Syracuse Leads Three Big East Teams at #2 in AP Poll: Jan 30th, 2012

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Three Big East teams land in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Syracuse at #2, Georgetown (#14), and Marquette (#15). One Big East team dropped out of the poll this week. Connecticut had been ranked #24.

Syracuse moves up one spot in the poll following a week that began with a win at Cincinnati, 60-53. After that came another win at home against West Virginia, 63-61.

Georgetown moves down five places after a loss to Pittsburgh, 72-60. Marquette moves up two spots after wins against Villanova, 82-78 and South Florida, 67-47. Connecticut drops out of the poll after a loss to Notre Dame, 50-48. Gonzaga enters the Top 25 at #24 with a win at Portland, 74-62. Vanderbilt comes in at #25 with wins against Middle Tennessee State, 84-77 and Tennessee, 65-47. Kansas State drops out of the Top 25 this week with a win at Texas Tech, 69-47 and an upset loss at home to Oklahoma, 63-60.

Wisconsin is a big mover this week to #19 after an upset win at home over then-16th ranked Indiana, 57-50.

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AP Top 25
1.Arrow-straightKentucky21-1
2.Arrow_upSyracuse22-1
3.Arrow_upOSU19-3
4.Arrow_red_downMissouri19-2
5.Arrow_upUNC18-3
6.Arrow-straightBaylor19-2
7.Arrow_upDuke18-3
8.Arrow_red_downKansas17-4
9.Arrow_upMSU17-4
10.Arrow_upMURRAY21-0
11.Arrow_upUNLV20-3
12.Arrow_upFlorida17-4
13.Arrow_upCREI20-2
14.Arrow_red_downGTOWN16-4
15.Arrow_upMARQ18-4
16.Arrow_upVirginia17-3
17.Arrow_red_downSDSU18-3
18.Arrow_upSMC21-2
19.Arrow_upWISC17-5
20.Arrow_red_downIndiana17-5
21.Arrow_upFSU14-6
22.Arrow_red_downMState17-5
23.Arrow_red_downMichigan16-6
24.NewGonzaga17-3
25.NewVandy16-5
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AP Top 25 By Conference


Conf
Top 25
Teams
Conf
Teams
Pct in
Top 25
Big Ten5 1241.7%
SEC4 1233.3%
ACC4 1233.3%
Big 123 1030.0%
Big East3 1618.8%
Mountain West2 825.0%
West Coast2 922.2%
Missouri Valley1 1010.0%
Ohio Valley1 119.1%

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OverallConf
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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#12 Nick McMahon So G 6-0 165
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