Associated Press Top 25 No. School Record Points Prev 1 Connecticut 18-1 1793 1 2 Duke 19-1 1727 2 3 Memphis 19-2 1638 3 4 Villanova 15-2 1548 6 5 Gonzaga 17-3 1465 7 6 Illinois 19-2 1414 8 7 Texas 17-3 1355 4 8 Florida 18-2 1287 5 9 Pittsburgh 17-1 1284 12 10 George Washington 16-1 1050 14 11 West Virginia 15-4 1013 9 12 Michigan State 16-5 933 11 13 Tennessee 14-3 827 19 14 UCLA 17-4 797 17 15 Boston College 16-4 639 20 16 Washington 16-4 630 10 17 Georgetown 14-4 599 21 18 North Carolina State 16-4 529 15 19 Oklahoma 13-4 471 24 20 Ohio State 14-3 464 16 21 Michigan 15-3 440 _ 22 Indiana 12-5 289 13 23 Iowa 16-5 288 _ 24 LSU 14-5 269 _ 25 N. Iowa Panthers 19-3 184 _ Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 139, Colorado 83, North Carolina 53, Wisconsin 45, Bucknell 34, UAB 25, S. Illinois 18, Air Force 10, Kentucky 9, Louisville 9, Utah St. 8, Marquette 6, Kansas 5, Xavier 5, Seton Hall 4, Akron 3, California 3, Creighton 3, San Diego St. 2, George Mason 1, Iona 1, Stanford 1. Updated: (01/30/2006) at 14:00 EST
Well, somehow we're ranked higher than Northern Iowa, and they beat us. Just goes to show that no one voting in the polls really knows what they're doing.
Maybe because head-to-head isn't the sole measure of which is the better team? Upsets can happen (not saying LSU over Tennessee should be considered an upset), so beating a team can be outweight by the performance the rest of the season. LSU is sitting with a couple more losses than Tennessee, that's probably what's holding us back.
Not to worry, Northern Iowa beat the Hawkeyes, too. Unfortunately, UNI's star guard broke a bone in his foot last week and is gone for the season. UNI will be lucky to make the dance now.
