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CBK Power Rankings Week Of 02/17/2010 | |||||
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Team | Last Wk | Rise/Fall | High/Low | Comment |
| 1 |
 Kansas
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1 | - | 1/3 | The Jayhawks didn't exactly shoot it well in College Station, but they showed the sort of relentlessness and wherewithal that a national title contender must possess to have a shot.Team: Home | Stats |
| 2 |
 Kentucky
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2 | - | 1/6 | John Calipari's group needed overtime to survive Mississippi State on Tuesday night, but Saturday's showdown at Vanderbilt still stands as its biggest road test of the season.Team: Home | Stats |
| 3 |
 Purdue
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5 | (+2) | 3/13 | The Boilermakers will need to secure wins at Ohio State and against Illinois this week to remain in contention for the Big Ten regular-season championship.Team: Home | Stats |
| 4 |
 Syracuse
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3 | (-1) | /25 | As evidenced by its home loss to Louisville this past weekend, the 'Cuse will only go as far as Player of the Year candidate Wesley Johnson can take them.Team: Home | Stats |
| 5 |
 Kansas State
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7 | (+2) | /17 | It's not often that you see two teams from the Sunflower State ranked among the top five, with the 'Cats looking like a No. 2 seed in the Big Dance.Team: Home | Stats |
| 6 |
 Villanova
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4 | (-2) | 2/10 | After being manhandled on the boards by UConn, Jay Wright's boys will need a much better effort on the glass if they hope to avoid losing back-to-back games this week.Team: Home | Stats |
| 7 |
 Duke
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12 | (+5) | 5/13 | With their remaining schedule looking fairly manageable, the Blue Devils could run away with the ACC title before the calendar even hits March.Team: Home | Stats |
| 8 |
 Ohio State
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9 | (+1) | /20 | We'll know just how good the Buckeyes really are after a crucial week that features a home game against Purdue and a trip to East Lansing to battle Michigan State.Team: Home | Stats |
| 9 |
 Gonzaga
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10 | (+1) | /25 | The 'Zags make a trip down to Southern California this week with an opportunity to inch closer to a 10th straight West Coast Conference crown.Team: Home | Stats |
| 10 |
 Georgetown
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6 | (-4) | 6/20 | John Thompson's club went back to its Jekyll & Hyde ways with a loss at Rutgers, making Thursday's meeting with Big East rival Syracuse that much more interesting.Team: Home | Stats |
| 11 |
 Wisconsin
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11 | - | /22 | I still can't decide if Jason Bohannon was just that good last Saturday -- a career-high 30 points -- or Indiana's defense is really that bad.Team: Home | Stats |
| 12 |
 New Mexico
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14 | (+2) | /24 | Bringing home two road wins against quality opponents, particularly the one at UNLV, has Steve Alford's team looking primed to overtake BYU for the Mountain West title.Team: Home | Stats |
| 13 |
 Michigan State
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13 | - | 2/16 | The Spartans took over sole possession of first place with their win at Indiana, though the next two (vs. Ohio State, at Purdue) could mean trouble for Tom Izzo's unit.Team: Home | Stats |
| 14 |
 West Virginia
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8 | (-6) | 6/14 | A two-loss week -- albeit to Top 25 opponents -- has the Mountaineers dropping a few spots before facing winnable matchups vs. Providence and Seton Hall.Team: Home | Stats |
| 15 |
 Butler
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15 | - | /25 | Carrying the nation's longest active winning streak has to stand for something, even if the Bulldogs do play in what looks like a one-bid Horizon League.Team: Home | Stats |
| 16 |
 Texas
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16 | - | 1/16 | The 'Horns took their recent frustrations out on Nebraska last weekend and got some much-needed momentum going into this week's road games vs. Missouri and Texas Tech.Team: Home | Stats |
| 17 |
 Vanderbilt
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17 | - | /22 | Vandy may be the last regular-season hope to upset Kentucky when the Wildcats visit one of the toughest arenas in the SEC Saturday afternoon.Team: Home | Stats |
| 18 |
 Brigham Young
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18 | - | /22 | Dave Rose's crew must stay the course this week with critical Mountain West road games against Colorado State and a struggling Wyoming team. Team: Home | Stats |
| 19 |
 Baylor
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22 | (+3) | /24 | The Bears hit the 20-win mark for the third straight season over the weekend and continued their hot play with a rout over Texas Tech Tuesday night in Waco.Team: Home | Stats |
| 20 |
 Pittsburgh
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25 | (+5) | /25 | Pitt's triple-overtime affair with WVU in the Backyard Brawl has to be the best game of the season so far -- and credit Jamie Dixon's guys for pulling out the gutsy win, too.Team: Home | Stats |
| 21 |
 Temple
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21 | - | /23 | The Owls burned through the nets in their lone game last week, recording a 68.6-percent clip from the field to dismantle a solid Rhode Island squad at home.Team: Home | Stats |
| 22 |
 Virginia Tech
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- | - | /22 | Wake Forest had a chance to take this spot away from the Hokies, but Malcolm Delaney delivered a monster effort (31 points) to spark the victory in Blacksburg.Team: Home | Stats |
| 23 |
 Texas A&M
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- | - | /24 | The Aggies played Kansas tough, yet in the end, Mark Turgeon's troops were missing that third scoring option (Derrick Roland) in order to pull off the shocker at home.Team: Home | Stats |
| 24 |
 Northern Iowa
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19 | (-5) | /25 | Unlike last season, UNI won't have to share the Missouri Valley regular-season title with anyone after putting a beat down on Creighton to start the week.Team: Home | Stats |
| 25 |
 Richmond
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- | - | /25 | The Spiders are one of the nation's biggest surprises so far, bringing a six-game winning streak into this week's home contests against A-10 bottom feeders Fordham and GW.Team: Home | Stats |
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