Here’s my latest AP Top 25 ballot. Yes, I’m impressed by the Temple win over Villanova — it puts Georgetown’s home-opening victory over the Owls in a very different light. However, I can’t simply drop the ‘Nova down that far because it was a intra-city rivalry. That’s why Cincinnati hangs on to a place in the rankings. Wisconsin was a little harder not to punish after losing to Wisconsin-Green Bay, even if it was in overtime.
1. Kansas (10-0)
2. Kentucky (9-0)
3. Texas (9-0)
4. Purdue (9-0)
5. West Virginia (7-0)
6. Tennessee (7-1)
7. Syracuse (10-0)
8. Villanova (9-1)
9. Florida (8-1)
10. North Carolina (8-2)
11. Duke (7-1)
12. Connecticut (6-2)
13. Georgetown (8-0)
14. Michigan State (8-2)
15. Texas Tech (9-0)
16. New Mexico (10-0)
17. Texas A&M (8-2)
18. Memphis (7-1)
19. Ole Miss (8-1)
20. Ohio State (7-2)
21. Florida State (7-2)
22. Kansas State (9-1)
23. Georgia Tech (6-1)
24. Temple (8-2)
25. Cincinnati (6-2)
Others that are either closing in on the rankings or at least deserve some attention: Baylor (7-1), BYU (8-1), Butler (7-3), Clemson (8-2), Gonzaga (8-2), Harvard (7-2), Illinois (8-2), Missouri State (9-0), Pittsburgh (8-2), Tulsa (7-1), UNLV (7-1), Wake Forest (6-2), Washington (6-2), William & Mary (6-2), Wisconsin (7-2), Xavier (6-3).
As always, bring on the love.
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