Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 7 December 2006 — Page 15

The Muncie Times • December 7, 2006 • Page 15

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Rankings: Week 5 (Dec. 4-10) NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. UCLA (25) 6-0 766 2 Last Week: Def. Long Beach State 88-58 (11/28), Def. UC Riverside 61-38 (12/3) This Week: 12/5 vs.Cal State Fullerton (5-1), 12/9 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M (7-0) 2. Pittsburgh (6) 8-0 740 3 Last Week: Def. Robert Morris 67-53 (11/29), Def. Auburn 74-66 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs.Duquesne (2-4), 12/9 atBuffalo (6-2) 3. North Carolina 6-1 676 6 Last Week: Def. No. 1 Ohio State 98-89 (11/29), Def. Kentucky 75-63 (12/2) This Week: 12/9 vs.High Point (5-3) 4. Ohio State 7-1 659 1 Last Week: Lost to No. 6 North Carolina 98-89 (11/29), Def. Valparaiso 78-58 (12/2) This Week: 12/9 vs.Cleveland State (5-4) 5. Alabama 7-0 637 7 Last Week: Def. Louisiana-Monroe 75-61 (11/28), Def. Tennessee State 78-60 (12/2)

This Week: 12/7 atNotre Dame (6-1), 12/9 vs.Alabama State (2-4) 6. Texas A&M 7-0 562 8 Last Week: Def. Arkansas-Little Rock 7535 (11/27), Def. Pacific 74-62 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 at No. 11 LSU (4-1), 12/9 at No. 1 UCLA (6-0) 7. Florida 7-2 506 4 Last Week: Def. Southern University 83-27 (11/28), Lost to Florida State 7066 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs.Providence (6-1) 8. Washington 6-0 489 11 Last Week: Def. Idaho 87-66 (11/29) This Week: Def. Southern Utah 87-72(12/4), 12/9 at No. 18 Gonzaga (8-1) 9. Duke 7-1 488 10 Last Week: Def. Indiana 54-51 (11/28), Def. No. 23 Georgetown 61-52 (12/2) This Week: 12/6 vs.Holy Cross (6-2), 12/9 vs.George Mason (3-3) 10. Connecticut 7-0 407 15 Last Week: Def. Sacred Heart 89-46 (11/29), Def. Texas Southern 106-55 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs.Northeastern (2-5) 11. LSU 4-1 401 12

Last Week: Def. McNeese State 91-57 (11/29), Def. Tulane 74-67 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M (7-0), 12/10 atTexas (5-2) 12. Wisconsin 7-1 396 13 Last Week: Def. Florida State 81-66 (11/28), Def. Florida International 7963 (12/2) This Week: Def. Winthrop 82-79 (12/4), 12/9 at No. 20 Marquette (8-1) 13. Kansas 6-2 385 5 Last Week: Def. Dartmouth 83-32 (11/28), Lost to DePaul 64-57 (12/2) This Week: Def. USC 7262 (12/4), 12/9 vs.Toledo (2-4) 14. Butler 9-0 380 18 Last Week: Def. Valparaiso 60-47 (11/29), Def. Cleveland State 7045 (12/2) This Week: 12/6 vs.Ball State (3-4), 12/9 atlndiana State (4-3) 15. Arizona 5-1 340 16 Last Week: Def. UNLV 89-75 (11/28), Def. Illinois 84-72 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 atLouisville (2-1), 12/9 atSan Diego State (8-1) 16. Wichita State 6-0 331 22 Last Week: Def. UMKC 85-55 (11/29), Def. No. 14 Syracuse 64-61 (12/2)

This Week: 12/9 at Wyoming (6-1) 17. Memphis 5-1 314 17 Last Week: Def. Arkansas State 86-60 (11/29), Def. Manhattan 77-59 (12/2) This Week: Def. Marshall 78-59 (12/4), 12/6 atTennessee (6-2), 12/9 vs.Mississippi (7-1) 18. Gonzaga 8-1 296 21 Last Week: Def. Portland State 69-51 (11/30), Def. No. 25 Texas 87-77 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 atWashington State (7-1), 12/9 vs. No. 8 Washington (7-0) 19. Nevada 7-0 276 20 Last Week: Def. Louisiana-Lafayette 8674 (11/29), Def. California 77-71 (12/3) This Week: 12/9 vs.UNLV (5-2) 20. Marquette 8-1 263 9 Last Week: Def. Valparaiso 65-62 (11/27), Def. Northwestern State 83-67 (12/1), Lost to North Dakota State 64-60 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 vs.Delaware State (2-6), 12/9 vs. No. 12 Wisconsin (8-1) 21.Syracuse 7-1 145 14 Last Week: Def. Holy Cross 72-64 (11/27), Lost to No. 22 Wichita State

op 2 5 64-61 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State (90), 12/9 vs.Colgate (3-3) 22. Maryland 8-1 138 19 Last Week: Def. Illinois 72-66 (11/28), Lost to Notre Dame 81-74 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs.Fordham (4-2), 12/10 atBoston College (4-2) 23. Air Force 8-1 79 NR Last Week: Def. Wake Forest 94-58 (11/29), Def. IPFW 78-66 (12/2) This Week: 12/6 vs.TexasPan American (5-3), 12/9 vs.Colorado College 24. Oklahoma State 9-0 64 NR Last Week: Def. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9573 (11/29), Def. Pepperdine 90-74 (12/2) This Week: 12/5 at No. 21 Syracuse (7-1), 12/9 at Ball State (3-4) 25. Michigan State 7-2 46 NR Last Week: Lost to Boston College 65-58 (11/29), Def. Bradley 82-53 (12/3) This Week: 12/6 vs.IPFW (3-5), 12/9 vs.Brigham Young (4-2) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Georgia Tech 38, Xavier 35, Missouri 33. Texas 29, Southern Illinois 22, Oregon 21, San Diego State 17, Missouri State 16, Clemson 15, Virginia 14, Louisville 12, Creighton 9, Arkansas 8, Georgetown 5, Villanova 5, Tennessee 3, Purdue 3, Bradley 3, Illinois