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Top 10
1. BYU (20-2, 58 1st)
2. Southern Cal (21-1, 4)
3. Western Kentucky (22-2, 10)
4. NC State (18-1)
5. Baylor (17-2)
6. Oregon (17-4)
7. Virginia (16-3)
8. Washington (17-4)
9. SMU (17-2)
10. Maryland (17-3)
No Big East team is in the rankings, and for good measure. They're all awful.
Player Accolades
Barney Ellis, Providence: Leads the nation in scoring, at 23.3 PPG. Alonzo Davies (Syracuse) is 23rd, at 19.2.
David Cavanaugh, Georgetown: Is 20th in the nation in rebounds, with 9.9 per game.
Standings
St. John's: 6-1, 11-9 overall
Syracuse: 6-1, 15-5
Georgetown: 5-3, 7-14
Providence: 4-3, 9-9
Seton Hall: 3-4, 8-10
Connecticut: 3-4, 9-10
Boston College: 2-5, 9-11
Villanova: 2-5, 3-15
Pittsburgh: 1-6, 4-15
February 7: BYU fell to Arizona, 77-74, and Southern Cal fell twice at Cal and Oregon State, making way for WKU to take the top spot. BYU fell to second.
Meanwhile, St. John's completed a season sweep of Syracuse, beating the Orangemen at the Carrier Dome, 63-55. They now have a one-game lead in the conference.
Bubble Watch: Nobody is in. This would happen when the top RPI is 112, and the record of that team is 10-14.
February 14: BYU falls by one at UTEP, then at Utah by three, 87-74. Their five losses are by a total of 12 points. Meanwhile, St. John's has a two-game lead on Georgetown, as Syracuse faltered again.
February 21: WKU, losers of three straight, dropped to #2. NC State (22-3) ascends to the top spot. Meanwhile, St. John's lost to Seton Hall (11-13) 68-61. That makes them 11-2 in conference, one game ahead of Syracuse (9-3, 19-7) and Georgetown (9-4, 11-15). Villanova, meanwhile, has moved up to 5-8, 6-18 overall. According to the Bubble Watch, nobody is still in. Syracuse's RPI is 134.
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