Syracuse Leads Five Big East Teams at #2 in Latest AP Poll: Feb 20th, 2012

Filed under Top 25 Update on February 20th, 2012

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Five teams from the Big East find a home in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Syracuse at #2, Georgetown (#9), Marquette (#10), Louisville (#17), and Notre Dame (#20).

Syracuse stays put at #2 following a week that began with a win at then-24th ranked Louisville, 52-51. After that came another win at Rutgers, 74-64.

Georgetown moves up one position after a win against Providence, 63-53. Marquette moves up two spots after a win against Connecticut, 79-64. Louisville moves up two places after a win against DePaul, 90-82 and a loss to 2nd ranked Syracuse. Notre Dame moves up three spots after wins against Villanova, 74-70 and Rutgers, 71-53.

Kentucky stays number one for the fourth week in a row. New Mexico breaks into the Top 25 at #18 with an upset win at then-13th ranked San Diego State, 77-67 and an upset win at home over then-11th ranked UNLV, 65-45. Temple comes in at #22 with wins against Duquesne, 78-59 and St. Bonaventure, 76-70. Saint Mary's falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss at home to Loyola Marymount, 75-60 and a loss at then-16th ranked Murray State, 65-51. Gonzaga also drops out this week.

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AP Top 25
1.	Kentucky	26-1
2.	Syracuse	27-1
3.	Missouri	25-2
4.	Kansas	22-5
5.	Duke	23-4
6.	MSU	22-5
7.	UNC	23-4
8.	OSU	22-5
9.	GTOWN	20-5
10.	MARQ	22-5
11.	Michigan	20-7
12.	Florida	21-6
13.	Baylor	22-5
14.	MURRAY	26-1
15.	FSU	19-7
16.	WISC	20-7
17.	Lville	21-6
18.	Lobos	22-4
19.	WSU	24-4
20.	ND	19-8
21.	UNLV	22-6
22.	Temple	21-5
23.	Indiana	20-7
24.	SDSU	20-6
25.	Virginia	20-6
Poll in Motion