AP Top 25: Syracuse #1, 3 New Teams
1. Syracuse (59) 27-2 1,618
2. Kansas (6) 27-2 1,550
3. Kentucky 27-2 1,493
4. Duke 25-4 1,415
5. Kansas State 24-4 1,377
6. Ohio State 23-7 1,232
7. Purdue 24-4 1,169
8. New Mexico 27-3 1,151
9. Villanova 23-5 1,143
10. West Virginia 22-6 1,024
11. Michigan State 22-7 960
12. Butler 26-4 762
13. Vanderbilt 22-6 741
14. Brigham Young 26-4 633
15. Wisconsin 21-7 625
16. Tennessee 21-7 615
17. Pittsburgh 22-7 612
18. Gonzaga 24-5 554
19. Georgetown 19-8 548
20. Temple 24-5 547
21. Baylor 22-6 393
22. Maryland 21-7 249
23. Texas A&M 20-8 210
24. UTEP 22-5 124
25. Xavier 21-7 101
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 94, Richmond 44, Northern Iowa 32, Oklahoma State 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah State 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi State 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Texas 21, Richmond 23, Northern Iowa 25.
Comments

Georgetown should be out and on the bubble
another fade year. They have a few good players but very poorly coached.

Your pre-season #67 to AP
Your pre-season #67 to AP #1. Ouch.

Ohio State
How can Ohio State (with an 8-6 record against top 100 rpi) be ranked higher than New Mexico (with an 11-2 record against top 100rpi)?

Joel Welser said Syracuse was the 67th best team in the country
I think we should make Joel Welser stand in the corner while we all point our fingers at him and laugh.







What do you think about this
What do you think about this week's new Top 25?
- I had KU #1 in my Top 50, but as I mentioned in there, I expected Syracuse to be #1 in the AP. The 2 are extremely close so no issue there.
- I don't see why Xavier should pass Richmond despite XU beating them in 2 OT. It was at Xavier, and the fact Richmond played them to a stand-still on the ROAD is actually a sign Richmond is better.
- Outside of the Xavier thing, no major qualms with this week's poll, though I do think Temple is slightly underrated.