Syracuse drops to 17th in polls: Too high, too low, or just right?

Posted: 01.31.2011 at 12:40 PM Updated: 01.31.2011 at 1:30 PM

(AP) -- Syracuse's four-game losing streak, including losses to unranked Marquette on Saturday and unranked Seton Hall on Tuesday, dropped the Orangemen to 17th in the men's college basketball poll by both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today.

Ohio State, the lone remaining unbeaten team, is a unanimous No. 1. The Buckeyes are one of three top 10 teams not to lose last week and they received all the first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday. It's Ohio State's third straight week at No. 1.

Kansas and Texas are the only other top 10s to escape last week without a loss. They jumped four places to second and third. Rounding out the top 10 are Pittsburgh, Duke, Connecticut, San Diego State, BYU, Notre Dame and Kentucky.

Four newcomers join the rankings - Arizona, Utah State, North Carolina and West Virginia. They replace Illinois, Florida State, Florida and Michigan State.

Do you think the AP got it right? Are the Orangemen too high, too low or just right? Let us know what you think.

Here is the complete list:

1. Ohio St. (65)          22-0 1,625   1
2. Kansas                  20-1 1,519   6
3. Texas                     18-3 1,500   7
4. Pittsburgh             0-2 1,433   2
5. Duke                      19-2 1,284   3
6. Connecticut          17-3 1,275   5
7. San Diego St.       21-1 1,218   4
8. BYU                        20-2 1,159   9
9. Notre Dame         17-4 1,116 15
10. Kentucky              16-4 1,037 14
11. Purdue                 18-4    922 12
12. Villanova            17-4    860   8
13. Georgetown        16-5    806 21
14. Missouri              17-4    790 11
15. Louisville            17-4    740 23
16. Texas A&M          17-3    660 13
17. Syracuse             18-4    598   9
18. Minnesota           16-5    487 16
19. Wisconsin           15-5    387 17
20. Washington         15-5    384 18
21. Arizona                  18-4    358   -
22. Utah St.                 20-2    176   -
23. North Carolina     15-5    124   -
23. Vanderbilt              15-5    124 19
25. West Virginia         14-6    109   -

Others receiving votes: Xavier 92, Florida 80, Illinois 49, Florida St. 43, Cincinnati 31, Va. Commonwealth 24, Marquette 23, Duquesne 15, Temple 15, Penn St. 14, Coastal Carolina 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary's, Calif. 6, Wichita St. 6, Tennessee 4, Belmont 3, Cleveland St. 3, N. Iowa 3, Colorado St. 2, Nebraska 2, Harvard 1, Old Dominion 1, St. John's 1, Washington St. 1.

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Also, here are the top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 30, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Ohio State (31) 22-0 775 1
2. Kansas 20-1 732 6
3. Texas 18-3 710 8
4. Pittsburgh 20-2 675 2
5. Duke 19-2 623 3
6. San Diego State 21-1 592 4
7. Connecticut 17-3 587 5
8. Notre Dame 17-4 535 14
9. Brigham Young 20-2 522 9
10. Purdue 18-4 478 12
11. Kentucky 16-4 453 16
12. Villanova 17-4 416 7
13. Louisville 17-4 403 19
14. Georgetown 16-5 365 20
15. Missouri 17-4 358 13
16. Texas A&M 17-3 334 11
17. Syracuse 18-4 239 10
18. Wisconsin 15-5 220 15
19. Washington 15-5 190 17
20. Minnesota 16-5 186 18
21. Utah State 20-2 178 25
22. Arizona 18-4 161 NR
23. Florida 16-5 51 23
24. Illinois 14-7 45 21
24. Vanderbilt 15-5 45 22

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 38; West Virginia 36; Saint Mary's 33; Xavier 18; UNLV 13; Cleveland State 9; Virginia Commonwealth 9; Florida State 7; Tennessee 7; Coastal Carolina 6; Nebraska 6; Temple 4; Missouri State 3; Northern Iowa 3; Duquesne 2; Marquette 2; Valparaiso 2; Wichita State 2; Baylor 1; Texas-El Paso 1.