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Unbeaten Illini up to 19th

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:41pm | Jim Rossow
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Bench dances as the team readies for tipoff during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Coppin State and Illinois in Champaign, Ill. on Sunday, December 11, 2011.
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Bruce Weber's Illini jumped five spots in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll.

Here's how college basketball writer Paul Klee voted:
1. Ohio State
2. Syracuse
3. Kentucky
4. North Carolina
5. Duke
6. Missouri
7. Baylor
8. Marquette
9. Florida
10. Connecticut
11. Xavier
12. Kansas
13. Georgetown
14. Wisconsin
15. Louisville
16. Mississippi State
17. Pittsburgh
18. Creighton
19. Michigan
20. Vanderbilt
21. Murray State
22. Illinois
23. Indiana
24. Michigan State
25. Alabama

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
    Record    Pts    Prv
 1. Syracuse (51)    10-0    1,607    3
 2. Ohio St. (7)    8-1    1,478    2
 3. Kentucky (4)    8-1    1,468    1
 4. Louisville (2)    9-0    1,374    5
 5. North Carolina (1)    8-2    1,373    4
 6. Baylor    7-0    1,284    6
 7. Duke    9-1    1,273    7
 8. Xavier    8-0    1,122    8
 9. UConn    8-1    1,087    9
10. Missouri    9-0    1,030    10
11. Marquette    9-0    988    11
12. Kansas    7-2    945    13
13. Florida    7-2    891    12
14. Wisconsin    8-2    728    14
15. Pittsburgh    9-1    696    15
16. Georgetown    8-1    602    18
17. Mississippi St.    9-1    574    17
18. Indiana    9-0    462    —
19. Illinois    10-0    375    24
20. Michigan    7-2    354    20
21. Michigan St.    8-2    310    —
22. Texas A&M    8-1    270    22
23. Alabama    8-2    204    16
24. Murray St.    10-0    93    —
25. Creighton    7-1    88    19
25. Vanderbilt    6-3    88    —
Others receiving votes: Harvard 73, San Diego St. 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland St. 7, N. Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach St. 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita St. 1.
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illinizeeman wrote on December 12, 2011 at 1:12 pm

I understand you rating OSU #1, but I don't think that they should be ranked there this week.  Until Sullinger's back issues are a not affecting his time on the court, OSU is a weaker team and not #1.

Illinigrad wrote on December 12, 2011 at 10:12 pm

So, you really think these teams would beat IL if they played this week? Don't think so.

16. Mississippi State
17. Pittsburgh
18. Creighton
19. Michigan
20. Vanderbilt
21. Murray State