Week Two of the BlogPoll sees more stability at the top - though that's sure to change with UConn and Pitt meeting tonight - and more shakedown in spots 5-10. Here's our vote for this week:
Rank | Team | Delta |
---|---|---|
1 | Connecticut | |
2 | Oklahoma | |
3 | North Carolina | |
4 | Pittsburgh | |
5 | Memphis | 6 |
6 | Michigan St. | 7 |
7 | Wake Forest | 1 |
8 | Clemson | 3 |
9 | Villanova | 3 |
10 | Marquette | 4 |
11 | Louisville | 4 |
12 | Illinois | 5 |
13 | Arizona St. | 6 |
14 | Missouri | 8 |
15 | Duke | 6 |
16 | Gonzaga | 4 |
17 | Xavier | 7 |
18 | Kansas | 2 |
19 | Louisiana St. | 2 |
20 | Butler | 5 |
21 | UCLA | 7 |
22 | South Carolina | 3 |
23 | Washington | |
24 | Dayton | |
25 | Texas | |
Last week's ballot |
- Inside track on number one seeds: UNC, Oklahoma, and the winner of UConn/Pitt. After everyone kept losing again this week, suddenly Memphis is back in the top five. I doubt they'll get that treatment from the selection committee again, so watch out for Michigan State.
- Clemson, Wake, Marquette, Louisville and Nova each lost once this week. Nova gets the bump because they beat Marquette handily.
- Taking advantage this week: Illinois, Arizona State (who beat UCLA) and Missouri (who beat Kansas).
- Two-time losers this week include Duke and UCLA, who accordingly take the biggest fall. Xavier and Butler each lose in-conference, also keeping them from moving up, and Utah State suffered their second loss of the season against Boise State, effectively removing them from the Top 25.
- LSU is for real, kids. The Tigers won a double overtime war against Mississippi State in a week where they moved to 9-1 in conference and continued to put a stranglehold on the rest of the SEC. Don't forget that some of these kids were on the team that played in the 2006 Final Four.