Connecticut Returns To No. 1

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  1. mike18946

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The No. 1 team in the Associated Press men's college basketball Top 25 changed for the fourth consecutive week, with the Huskies moving up one place Monday to reclaim their preseason spot.

    The Huskies (7-1) were also No. 1 for the first two polls of the regular season. But their loss to Georgia Tech in the Preseason NIT led to a revolving door of top teams; Kansas and Florida also took turns leading the poll.

    The Gators were No. 1 last week, but lost two consecutive games.

    Once again, Connecticut has the top team in both AP polls; its women's team has been No. 1 since the preseason.

    Florida (5-2) dropped 14 spots to No. 15 after losses to Maryland and Louisville, which both moved into the rankings Monday. They replace Michigan State and Iowa.

    Duke (6-1) received one first-place vote and was No. 3, the first of three straight teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference. No. 4 North Carolina (6-0) was first on six ballots, while No. 5 Georgia Tech (8-0) unranked in the preseason -- had 14 first-place votes.

    Kansas, which fell from No. 1 after losing to Stanford, was sixth, followed by Arizona, Oklahoma, Stanford and Missouri.

    Saint Joseph's and Texas tied for 11th. Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Florida, Cincinnati, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Louisville rounded out the Top 20.

    The last five ranked teams were Illinois, Wisconsin, Marquette, Dayton and Maryland.
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  2. sunsfan1357

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    Arizona beats sixth ranked Texas, and very underrated Marquette (who were a top twenty team at the time I believe), yet are at seventh. That's only two spots up. Of course seventh isn't bad at all but I would think those two wins would boost the team higher in the rankings to the top five.
     
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    I agree. It's about time Connecticut got back in form, but after them it should be Kentucky, UNC, Georgia Tech, Arizona, Duke, and Kansas. But alas...
     
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    Connecticut and Duke to me are the top 2 teams.
     

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