NCAA Power 16 Rankings
By Mike DeStefano
NCAA Power 16: Feb. 7th
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Power
16
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Record
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Comment
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1. Connecticut
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21-1
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Ten straight
wins including a dominant performance against Louisville on Monday
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2. North
Carolina
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20-2
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Since losing
to WF, five of six wins have come by 17 or more.
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3. Oklahoma
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22-1
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The best
player in the country has a worthy sidekick in Willie Warren.
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4. Pittsburgh
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20-2
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No depth
behind Blair and Biggs in the frontcourt will hurt come tournament time.
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5. Wake
Forest
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17-3
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The young
Demon Deacons can't expect Teague to be Superman every night.
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6. Louisville
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17-4
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Clark (2-16)
looked terrible against UConn's mammoth front line.
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7. Duke
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19-3
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Interior
play an obvious weakness for Coach K's squad.
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8. Clemson
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19-2
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Made a
statement by handing Duke their worst loss in twelve years.
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9. Marquette
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20-3
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Were bound
to lose a conference game at some point. But South Florida?
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10. UCLA
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18-4
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Have looked
dominant in three wins after that loss to Washington.
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11. Xavier
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20-2
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Better
focus on Duquesne rather than that game on Feb. 11th.
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12. Butler
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20-2
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Loss to
Green Bay leads you to question how serious this team is.
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13. Gonzaga
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16-4
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Appear
to have righted the ship after early season hiccup. 9 straight wins.
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14. Villanova
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18-4
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Dante Cunningham
has become the star of a very good Wildcats' team.
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15. Purdue
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17-5
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A tough
loss at OSU in OT without Robbie Hummel.
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16. Syracuse
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18-5
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The talent
is there; consistency is the main issue for Flynn & Co.
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This Week’s Match-ups to Watch:
2/8: #12 Purdue @ #23 Illinois – Look for the Illini to fall out of the Top 25 after this one.
2/9: West Virginia @ #6 Pittsburgh – Huggins’ squad can compete with the best of them.
2/10: #8 Marquette @ #17 Villanova – How will the Golden Eagles respond to their 1st Big East loss?
2/11: #3 UNC @ #4 Duke – GAME OF THE WEEK
2/11: #9 Xavier @ Dayton – Wright’s Flyers battle Brown’s
Muskateers for A-10 supremacy.
2/12: #15 UCLA @ #24 ASU – UCLA looks for redemption against Harden and
the Sun Devils.
Purdue?? State is better than the Boilermakers
State just lost to Northwestern and Penn State in the last 3 weeks. Purdue lost a couple close ones but have been hurt by injuries. Luckily tuesday they play eachother and we can see who wins this debate.
What the &$#%#&@! what about the Michigan State Spartans who are ninth and are amazing and underrated they have a sick nasty guards in Kalin Lucas and Athletic Phenom Durrell Summer!!! Come on you joking me.