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In a completely expected manner, Iowa State fell out of the AP Top 10 to 11th in the latest poll. With numerous high-ranked upsets, there was a lot of shuffling above the top 3 teams, which remained the same (MSU, Kansas and Oklahoma).
Compared to North Carolina's nine spot fall after their loss to UNI, the Cyclones managed to avoid both a complete ranking free fall and the unlucky AP No. 9 spot that has plagued Iowa State in past years. While the Coaches Poll may have the 'Clones saddled at 9, I wager that no one really cares about the Coaches Poll anyways and that you, nameless WRNL reader, shouldn't care either (unless Iowa State's ranked second, as they were a week ago).
Other notable movers, shakers and somewhat relevant tidbits:
The Big 12 keeps a large top 5 presence with KU and OU and 2 and 3
Utah and South Carolina entered the Top 25 at 24 and 25 respectfully
Iowa State's next matchup, Cincinatti, moved up to 22nd
Despite the UNI loss, Iowa State was not the biggest faller, as Duke and Kentucky both dropped 8 spots
AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State Spartans (64) | 12-0 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks (1) | 9-1 | 1,537 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 8-0 | 1,495 |
| 4 | Maryland Terrapins | 10-1 | 1,428 |
| 5 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-1 | 1,350 |
| 6 |
Xavier Musketeers
|
11-0 | 1,287 |
| 7 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 9-2 | 1,215 |
| 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 11-1 | 1,056 |
| 9 | Butler Bulldogs | 9-1 | 947 |
| 10 | Providence Friars | 11-1 | 911 |
| 11 | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-1 | 907 |
| 12 | Kentucky Wildcats | 9-2 | 856 |
| 13 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 9-1 | 851 |
| 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 11-1 | 833 |
| 15 | Duke Blue Devils | 9-2 | 809 |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals | 9-1 | 652 |
| 17 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-2 | 649 |
| 18 | SMU Mustangs | 9-0 | 628 |
| 19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 9-1 | 470 |
| 20 | George Washington Colonials | 10-1 | 366 |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies | 9-2 | 327 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 10-2 | 315 |
| 23 | Baylor Bears | 8-2 | 141 |
| 24 | Utah Utes | 9-2 | 107 |
| 25 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 10-0 | 87 |
| Others receiving votes: UCLA 49, Connecticut 46, Oregon 34, Gonzaga 33, Colorado 27, Dayton 17, Pittsburgh 16, Northern Iowa 15, Arkansas-Little Rock 14, Vanderbilt 8, Monmouth 6, Iowa 5, Texas 3, Florida 3, Northwestern 2 | |||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan St | 12-0 | 773 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 718 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas | 9-1 | 716 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Maryland | 10-1 | 687 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Virginia | 9-1 | 646 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Xavier | 11-0 | 603 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 9-2 | 520 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Arizona | 11-1 | 517 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Iowa St. | 9-1 | 506 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Duke | 9-2 | 455 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 9-2 | 441 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Butler | 9-1 | 410 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Purdue | 11-1 | 378 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Providence | 11-1 | 376 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Louisville | 9-1 | 371 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Miami-Florida | 9-1 | 323 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 310 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 301 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 9-2 | 169 | 0 | 24 |
| 20 | George Washington | 10-1 | 159 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 153 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | Baylor | 8-2 | 122 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 77 | 0 | 25 |
| 24 | Gonzaga | 8-3 | 59 | 0 | 21 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 7-3 | 45 | 0 | 23 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut 38; Utah 35; Pittsburgh 34; Colorado 31; UCLA 22; Oregon 18; Notre Dame 15; Dayton 10; California 8; Arkansas-Little Rock 8; Northern Iowa 5; Texas 5; Florida 4; Indiana 3; Iowa 2; Monmouth 2. | |||||