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CBK Power Rankings Week Of 03/03/2010
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| Rk | Team | Last Wk | Rise/Fall | High/Low | Comment |
| 1 |
 Syracuse
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4 | (+3) | /25 | Jim Boeheim's boys had no problem handling the pressure of being the in-season No. 1 for the first time since 1990, crushing St. John's to win just the Orange's second outright Big East championship.Team: Home | Stats |
| 2 |
 Kansas
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1 | (-1) | 1/3 | There wasn't much the Jayhawks could do to slow down a hot-shooting Oklahoma State squad, though they'll need to step up their defense against Kansas State and Missouri this week.Team: Home | Stats |
| 3 |
 Kentucky
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2 | (-1) | 1/6 | Vandy is making it hard for John Calipari's kids to run away with the SEC East title, with the Commodores needing either Georgia or Florida to upset the 'Cats to clinch at least a share of the trophy.Team: Home | Stats |
| 4 |
 Duke
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6 | (+2) | 4/13 | With Purdue losing Robbie Hummel for the season, Coach K and the Dukies are now the favorite to claim the fourth No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday.Team: Home | Stats |
| 5 |
 Kansas State
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5 | - | /17 | The Wildcats can make a big statement to the selection committee if they can knock off the Jayhawks in Lawrence this week.Team: Home | Stats |
| 6 |
 Purdue
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3 | (-3) | 3/13 | You have to feel for Matt Painter and his team, which had a legitimate shot at reaching Indianapolis in April if injuries hadn't come into play down the stretch.Team: Home | Stats |
| 7 |
 Ohio State
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7 | - | /20 | Not many expected the Buckeyes to win even a share of the Big Ten title, especially after Evan Turner missed six games in December with two broken bones in his back.Team: Home | Stats |
| 8 |
 New Mexico
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8 | - | /24 | As they proved in their win at BYU, the Lobos won't back down to anyone -- and neither will Steve Alford, who paid the price afterward for his heated exchange with Jonathan Tavernari.Team: Home | Stats |
| 9 |
 West Virginia
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16 | (+7) | 6/16 | Da'Sean Butler and WVU made Senior Day a special one with the Mountaineers' 12th Big East win on Monday -- the most the program has had since joining the conference back in 1996.Team: Home | Stats |
| 10 |
 Michigan State
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13 | (+3) | 2/16 | Wins over Penn State and Michigan to close out the regular season would put the Spartans in solid shape heading into next week's Big Ten tournament.Team: Home | Stats |
| 11 |
 Villanova
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10 | (-1) | 2/11 | The past two weeks have been hard on Jay Wright and 'Nova, which got back to its winning ways on Tuesday with a close call at Cincinnati.Team: Home | Stats |
| 12 |
 Butler
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14 | (+2) | /25 | There's certainly something to be said about the Horizon League champs finishing as the only undefeated team in conference play this season.Team: Home | Stats |
| 13 |
 Wisconsin
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15 | (+2) | /22 | You know things are bad at Indiana when the Badgers come into your house and post their largest Big Ten road win in almost 70 years.Team: Home | Stats |
| 14 |
 Vanderbilt
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19 | (+5) | /22 | Kevin Stallings' group continues to prove that it's the second-best team in the SEC after Tuesday night's tough road win over Florida.Team: Home | Stats |
| 15 |
 Brigham Young
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11 | (-4) | /22 | This season will be the first time in four years that the Cougars will not win the Mountain West after Saturday's two-point loss to New Mexico in Provo.Team: Home | Stats |
| 16 |
 Gonzaga
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17 | (+1) | /25 | San Francisco gave the 'Zags all they could handle up in Spokane, yet Mark Few and company were able to come away with their 10th straight regular-season WCC championship.Team: Home | Stats |
| 17 |
 Pittsburgh
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9 | (-8) | /25 | The Panthers are looking at a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament after bouncing back from a bad loss at Notre Dame with a win in the Big Apple over the Johnnies.Team: Home | Stats |
| 18 |
 Temple
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18 | - | /23 | One name that you could be hearing a lot of in March is Lavoy Allen, who last week became the first Owl to grab 20 rebounds in a game in almost 30 years.Team: Home | Stats |
| 19 |
 Baylor
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23 | (+4) | /24 | Scott Drew and Co. can finish the regular season with three straight wins if the Bears can handle a skidding Texas club at home on Saturday.Team: Home | Stats |
| 20 |
 Georgetown
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12 | (-8) | 6/20 | Having lost four of their last five games and two in a row, the Hoyas continue to look like the country's biggest enigma.Team: Home | Stats |
| 21 |
 Texas A&M
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22 | (+1) | /24 | The Aggies have had Texas' number in College Station for the past six seasons, holding the Longhorns to their lowest scoring output of the season in Saturday's blowout win.Team: Home | Stats |
| 22 |
 Tennessee
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- | - | /23 | Not even Bruce Pearl believed his team could knock off No. 1 and No. 2 in the same season, but he definitely is drinking the Kool-Aid now.Team: Home | Stats |
| 23 |
 Maryland
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24 | (+1) | /24 | Even if the Terps can't shock Duke at home this week, Gary Williams should be commended for the job he's done with this team over the last four months.Team: Home | Stats |
| 24 |
 UTEP
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25 | (+1) | /25 | Congratulations to Tony Barbee and the Miners, who clinched the school's first outright Conference USA title with Tuesday night's win at Marshall.Team: Home | Stats |
| 25 |
 Xavier
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- | - | /25 | Chris Mack has done an admirable job in replacing Sean Miller, and the Musketeers will be a team that no one will want to play in the NCAA tourney.Team: Home | Stats |
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