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Since 16 of the 25 teams ranked in both polls lost at least once last week, Louisville's slide isn't nearly as severe as some might have forecasted on Thursday night. The Cards dropped two spots to No. 10 in the coaches' poll, and another two spots to No. 14 in the AP top 25.
This is not how I foresaw the first rankings of February looking a couple of months ago:
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse Orange (32) | 21-0 | 800 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wichita State Shockers | 23-0 | 745 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Arizona Wildcats | 21-1 | 725 | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Florida Gators | 19-2 | 720 | 4 | |
| 5 | San Diego State Aztecs | 19-1 | 680 | 5 | |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 19-2 | 596 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 21-2 | 570 | 15 | 8 |
| 8 | Michigan State Spartans | 19-3 | 546 | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | Kansas Jayhawks | 16-5 | 498 | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | Louisville Cardinals | 18-4 | 474 | 7 | -3 |
| 11 | Duke Blue Devils | 17-5 | 409 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Creighton Bluejays | 18-3 | 404 | 20 | 8 |
| 13 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17-5 | 377 | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16-5 | 372 | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | Saint Louis Billikens | 20-2 | 362 | 21 | 6 |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines | 16-5 | 328 | 14 | -2 |
| 17 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 16-4 | 290 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns | 17-4 | 287 | NR | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 16-5 | 227 | 10 | -9 |
| 20 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 20-3 | 214 | 24 | 4 |
| 21 | Virginia Cavaliers | 17-5 | 197 | NR | |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 18-4 | 99 | 17 | -5 |
| 23 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17-5 | 94 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | Wisconsin Badgers | 17-5 | 72 | 13 | -11 |
| 25 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 17-5 | 67 | 23 | -2 |
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse Orange (65) | 21-0 | 1625 | 2 |
| 2 | Arizona Wildcats | 21-1 | 1517 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida Gators | 19-2 | 1482 | 3 |
| 4 | Wichita St. Shockers | 23-0 | 1447 | 4 |
| 5 | San Diego St. Aztecs | 19-1 | 1370 | 5 |
| 6 | Villanova Wildcats | 19-2 | 1252 | 9 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 21-2 | 1182 | 13 |
| 8 | Kansas Jayhawks | 16-5 | 1141 | 6 |
| 9 | Michigan St. Spartans | 19-3 | 1136 | 7 |
| 10 | Michigan Wolverines | 16-5 | 949 | 10 |
| 11 | Duke Blue Devils | 17-5 | 940 | 17 |
| 12 | Creighton Bluejays | 18-3 | 790 | 20 |
| 13 | Saint Louis Billikens | 20-2 | 728 | 19 |
| 14 | Louisville Cardinals | 18-4 | 723 | 12 |
| 15 | Texas Longhorns | 17-4 | 719 | 25 |
| 16 | Iowa St. Cyclones | 16-4 | 717 | 16 |
| 17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 17-5 | 669 | 15 |
| 18 | Kentucky Wildcats | 16-5 | 653 | 11 |
| 19 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 16-5 | 420 | 8 |
| 20 | Virginia Cavaliers | 17-5 | 364 | 29 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17-5 | 361 | 23 |
| 22 | Connecticut Huskies | 17-4 | 252 | 26 |
| 23 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 20-3 | 237 | 27 |
| 24 | Memphis Tigers | 16-5 | 114 | 22 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 18-4 | 110 | 18 |
| Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, Ohio State 45, VCU 44, SMU 15, New Mexico 12, California 9, UCLA 9, Harvard 4, George Washington 3, LSU 3, Tennessee 2, American University 1, Southern Miss 1 | ||||
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