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| Monday, February 24 Louisville falls to No. 9 after tough week SportsTicker |
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Arizona stayed on top and Oklahoma used a big week to move up two spots to third in the latest USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll released Monday night. Arizona (21-2) routed Arizona State, 92-72, in its only game last week and received 29 of the 31 first-place votes and 773 points from a panel of Division I coaches. Oklahoma (19-4) defeated ranked foes Oklahoma State and Kansas to rise to third this week with 710 votes. The Sooners built a 32-point lead against the then-No. 6 Jayhawks on Sunday and went on to a 77-70 win. The most notable fall this week belongs to Louisville (19-4), which lost to Memphis, 80-73, on Wednesday and was routed by Cincinnati, 101-80. The Cardinals fell six spots to ninth in the latest poll. Kentucky (20-3) received the remaining two first-place votes and is second in the poll with 746 points. The Wildcats extended their winning streak to 16 games, the longest in the nation, with a 70-62 win over Mississippi State on Sunday. Florida (22-4) dropped to seventh last week, but rose back to fourth with wins over New Orleans and Vanderbilt. Duke (19-4) also moved up three spots, rising to fifth thanks to triumphs over Maryland and North Carolina State. Texas (18-5) fell one spot to sixth this week and is followed by Kansas (20-6), Pittsburgh (19-4), Louisville and Notre Dame (21-5). Marquette (20-4) is 11th and is followed by Wake Forest (19-4), Xavier (20-4), Maryland (17-7), Syracuse (19-4), Illinois (18-5), Oklahoma State (20-5), Creighton (24-3), Stanford (21-6) and Mississippi State (17-6). California (19-5), Georgia (16-7), Utah (20-4), Connecticut (17-6) and Dayton (19-5) complete the poll. Utah and Dayton are new to the poll this week while Missouri and Purdue dropped out.
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