Syracuse Leads Five Big East Teams at #1 in Latest AP Poll: Jan 16th, 2012

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Syracuse is the top team in the country and leads a total of five Big East teams in this week's AP Top 25 poll, including Georgetown at #10, Connecticut (#13), Marquette (#21), and Louisville (#23). One Big East team dropped out of the poll this week. Seton Hall had been ranked #24.

Syracuse stays put at #1 following a week that began with a win at Villanova, 79-66. After that came another win at home against Providence, 78-55.

Georgetown moves up one position after a win against St. John's, 69-49 and a loss to Cincinnati, 68-64. Connecticut moves up four spots after wins against Notre Dame, 67-53 and West Virginia, 64-57. Marquette moves up four places after wins against Pittsburgh, 62-57 and St. John's, 83-64. Louisville moves down nine spots after a win against DePaul, 76-59 and a loss to Providence, 90-59. Illinois enters the Top 25 at #22 with an upset win at home over then-5th ranked Ohio State, 79-74. Saint Mary's also enters the Top 25 at #24. Gonzaga falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss at Saint Mary's, 83-62 and a win at Loyola Marymount, 62-58.

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AP Top 25
1.Arrow-straightSyracuse19-0
2.Arrow-straightKentucky17-1
3.Arrow_upBaylor17-0
4.Arrow_upDuke15-2
5.Arrow_upMissouri16-1
6.Arrow_red_downOSU16-3
7.Arrow_upKansas14-3
8.Arrow_red_downUNC15-3
9.Arrow_red_downMSU15-3
10.Arrow_upGTOWN14-3
11.Arrow_red_downIndiana15-3
12.Arrow_upMURRAY18-0
13.Arrow_upUCONN14-3
14.Arrow_red_downUNLV16-3
15.Arrow_upVirginia14-2
16.Arrow_upSDSU15-2
17.Arrow_upFlorida14-4
18.Arrow_upMState15-3
19.Arrow_upCREI16-2
20.Arrow_red_downMichigan14-4
21.Arrow_upMARQ14-4
22.NewIllinois15-3
23.Arrow_red_downLville14-4
24.NewSMC17-2
25.Arrow_red_downK-State12-4
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AP Top 25 By Conference


Conf
Top 25
Teams
Conf
Teams
Pct in
Top 25
Big East5 1631.2%
Big Ten5 1241.7%
Big 124 1040.0%
ACC3 1225.0%
SEC3 1225.0%
Mountain West2 825.0%
Ohio Valley1 119.1%
Missouri Valley1 1010.0%
West Coast1 911.1%

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1 Syracuse 34-3 17-1
2 Marquette 27-8 14-4
3 Notre Dame 22-12 13-5
4 Georgetown 24-9 12-6
4 Cincinnati 26-11 12-6
4 South Florida 22-14 12-6
7 Louisville 30-10 10-8
8 West Virginia 19-14 9-9
9 Seton Hall 21-13 8-10
9 Connecticut 20-14 8-10
11 Rutgers 14-18 6-12
11 St. John's 13-19 6-12
13 Pittsburgh 22-17 5-13
 13Villanova 13-19 5-13
15 Providence 15-17 4-14
16 DePaul 12-19 3-15
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