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Men's Basketball Polls (AP, USA Today)

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OSUBasketballJunkie

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ESPN/USA Today Poll

1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739
2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734
3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731
4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669
5. Georgetown 0-0 625
6. Louisville 0-0 620
7. Tennessee 0-0 598
8. Michigan State 0-0 503
9. Indiana 0-0 479
10. Washington State 0-0 464
11. Duke 0-0 390
12. Marquette 0-0 381
13. Oregon 0-0 360
14. Gonzaga 0-0 252
15. Texas A&M 0-0 252
16. Texas 0-0 216
17. Arizona 0-0 205
18. USC 0-0 189
19. Arkansas 0-0 173
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160
21. Stanford 0-0 158
22. Kentucky 0-0 155
23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137
24. North Carolina State 0-0 119
25. Villanova 0-0 111Others

Recieving Votes
Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph's 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1.
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Odds to Win The NCAA Men's Basketball Championship6001 Air Force +9999 6002 Alabama +9000 6003 Arizona +2500 6004 Arizona State +9999 6005 Arkansas +4000 6006 Boston College +3300 6007 BYU +9999 6008 Clemson +9999 6009 DePaul +9999 6010 Duke +1800 6011 Florida +8000 6012 Florida State +9000 6013 Georgetown +1000 6014 Georgia +9999 6015 Georgia Tech +3300 6016 Gonzaga +4200 6017 Illinois +5000 6018 Indiana +2500 6019 Iowa +9999 6020 Kansas +1500 6021 Kansas State +6600 6022 Kentucky +2000 6023 LSU +9999 6024 Louisville +950 6025 Marquette +4000 6026 Maryland +5000 6027 Memphis +950 6028 Miami Florida +9999 6029 Michigan +9000 6030 Michigan State +2500 6031 Mississippi State +5000 6032 North Carolina +575 6033 North Carolina State +9999 6034 Notre Dame +3300 6035 Ohio State +4500 6036 Oregon +3000 6037 Pittsburgh +3300 6038 Stanford +3300 6039 Syracuse +2300 6040 Tennessee +3000 6041 Texas +5000 6042 Texas A&M +7500 6043 Texas Tech +9999 6044 UCLA +750 6045 Southern California +1800 6046 Villanova +4000 6047 Virginia +8000 6048 Virginia Tech +6600 6049 Washington +6600 6050 Washington State +3300 6051 Wisconsin +6000
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Interesting how a team like Texas A/M can be ranked 15, yet are paying 3000 more than OSU on the money line. I think Vegas should do the rankings over writers.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;971961; said:
All five starters of the national champions and three of the runners-up are gone. I can see why they left us both out for now...
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I Know I know.. but some respect should be given ... Both schools are in borderline dynasty stages. It's not like George Mason making a run one year, and then losing some players and not making the top 25.
 
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OSUBasketballJunkie;971941; said:
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1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739
2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734
3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731
4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669
5. Georgetown 0-0 625
6. Louisville 0-0 620
7. Tennessee 0-0 598
8. Michigan State 0-0 503
9. Indiana 0-0 479
10. Washington State 0-0 464
11. Duke 0-0 390
12. Marquette 0-0 381
13. Oregon 0-0 360
14. Gonzaga 0-0 252
15. Texas A&M 0-0 252
16. Texas 0-0 216
17. Arizona 0-0 205
18. USC 0-0 189
19. Arkansas 0-0 173
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160
21. Stanford 0-0 158
22. Kentucky 0-0 155
23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137
24. North Carolina State 0-0 119
25. Villanova 0-0 111Others

Recieving Votes
Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65,

ESPN/USA Today Poll
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I actually love this as motivation. The new guys and the returning guys with new roles (*cough* Lighty *cough*) can earn their own reputation and not have to deal with the memory of Oden, Conley and last year's team.

If you look up at the 27 teams in front of the Buckeyes, is there anyone that is head and shoulders above the potential of our guys? No - and the good news is that UNC, MSU and IU are all on the schedule to be used as stepping stones to the top.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;971961; said:
All five starters of the national champions and three of the runners-up are gone. I can see why they left us both out for now...
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True, but how can they not factor in what an overachiever Matta is? The fact that he won an outright Big-10 title two years ago still astonishes me.
 
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Actually, 65 votes is a lot of respect for a team that's replacing as much as we are. I'd say those are all "faith in Matta" votes. Even with full scarlet-colored glasses on, it's hard to rank this team too deep into the top 20. Lots of teams brought back a ton of proven talent. The Bucks have plenty of time to earn a higher ranking.
 
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