USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25

[cpacmel]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm

looks like the fooling has begun......

Rank School Record Points Previous
1. Kansas (30) 5-0 774 1
2. Texas 5-0 730 3
3. Villanova 6-0 685 4
4. Kentucky 6-0 646 5
5. Duke (1) 6-0 642 7
6. Purdue 5-0 632 6
7. Syracuse 6-0 587 9
8. West Virginia 5-0 586 8
9. Michigan State 5-1 532 2
10. Washington 5-0 458 14
11. North Carolina 6-1 452 12
12. Tennessee 5-1 403 11
13. Connecticut 4-1 356 13
14. Georgetown 4-0 316 19 (tie)
15. Ohio State 5-1 309 18
16. Gonzaga 5-1 270 NR
17. Florida 6-0 244 NR
18. Louisville 4-1 156 16 (tie)
19. Clemson 6-1 142 19 (tie)
20. Butler 4-2 132 10
21. UNLV 5-0 101 NR
22. Texas A&M 5-1 93 NR
23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92 25
24. Cincinnati 4-1 82 NR
25. California 4-2 75 23

Dropped out: No. 15 Michigan (3-2), No. 16 (tie) Minnesota (4-2), No. 21 Illinois (4-2), No. 22 Maryland (4-2), No. 24 Vanderbilt (4-1).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 71; Florida State 62; Portland 62; Vanderbilt 51; Miami (Fla.) 47; Michigan 45; Marquette 44; Brigham Young 36; Minnesota 24; St. John's 20; Arizona State 19; Mississippi 18; Washington State 12; Kansas State 11; Wisconsin 11; Memphis 8; Pittsburgh 8; Texas Tech 7; Missouri 5; Illinois State 4; Dayton 3; Maryland 2; New Mexico 2; Notre Dame 2; Saint Mary's 2; Cornell 1; Illinois 1; Richmond 1; Utah State 1.

[jeffsu]

Expected that to be the case.

Here's to hoping you go undefeated, potentially even ranked! Then lose that undefeated when we take it away from you ..

In all seriousness, keep it up ISU. I can't stand the Redbirds, but I love an MVC team getting some votes. Keep winning!

[BU_EMT128]

Illinois gets 1 vote. wow.

[Bradleyguy10]

I don't really understand how ISU is getting votes...they are barely beating their opposition which is the worst in the country. If they are receiving votes WSU & BU should be receiving votes.

[TheAsianSensation]

Missouri St is the team that needs to be receiving votes right now. Mind-boggling.

[Tulsa Brave]

Missouri St is the team that needs to be receiving votes right now. Mind-boggling.

MSU is the leading candidate to be last year's UNI or two years' ago Drake. That win over Tulsa was huge as Tulsa looks like at least an NCAA bubble team this season. MSU is heading way up on my power poll ballet next week.

[thefish7]

MSU rolling up mine too. ISU will stay middling on mine, until they beat someone worthwhile (which probably means not until they get into the conference season... But that being said, as Jeffsu noted, it's good for us that they are getting votes even if they don't deserve them. So... painful though it is for me to say, keep on winning ISU.

[CubbieBear]

I don't really understand how ISU is getting votes...they are barely beating their opposition which is the worst in the country. If they are receiving votes WSU & BU should be receiving votes.

Big deal...they beat UIC up North (who is awful) and St. Bonnaventure at home (who is a nobody)...WE should get votes, along with MSU and WSU but after we clobber them in Valley play, they will disappear

[tornado]

Oklahoma State is only a couple votes outside the Top 25.

[SFP]

I ask, how does Illinois get a vote over us! I'm not saying we deserve one but if Illinois gets one????

[houstontxbrave]

MSU rolling up mine too. ISU will stay middling on mine, until they beat someone worthwhile (which probably means not until they get into the conference season... But that being said, as Jeffsu noted, it's good for us that they are getting votes even if they don't deserve them. So... painful though it is for me to say, keep on winning ISU.

MSU is number one on my power poll this week. Wins v Auburn and Tulsa, they might have over achieved so far but they are achieving.

[thefish7]

Based on today 1-2 is a toss up between Bradley and MSU for me... But I still have a few days to wait for results from these teams before I have to submit a vote, so I'll see what the week brings.

[versace4pres]

1. BU
2. MSU


3. ISU

Illinoy getting votes is just some sympathy big 11 votes and ISU getting votes is from a few guys not paying attention.

[Bradleyguy10]

I'm still a skeptic on MSU...sorry


To be honest I'm still a skeptic on BU. RIGHT NOW yes I think we are a top 2 team in the valley but I don't think it'll play out that way.

I still think CU rights the ship, I think UNI won't be in the top 2 but definitely in the top 4.

I think WSU is playing pretty well also.

[houstontxbrave]

I'm still a skeptic on MSU...sorry


To be honest I'm still a skeptic on BU. RIGHT NOW yes I think we are a top 2 team in the valley but I don't think it'll play out that way.

I still think CU rights the ship, I think UNI won't be in the top 2 but definitely in the top 4.

I think WSU is playing pretty well also.

Skeptical is fine with MSU, they have not gone on the road and they have their next 5 of 7 on the road.

BU also I think we know a lot more on Wednesday, I am extremely interested to see how this team plays at NIU. Iowa State will be a barometer for where this team is at going into conference play. But NIU is HUGE.