Syracuse Leads Three Big East Teams at #2 in AP Poll: Jan 30th, 2012

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Three teams from the Big East find a home in this week's AP Top 25 poll. They are Syracuse at #2, Georgetown (#14), and Marquette (#15). One Big East team fell out of the poll this week. Connecticut had been ranked #24.

Syracuse moves up one spot in the poll following a week that began with a win at Cincinnati, 60-53. After that came another win at home against West Virginia, 63-61.

Georgetown moves down five places after a loss to Pittsburgh, 72-60. Marquette moves up two spots after wins against Villanova, 82-78 and South Florida, 67-47. Connecticut drops out of the poll after a loss to Notre Dame, 50-48. Gonzaga enters the Top 25 at #24 with a win at Portland, 74-62. Vanderbilt comes in at #25 with wins against Middle Tennessee State, 84-77 and Tennessee, 65-47. Kansas State falls out of the Top 25 this week with a win at Texas Tech, 69-47 and an upset loss at home to Oklahoma, 63-60.

Wisconsin is a big mover this week to #19 after an upset win at home over then-16th ranked Indiana, 57-50.

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AP Top 25
1.	Kentucky	21-1
2.	Syracuse	22-1
3.	OSU	19-3
4.	Missouri	19-2
5.	UNC	18-3
6.	Baylor	19-2
7.	Duke	18-3
8.	Kansas	17-4
9.	MSU	17-4
10.	MURRAY	21-0
11.	UNLV	20-3
12.	Florida	17-4
13.	CREI	20-2
14.	GTOWN	16-4
15.	MARQ	18-4
16.	Virginia	17-3
17.	SDSU	18-3
18.	SMC	21-2
19.	WISC	17-5
20.	Indiana	17-5
21.	FSU	14-6
22.	MState	17-5
23.	Michigan	16-6
24.	Gonzaga	17-3
25.	Vandy	16-5
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