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Big "Ten" East:

TSUN
TSUN State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue

Big "Ten" West:

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Wisconsin

Rankings can sort of go out the window at this point: we're all focused on the tourney. Here's a breakdown by conference:

Big East (8)
Connecticut
Georgetown
Louisville
Marquette
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Villanova
West Virginia

Atlantic Coast (7)
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Big 12 (7)
Baylor
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma State
Texas
Texas A&M

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/19/the-most-amazing-craigsli_n_468...

That says it all, I think, don't you?

I'm fairly certain that, should anyone look at my list that hasn't been paying attention, they'd call me an unabashed Blue Devil fan that is out of his gourd. Frankly, this is farthest from the case. After the obvious #1 choice of the Jayhawks, who continue to steamroll their way to inevitability, it's my experience that college basketball is ruled by the best point guard in the land. And, when it comes to point guards, there is not one out there better at running his offense, not giving up the ball, etc., than Jon Scheyer.

Sans commentary this time around.

And Texas continues to slide. Losing to Baylor isn't the end of the world, but losing three of four coming out of an undefeated start is disturbing. Kansas, on the other hand, is looking more and more like a dominant #1, Syracuse a solid #2, and everyone else is dying to play catch up.

So much for Texas. Of course, losses to two likely tournament-bound teams is not the end of the universe, especially considering the rest of their resume, but it's an unceremonious enough week to at least temporarily hypothesize that they will not be taking one of those precious number one seeds to the promised land come March. Ranks two through five rise up, though you could argue Duke saved face like crazy; following a road loss they probably should have with likely their best win so far this season at Clemson was all that kept them in the top 4.

The big story this week is Purdue crapping out and dropping three in a row. I was perfectly content a week ago to give them the loss to Wisconsin, as no one goes undefeated. Ohio State's a quality team as well (and they crack the top 25 this week; beating the two best teams in your conference sort of demands that), but Northwestern lies in the dregs of the Big Ten and that loss (and current trend) are more than enough to drop them from first to third (bordering on fourth) seed.

TW (LW) Team (Record)
1 (2) Texas
2 (1) Kansas
3 (3) Purdue
4 (4) Duke
5 (6) Syracuse
6 (11) BYU
7 (7) Kentucky
8 (5) West Virginia
9 (8) Kansas State
10 (10) Wisconsin
11 (19) Tennessee
12 (12) Villanova
13 (16) Michigan State
14 (9) Georgetown
15 (15) Pittsburgh
16 (17) Temple
17 (NR) Baylor
18 (NR) Northern Iowa
19 (NR) Missouri

1. Kansas (13-0)
2. Texas (13-0)
3. Purdue (13-0)
4. Duke (12-1)
5. West Virginia (11-1)
6. Syracuse (13-1)
7. Kentucky (15-0)
8. Kansas St. (13-1)
9. Georgetown (11-1)
10. Wisconsin (12-2)
11. BYU (14-1)
12. Villanova (12-1)
13. New Mexico (14-1)
14. Mississippi (11-2)
15. Pittsburgh (12-2)
16. Michigan St. (11-3)
17. Temple (11-3)
18. Wake Forest (11-2)
19. Tennessee (10-2)
20. California (9-4)
21. Georgia Tech (11-2)