[Strikeout King]

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)


Others receiving votes: San Diego State 39, Illinois 36, Xavier 27, Saint Louis 22, Stanford 11, Gonzaga 10, Saint Mary's 5, Ohio 5, Saint Joseph's 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Alabama 3, Brigham Young 3, Cleveland State 2, West Virginia 1, Wichita State 1, Southern Miss 1

Dropped from rankings: Xavier 15, Illinois 24




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[Stardust]

I was worried that dUKe would supplant Louisville because of the Cards two close games