New Top 25 AP poll- Drake rises to 22

[Da Coach]

Memphis replaces North Carolina at #1, Drake is at #22 with their 16-1 record. Creighton gets 1 vote, none for ISU.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/polls/

[tornado]

The Coaches Poll has Drake at #23, and Creighton got NO VOTES
while ISU got 2 votes.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls/coaches

[houstontxbrave]

Creighton will have their chance very soon to make a huge statement. They have Drake at home Tuesday, @SIU and then @Drake. We talk about wishing we had UNI and WSU back but I bet they equally would like to have the lose at IndyState back.

Drake also still has 6 road games left on their schedule. As does ISU.

[Bravesfan]

Creighton will have their chance very soon to make a huge statement. They have Drake at home Tuesday, @SIU and then @Drake. We talk about wishing we had UNI and WSU back but I bet they equally would like to have the lose at IndyState back.

Drake also still has 6 road games left on their schedule. As does ISU.

Yes, Drake and ISU still have a lot of challenging games left. If Bradley can't be in the mix this year, I would like to see Creighton beat Drake tomorrow night and establish themselves as that third elite team in the Valley so the Valley can position themselves as a three bid conference. I know that would probably cost Drake it's ranking, but in the long run to potentially have three teams in the Big Dance out of the Valley in a supposed "down" year would really send a huge statement to the college basketball world of just how good this conference is. And it would reinforce the drive toward relabeling the Valley as a major conference (see the Lunardi thread about the Valley being considered a major conference).