-2 | 163 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def Drake 76-59 (1/3), Def Bradley 92-83 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 vs. Northern Iowa (12-4), 1/13 at Illinois State (11-4), 1/15 vs. Southern Illinois (5-10) Tickets |
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| 22 | San Diego State | 13-2 | 131 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def San Diego Christian 83-52 (1/5) This Week: 1/10 vs. Chicago State (0-15), 1/14 vs. No. 12 UNLV (16-2) Tickets |
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| 23 | Gonzaga | 13-2 | 103 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Pepperdine 73-45 (1/5), Def Santa Clara 82-60 (1/7) This Week: 1/12 at Saint Mary’s (14-2), 1/14 at Loyola Marymount (9-7) Tickets |
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| 24 | Marquette | 12-4 | 69 | 20 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 9 Georgetown 73-70 (1/4), Lost to No. 1 Syracuse 73-66 (1/7) This Week: 1/11 vs. St. John’s (8-7), 1/14 vs. Pittsburgh (11-5) Tickets |
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| 25 | Harvard | 13-2 | 58 | 21 |
| Last Week: Lost to Fordham 60-54 (1/3), Def Dartmouth 63-47 (1/7) This Week: 1/10 at Monmouth (3-13), 1/14 vs. George Washington (5-10) Tickets |
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Source: ESPN
NCAA Rankings – “Week 9″

Scoop Jardine and the Syracuse Orangemen are still atop of the Top 25 in College Basketball this week, but follwing them a lot of changes have taken place in the top 5. With losses this past week by Ohio St and Louisville, has allowed North Carolina back into the top 5 and a newcomer on the scene Baylor in their highest ranking in school history. Check out the rest of the Top 25 below.
Source: ESPN
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Syracuse (30) | 15-0 | 774 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Seton Hall 75-49 (12/28), Def DePaul 87-68 (1/1) This Week: 1/4 at Providence (11-4), 1/7 vs. No. 20 Marquette (12-2) Tickets |
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| 2 | Kentucky (1) | 13-1 | 739 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def Lamar 86-64 (12/28), Def No. 4 Louisville 69-62 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (5-10), 1/7 vs. South Carolina (7-6) Tickets |
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| 3 | Duke | 12-1 | 679 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Western Michigan 110-70 (12/30), Def Pennsylvania 85-55 (1/1) This Week: 1/4 at Temple (9-3), 1/7 at Georgia Tech (7-6) Tickets |
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| 4 | North Carolina | 13-2 | 670 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Elon 100-62 (12/29), Def Monmouth 102-65 (1/1) This Week: 1/7 vs. Boston College (5-9) Tickets |
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| 5 | Baylor | 13-0 | 638 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def No. 14 Mississippi State 54-52 (12/28) This Week: Def. Texas A&M 61-52 (1/2), 1/7 at Texas Tech (7-5) Tickets |
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| 6 | Missouri | 13-0 | 620 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Old Dominion 75-68 (12/30) This Week: 1/3 vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 1/7 at No. 22 Kansas State (11-1) Tickets |
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| 7 | Ohio State | 13-2 | 593 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern 87-54 (12/28), Lost to No. 15 Indiana 74-70 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 vs. Nebraska (8-5), 1/7 at Iowa (9-6) Tickets |
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| 8 | Connecticut | 12-1 | 580 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def South Florida 60-57 (12/28), Def St. John’s 83-69 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 at Seton Hall (12-2), 1/7 at Rutgers (8-6) Tickets |
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| 9 | Georgetown | 12-1 | 515 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def No. 4 Louisville 71-68 (12/28), Def Providence 49-40 (12/31) This Week: 1/4 vs. No. 20 Marquette (12-2), 1/7 at West Virginia (10-4) Tickets |
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| 10 | Louisville | 12-2 | 454 | 4 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 12 Georgetown 71-68 (12/28), Lost to No. 3 Kentucky 69-62 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 at St. John’s (7-6), 1/7 vs. Notre Dame (9-5) Tickets |
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| 11 | Michigan State | 13-2 | 442 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def No. 15 Indiana 80-65 (12/28), Def Nebraska 68-55 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 at No. 19 Wisconsin (12-3) Tickets |
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| 12 | Indiana | 13-1 | 423 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 17 Michigan State 80-65 (12/28), Def No. 2 Ohio State 74-70 (12/31) This Week: 1/5 vs. No. 13 Michigan (12-2), 1/8 at Penn State (8-7) Tickets |
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| 13 | Michigan | 12-2 | 368 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def Penn State 71-53 (12/29), Def Minnesota 61-56 (1/1) This Week: 1/5 at No. 12 Indiana (13-1), 1/8 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin (12-3) Tickets |
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| 14 | Florida | 11-3 | 367 | 10 |
| Last Week: Lost to Rutgers 85-83 (12/29), Def Yale 90-70 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 vs. UAB (5-7), 1/7 at Tennessee (7-6) Tickets |
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| 15 | Kansas | 10-3 | 318 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Howard 89-34 (12/29), Def North Dakota 84-58 (12/31) This Week: 1/4 vs. No. 22 Kansas State (11-1), 1/7 at Oklahoma (10-2) Tickets |
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| 16 | Mississippi State | 13-2 | 300 | 14 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 7 Baylor 54-52 (12/28), Def Utah State 66-64 (12/31) This Week: 1/7 at Arkansas (10-3) Tickets |
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| 17 | UNLV | 15-2 | 263 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def Central Arkansas 124-75 (12/28), Def Hawaii 74-69 (12/31) This Week: 1/5 at Cal State Bakersfield (7-8) Tickets |
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| 18 | Murray State | 14-0 | 236 | 21 |
| Last Week: Def Eastern Illinois 73-40 (12/30) This Week: 1/4 vs. Eastern Kentucky (9-6), 1/7 at Austin Peay (3-12) Tickets |
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| 19 | Wisconsin | 12-3 | 230 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def Nebraska 64-40 (12/27), Lost to Iowa 72-65 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 vs. No. 11 Michigan State (13-2), 1/8 at No. 13 Michigan (12-2) Tickets |
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| 20 | Marquette | 12-2 | 196 | 13 |
| Last Week: Lost to Vanderbilt 74-57 (12/29), Def Villanova 81-77 (1/1) This Week: 1/4 at No. 9 Georgetown (12-1), 1/7 at No. 1 Syracuse (15-0) Tickets |
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| 21 | Harvard | 12-1 | 156 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Boston College 67-46 (12/29), Def Saint Joseph’s 74-69 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 at Fordham (6-6), 1/7 vs. Dartmouth (3-11) Tickets |
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| 22 | Kansas State | 11-1 | 127 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Howard 82-46 (12/31) This Week: 1/4 at No. 15 Kansas (10-3), 1/7 vs. No. 6 Missouri (13-0) Tickets |
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| 23 | Virginia | 12-1 | 125 | 24 |
| Last Week: Def Maryland-Eastern Shore 69-42 (12/27), Def Towson 57-50 (12/30) This Week: Def LSU 57-52 (1/2), 1/7 vs. Miami (FL) (9-4) Tickets |
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| 24 | Creighton | 11-2 | 67 | 19 |
| Last Week: Lost to Missouri State 77-65 (12/28), Def Wichita State 68-61 (12/31) This Week: 1/3 vs. Drake (8-5), 1/7 at Bradley (5-9) Tickets |
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| 25 | San Diego State | 12-2 | 60 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Redlands 94-43 (12/30) This Week: 1/5 vs. San Diego Christian Tickets |
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NCAA Rankings – “Week 8″

With conference play beginning this week Syracuse is still the number 1 team in the country.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Syracuse (30) | 13-0 | 774 | 1 |
| Last Week: Def Bucknell 80-61 (12/20), Def Tulane 80-61 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 vs. Seton Hall (11-1), 1/1 at DePaul (9-3) Tickets |
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| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 12-1 | 719 | 2 |
| Last Week: Def Lamar 70-50 (12/20), Def Miami (OH) 69-40 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 vs. Northwestern (10-2), 12/31 at No. 15 Indiana (12-0) Tickets |
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| 3 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 702 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def Samford 82-50 (12/20), Def Loyola (MD) 87-63 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 vs. Lamar (8-4), 12/31 vs. No. 4 Louisville (12-0) Tickets |
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| 4 | Louisville | 12-0 | 674 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def Charleston 69-62 (12/20), Def Western Kentucky 70-60 (12/23) This Week: 12/28 vs. No. 12 Georgetown (10-1), 12/31 at No. 3 Kentucky (11-1) Tickets |
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| 5 | Duke | 10-1 | 639 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def UNC Greensboro 90-63 (12/19) This Week: 12/30 vs. Western Michigan (5-7), 1/1 vs. Pennsylvania (6-6) Tickets |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 11-2 | 623 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Nicholls State 99-49 (12/19), Def Texas 82-63 (12/21) This Week: 12/29 vs. Elon (7-4), 1/1 vs. Monmouth (2-10) Tickets |
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| 7 | Baylor | 12-0 | 587 | 7 |
| Last Week: Def Paul Quinn 95-54 (12/19), Def Saint Mary’s 72-59 (12/22), Def West Virginia 83-81 (12/23) This Week: 12/28 vs. No. 14 Mississippi State (12-1) Tickets |
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| 8 | Missouri | 12-0 | 574 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def No. 24 Illinois 78-74 (12/22) This Week: 12/30 at Old Dominion (6-6) Tickets |
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| 9 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 538 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def Fairfield 79-71 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 at South Florida (7-6), 12/31 vs. St. John’s (6-5) Tickets |
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| 10 | Florida | 10-2 | 501 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def Mississippi Valley State 82-54 (12/19), Def Florida State 82-64 (12/22) This Week: 12/29 at Rutgers (7-5), 12/31 vs. Yale (8-2) Tickets |
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| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 434 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Mississippi Valley State 79-45 (12/23) This Week: 12/27 at Nebraska (8-3), 12/31 vs. Iowa (8-5) Tickets |
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| 12 | Georgetown | 10-1 | 400 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def Memphis 70-59 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 at No. 4 Louisville (12-0), 12/31 vs. Providence (11-2) Tickets |
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| 13 | Marquette | 11-1 | 359 | 10 |
| Last Week: Lost to LSU 67-59 (12/19), Def Milwaukee 64-50 (12/22) This Week: 12/29 vs. Vanderbilt (8-4), 1/1 vs. Villanova (7-5) Tickets |
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| 14 | Mississippi State | 12-1 | 347 | 17 |
| Last Week: Def Northwestern State 82-67 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 at No. 7 Baylor (12-0), 12/31 vs. Utah State (8-5) Tickets |
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| 15 | Indiana | 12-0 | 337 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Howard 107-50 (12/19), Def UMBC 89-47 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 at No. 17 Michigan State (11-2), 12/31 vs. No. 2 Ohio State (12-1) Tickets |
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| 16 | Michigan | 10-2 | 290 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def Bradley 77-66 (12/22) This Week: 12/29 vs. Penn State (8-5), 1/1 vs. Minnesota (12-1) Tickets |
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| 17 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 270 | 20 |
| Last Week: Def UMKC 89-54 (12/19), Def Lehigh 90-81 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 vs. No. 15 Indiana (12-0), 12/31 at Nebraska (8-3) Tickets |
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| 18 | Kansas | 8-3 | 250 | 11 |
| Last Week: Lost to Davidson 80-74 (12/19), Def USC 63-47 (12/22) This Week: 12/29 vs. Howard (4-9), 12/31 vs. North Dakota (5-7) Tickets |
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| 19 | Creighton | 10-1 | 193 | 21 |
| Last Week: Def Tulsa 83-64 (12/19), Def Northwestern 87-79 (12/22) This Week: 12/28 vs. Missouri State (7-5), 12/31 at Wichita State (9-2) Tickets |
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| 20 | UNLV | 13-2 | 179 | 23 |
| Last Week: Def Louisiana-Monroe 81-63 (12/19), Def California 85-68 (12/23) This Week: 12/28 vs. Central Arkansas (5-6), 12/31 at Hawaii (7-5) Tickets |
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| 21 | Murray State | 13-0 | 169 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def Tennessee-Martin 78-54 (12/21) This Week: 12/30 at Eastern Illinois (6-5) Tickets |
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| 22 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 159 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def St. Francis (PA) 71-47 (12/20), Lost to Wagner 59-54 (12/23) This Week: 12/27 at Notre Dame (8-5), 1/1 vs. Cincinnati (9-3) Tickets |
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| 23 | Harvard | 10-1 | 92 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Florida Atlantic 63-51 (12/22) This Week: 12/29 at Boston College (5-7), 12/31 vs. Saint Joseph’s (9-3) Tickets |
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| 24 | Virginia | 10-1 | 48 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Seattle 83-77 (12/21) This Week: 12/27 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (3-9), 12/30 vs. Towson (0-12) Tickets |
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| 25 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 45 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Southern Illinois 83-58 (12/22), Def UTEP 78-70 (12/23), Def Long Beach State 77-60 (12/25) This Week: 12/31 vs. Howard (4-9) Tickets |
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NCAA Rankings – “Week 6″

Another wild week has passed in College Basketball, Kentucky loses on a buzzer beating 3 by Indiana. Ohio St goes down to Kansas in Kansas and the rest is history. This weeks new number 1 team in the country is the Syracuse Orangemen on a near unanimous vote. The rest of the top 5 was rounded out by Ohio St, Kentucky, Louisville and Duke.
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Syracuse (28) | 10-0 | 746 | 3 |
| Last Week: Def Marshall 62-56 (12/6), Def George Washington 85-50 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 at North Carolina State (6-3) Tickets |
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| 2 | Ohio State (2) | 8-1 | 671 | 2 |
| Last Week: Lost to No. 13 Kansas 78-67 (12/10) This Week: 12/14 vs. USC Upstate (6-4), 12/17 at South Carolina (3-5) Tickets |
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| 3 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 665 | 1 |
| Last Week: Lost to Indiana 73-72 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Chattanooga (2-7) Tickets |
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| 4 | Louisville | 9-0 | 658 | 4 |
| Last Week: Def IUPUI 90-60 (12/7), Def Fairleigh Dickinson 80-58 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Memphis (5-3) Tickets |
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| 5 | Duke | 9-1 | 618 | 5 |
| Last Week: Def Colorado State 87-64 (12/7), Def Washington 86-80 (12/10) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets |
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| 6 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 608 | 6 |
| Last Week: Def Evansville 97-48 (12/6), Def Long Beach State 84-78 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Appalachian State (4-5) Tickets |
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| 7 | Baylor | 7-0 | 539 | 7 |
| Last Week: No Games Played This Week: 12/14 vs. Bethune-Cookman (3-6), 12/17 at Brigham Young (8-2) Tickets |
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| 8 | Missouri | 9-0 | 512 | 10 |
| Last Week: Def Villanova 81-71 (12/6), Def Navy 84-59 (12/10) This Week: 12/15 vs. Kennesaw State (2-5), 12/18 vs. William & Mary (1-8) Tickets |
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| 9 | Xavier | 8-0 | 503 | 8 |
| Last Week: Def Butler 73-61 (12/7), Def Cincinnati 76-53 (12/10) This Week: 12/18 vs. Oral Roberts (6-3) Tickets |
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| 10 | Connecticut | 8-1 | 485 | 9 |
| Last Week: Def No. 24 Harvard 67-53 (12/8) This Week: 12/18 vs. Holy Cross (4-6) Tickets |
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| 11 | Marquette | 9-0 | 466 | 11 |
| Last Week: Def Washington 79-77 (12/6), Def Green Bay 79-61 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Northern Colorado (3-5) Tickets |
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| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 441 | 13 |
| Last Week: Def Long Beach State 88-80 (12/6), Def No. 2 Ohio State 78-67 (12/10) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets |
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| 13 | Florida | 7-2 | 418 | 12 |
| Last Week: Def Arizona 78-72 (12/7), Def Rider 90-69 (12/9) This Week: 12/17 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M (8-1) Tickets |
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| 14 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 356 | 14 |
| Last Week: Def Virginia Military 97-70 (12/6), Def Oklahoma State 74-68 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. South Carolina State (4-6) Tickets |
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| 15 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 317 | 16 |
| Last Week: Def Green Bay 70-42 (12/7), Def UNLV 62-51 (12/10) This Week: 12/13 at Milwaukee (8-2), 12/15 vs. Savannah State (3-7) Tickets |
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| 16 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 251 | 18 |
| Last Week: Def Troy 106-68 (12/10) This Week: 12/13 vs. Florida Atlantic (4-5), 12/17 at Detroit (5-7) Tickets |
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| 17 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 246 | 21 |
| Last Week: Def Howard 62-48 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. American University (8-3) Tickets |
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| 18 | Michigan | 7-2 | 185 | 19 |
| Last Week: Def Oakland 90-80 (12/10) This Week: 12/13 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-5), 12/17 vs. Alabama A&M (2-3) Tickets |
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| 19 | Illinois | 10-0 | 182 | 22 |
| Last Week: Def St. Bonaventure 48-43 (12/7), Def Coppin State 80-63 (12/11) This Week: 12/17 vs. UNLV (9-2) Tickets |
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| 20 | Indiana | 9-0 | 171 | NR |
| Last Week: Def No. 1 Kentucky 73-72 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Notre Dame (7-4) Tickets |
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| 21 | Alabama | 8-2 | 143 | 15 |
| Last Week: Lost to Dayton 74-62 (12/7), Def Detroit 62-54 (12/11) This Week: 12/17 vs. Kansas State (6-1) Tickets |
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| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 108 | 25 |
| Last Week: Def Sam Houston State 64-37 (12/7), Def Louisiana-Monroe 67-54 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 at No. 13 Florida (7-2) Tickets |
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| 23 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 107 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Central Connecticut State 89-69 (12/7), Def No. 22 Gonzaga 74-67 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Bowling Green (5-4) Tickets |
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| 24 | Creighton | 7-1 | 54 | 17 |
| Last Week: Lost to Saint Joseph’s 80-71 (12/10) This Week: 12/17 vs. Houston Baptist (3-6) Tickets |
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| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 51 | NR |
| Last Week: Def Davidson 87-83 (12/7) This Week: 12/17 vs. Indiana State (7-2) Tickets |
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