This is a discussion on New Men's poll as of 12-26-06 within the North American Sports forums, part of the Sports Forums category; Originally Posted by ESPN
For the first time all season, Ohio State isn't in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll top ...
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For the first time all season, Ohio State isn't in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll top five.
Poll Positions
The top five teams in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll:
1. UCLA
2. UNC
3. Florida
4. Wisconsin
5. Duke
For the complete ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, click here.
The 10-2 Buckeyes, who had previously spent one week at No. 1, fell from No. 3 to No. 6 this week after an 86-60 loss to defending national champion Florida on Saturday. The 11-2 Gators, who had been ranked fourth, replaced Ohio State at No. 3 after the win.
UCLA (11-0) received all 31 first-place votes and remained atop the poll for the fourth straight week. North Carolina (10-1) stayed at No. 2, while the other three teams in the top five -- Florida, No. 4 Wisconsin (12-1) and No. 5 Duke (11-1) -- each moved up one spot from last week's poll.
Following the sixth-ranked Buckeyes, the next four teams -- No. 7 Arizona (9-1), No. 8 Alabama (11-1), No. 9 Connecticut (10-0) and No. 10 Kansas (10-2) -- each jumped two spots from last week.
Following a 95-89 loss to No. 14 Oklahoma State on Thursday, its second straight defeat, Pitt (11-2) fell out of the top 10, tumbling from No. 7 to No. 11. Texas A&M (10-2) moved up from 13th to 12th, while Washington (10-1) saw the week's biggest improvement, jumping from 17th to 13th following wins against LSU and Weber State. The Cowboys remained 14th, and Butler (12-1) moved up a spot to No. 15.
Wichita State (9-2) suffered the week's biggest drop, falling from No. 8 to No. 16 following two straight losses to unranked teams, 71-68 at New Mexico and 60-56 at USC.
Air Force, whose Saturday game against Northern Colorado was postponed due to weather, jumped from 19th to 17th despite not playing any games last week. Nevada (10-1) also improved two spots to 18th after a win at unranked Akron.
After a loss at Washington and a win against Louisiana Tech, LSU (7-3) fell from 15th to 19th.
Oregon (11-0) remained unbeaten after an 84-64 win against Mercer and jumped from No. 23 to No. 20. Clemson (12-0) also stayed undefeated after two wins and moved up two spots to No. 21.
Despite posting wins against Oakland and Morgan State, Marquette (12-2) fell from No. 21 to No. 22. Memphis (9-3) also suffered a drop, falling five spots to 23rd after a loss at Arizona and a win against Middle Tennessee State.
Following two wins, previously unranked Notre Dame (10-1) moved into the poll at No. 24. Michigan State, meanwhile, stayed at No. 25 for the second straight week after wins against Belmont and Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Gonzaga, whose record fell to 9-4 following a 61-54 loss to the Blue Devils on Thursday, fell out of the poll.
I still think Duke and Carolina are highly overrated, being a Duke fan it hurts to say that, but most of their wins have been either real close or come from behind, and many against non ranked teams...
Thoughts?
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The reason why Duke and North Carolina always in the Top 25 is becuase there talent is solid. I wouldn't call 'em over-rated, but I would say it's becuase of there strong school system.