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On Saturday, #17/#17 Marquette put on what amounted to a historically bad offensive performance against #9/#10 Ohio State.
Since it was the first college basketball game ever broadcast on Fox, people noticed.
As such, Marquette fell in the polls, even though they lost to a top 10 team. The Associated Press voters combined to slot Marquette at #25, while the coaches that submit ballots to USA Today dropped Marquette out of the top 25, although MU fell just three points behind #25 Iowa.
The good news from a wider vantage point is that Marquette finally has company in the top 25. The 3-0 Creighton Bluejays are ranked at #23 in both polls, giving the Big East two teams in the AP Top 25.
Here's the full rankings for your perusal. First, the AP poll:
Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
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1 | Michigan State | 3-0 | 1,608 | 2 |
2 | Kansas | 2-0 | 1,523 | 5 |
3 | Louisville | 3-0 | 1,511 | 3 |
4 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 1,410 | 1 |
5 | Arizona | 3-0 | 1,339 | 6 |
6 | Duke | 2-1 | 1,320 | 4 |
7 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 1,198 | 8 |
8 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 1,172 | 10 |
9 | Syracuse | 3-0 | 1,135 | 9 |
10 | VCU | 3-0 | 928 | 14 |
11 | Memphis | 1-0 | 871 | 13 |
12 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 763 | 20 |
13 | Gonzaga | 3-0 | 710 | 15 |
14 | Wichita State | 4-0 | 705 | 16 |
14 | Michigan | 2-1 | 705 | 7 |
16 | Florida | 2-1 | 619 | 11 |
17 | Oregon | 2-0 | 613 | 18 |
18 | Connecticut | 4-0 | 600 | 19 |
19 | New Mexico | 2-0 | 353 | 22 |
20 | Baylor | 3-0 | 342 | 23 |
21 | Iowa State | 3-0 | 296 | 21 |
22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 291 | 24 |
23 | Creighton | 3-0 | 246 | 26 |
24 | North Carolina | 2-1 | 213 | 12 |
25 | Marquette | 2-1 | 144 | 17 |
And then, the USA Today coaches' poll:
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
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1 | Michigan State Spartans | 3-0 | 789 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
2 | Louisville Cardinals | 3-0 | 761 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
3 | Kansas Jayhawks | 2-0 | 735 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3/6 |
4 | Arizona Wildcats | 3-0 | 684 | 5 | 1 | 4/5 | |
5 | Kentucky Wildcats | 3-1 | 658 | 1 | 4 | 1/5 | |
6 | Duke Blue Devils | 2-1 | 630 | 4 | 2 | 4/6 | |
7 | Syracuse Orange | 3-0 | 601 | 7 | 7/7 | ||
8 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 3-0 | 597 | 9 | 1 | 8/10 | |
9 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 3-0 | 541 | 12 | 3 | 9/12 | |
10 | Virginia Commonwealth Rams | 3-0 | 443 | 14 | 4 | 10/15 | |
11 | Memphis Tigers | 1-0 | 404 | 13 | 2 | 11/13 | |
12 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 3-0 | 381 | 15 | 3 | 12/15 | |
13 | Michigan Wolverines | 2-1 | 362 | 8 | 5 | 8/13 | |
14 | Florida Gators | 2-1 | 359 | 10 | 4 | 8/14 | |
15 | Wisconsin Badgers | 3-0 | 332 | 19 | 4 | 15/21 | |
16 | Wichita State Shockers | 4-0 | 330 | 16 | 16/16 | ||
17 | Oregon Ducks | 2-0 | 275 | 18 | 1 | 17/18 | |
18 | Connecticut Huskies | 4-0 | 265 | 20 | 2 | 18/20 | |
19 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 2-1 | 208 | 11 | 8 | 11/19 | |
20 | New Mexico Lobos | 2-0 | 180 | 21 | 1 | 20/21 | |
21 | Baylor Bears | 3-0 | 131 | 25 | 4 | 21/NR | |
22 | Indiana Hoosiers | 4-0 | 129 | 23 | 1 | 22/24 | |
23 | Creighton Bluejays | 3-0 | 111 | NR | 23/NR | ||
24 | UCLA Bruins | 2-0 | 105 | 24 | 23/24 | ||
25 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4-0 | 74 |