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I forgot (or more correctly, got too busy) to post this last week. But this week's Basketball Blogpoll has just gone final, and there have been a vast number of changes in the poll.
First, we'll look at my ballot, and then we'll look at the final poll results.
A Sea of Blue's Basketball Blogpoll Ballot:
| Last week |
School |
This Week |
Delta |
Direction |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh |
1 |
1 |
 |
| 5 |
Duke |
2 |
3 |
 |
| 1 |
North Carolina |
3 |
-2 |
 |
| 3 |
Connecticut |
4 |
-1 |
 |
| 6 |
Wake Forest |
5 |
1 |
 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
6 |
-2 |
 |
| 7 |
Georgetown |
7 |
0 |
NC
|
| 8 |
Texas |
8 |
0 |
NC
|
| 12 |
Michigan State |
9 |
3 |
 |
| 10 |
UCLA |
10 |
0 |
NC
|
| 18 |
Clemson |
11 |
7 |

|
| 13 |
Syracuse |
12 |
1 |
 |
| 21 |
Xavier |
13 |
8 |

|
| 16 |
Arizona State |
14 |
2 |
 |
| 25 |
West Virginia |
15 |
10 |

|
| 11 |
Purdue |
16 |
-5 |
 |
| 9 |
Notre Dame |
17 |
-8 |

|
| 24 |
Butler |
18 |
6 |

|
| 14 |
Tennessee |
19 |
-5 |
 |
| 40 |
Marquette |
20 |
20 |

|
| 17 |
Villanova |
21 |
-4 |
 |
| 19 |
Louisville |
22 |
-3 |
 |
| 15 |
Gonzaga |
23 |
-8 |

|
| 26 |
Memphis |
24 |
2 |
 |
| 0 |
California |
25 |
NPR
|

|
| Dropped out: |
Baylor (20), Ohio State (22), Minnesota (23) |
| New in poll: |
Marquette (20), Memphis (24), California (25) |
Notes:
- Montgomery has the Golden Bears playing well.
- This ballot was cast before the Zags upset Tennessee in Knoxville.
- Pittsburgh is at #1 for the first time in history.
- Texas' loss to Arkansas is not factored in due to ballot deadline.
- Clemson continues to impress.
- Tennessee is beginning to look very vulnerable.
- For the sake of interest, I currently have UK at #45. They have a long way to go yet.
College Basketball Blogpoll -- Final, Week 6
| Avg. Vote |
Last Week |
This Week |
Team (first place votes) |
Delta |
Direction |
| 1.18 |
2 |
1 |
Pittsburgh (9) |
1 |
 |
| 2.27 |
1 |
2 |
North Carolina (1) |
-1 |
 |
| 3.18 |
5 |
3 |
Duke (1) |
2 |
 |
| 3.73 |
7 |
4 |
Wake Forest |
3 |
 |
| 5.73 |
6 |
5 |
Connecticut |
1 |
 |
| 6.18 |
4 |
6 |
Oklahoma |
-2 |
 |
| 8 |
8 |
7 |
Texas |
1 |
 |
| 10.27 |
3 |
8 |
Georgetown |
-5 |
 |
| 10.64 |
14 |
9 |
Michigan State |
5 |
 |
| 10.73 |
11 |
10 |
UCLA |
1 |
 |
| 11.18 |
12 |
11 |
Syracuse |
1 |
 |
| 11.91 |
16 |
12 |
Clemson |
4 |
 |
| 12 |
9 |
13 |
Notre Dame |
-4 |
 |
| 15.27 |
10 |
14 |
Purdue |
-4 |
 |
| 15.45 |
17 |
15 |
Arizona State |
2 |
 |
| 16.64 |
18 |
16 |
Xavier |
2 |
 |
| 17.18 |
|
17 |
Marquette |
NPR
|

|
| 18.36 |
13 |
18 |
Villanova |
-5 |
 |
| 18.82 |
|
19 |
Butler |
NPR
|

|
| 19.09 |
|
20 |
West Virginia |
NPR
|

|
| 20.36 |
23 |
21 |
Minnesota |
2 |
 |
| 23.36 |
20 |
22 |
Tennessee |
-2 |
 |
| 23.55 |
|
23 |
Boston College |
NPR
|

|
| 23.55 |
15 |
24 |
Gonzaga |
NPR |

|
| 24.18 |
|
25 |
Illinois |
NPR |

|
| Note: # in parenthesis indicates votes as #1 team. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dropped out of poll: |
Baylor (21), Louisville (22), Michigan (23), Memphis (25), Ohio State (19) |
| Entered poll: |
Marquette (17), Butler (19), West Va. (20), Boston College (23), Illinois (25) |
Notes:
- You go, Butler!
- The Illini were a close call for me. I have them at 28, though.
- I have Minnesota at 34. The victory over OSU happened after my ballot was submitted.
- Despite their victory over UNC, Boston College only rose to #29 in my standings. Look like that was validated by Harvard.
- WVU's loss to UConn happened after ballots were due. I still think they belong in the poll, even after that loss.
- Purdue needs a big victory this week.
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