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THE POST’S TOP 25

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1 Kansas (7-0) beat S. Carolina 64-60 vs. Wisc.-Milw.

(2) Game is in Kansas City; bet the Jayhawks big.

2 Illinois (10-0) beat Valp. 93-56 vs. Missouri

(3) Game is in St. Louis; bet the Tigers.

3 Oklahoma St. (9-0) beat NW Okla. St. 92-35 vs. Gonzaga

(4) Next.

4 Wake Forest (9-1) beat Texas 89-88 at New Mexico

(5) Warning: Trip to The Pit could be the pits.

5North Carolina (9-1) beat Vermont 93-65 vs. NC-Wilmington

(6) Hope Taylor Coppenrath scores 50 against the Tar Heels.

6 Duke (8-0) beat Oklahoma 78-67 vs. Clemson

(7) Remember, Duke is down this year. Right.

7 Pittsburgh (8-0) beat Coppin St., 73-42 vs. Richmond

(10)The Spiders will keep it close; real close.

8 Georgia Tech (7-1) lost 85-73 to Gonzaga vs. Charleston So.

(1)Tech’s weakness exposed: 85 points to the Zags.

9 Syracuse (10-1) beat Cornell 82-69 vs. Rice

(10) Terrence Roberts could usurp Craig Forth as starting center.

10 Connecticut (5-1) beat Rice 81-72 vs. Centenary

(11) Memo to Charlie Villanueva: Time to step up.

11 Kentucky (7-1) beat Louisville 60-58 vs. William & Mary

(12) Cats beat Indiana and Louisville in one week. Not bad.

12 Alabama (9-1) beat Tenn. St. 87-79 vs. Texas A&M C.C.

(14) Now that’s scheduling!

13 Texas (7-2) lost to Wake Forest 89-88 vs. Centenary

(15) Kudos to Texas coach Rick Barnes who plays anyone, anywhere.

14 Gonzaga (9-1) beat E. Washington 84-70 at Okla. St.

(18) Adam Morrison emerges as a star.

15 Washington (8-1) N.C. State 68-64 vs. Sacred Heart

(19) Nate Robinson is getting by with a little help from his friends.

16 Arizona (8-2) beat Manhattan 105-75 vs. E. Wash.

(16) Kudos to Bobby Gonzalez who plays anyone, anywhere.

17 Maryland (6-2) beat Florida State 90-88 vs. American

(17) Gary Williams can’t handle giving up 88.

18 N.C. State (9-1) beat BYU 72-61 vs. Columbia

(9) What was really disturbing was the 78-72 win over La.- Lafayette.

19 Louisville (7-2) Beat IUPUI 80-60 vs. Morehead St.

(13) Terrance Farley may not be in the Cards.

20 Virginia (7-1) Idle vs. Loy. Marymnt

(20) Pete Gillen goes through timeouts like Santa through Toys R Us.

21 George Wash. (7-1) beat Towson St. 85-69 at Fla. Inter. (

(21) Former Uconn assistant Karl Hobbs is getting it done.

22 Boston College (8-0) beat Yale 82-80 vs. Duquesne

(22) Eagles avert Poison Ivy.

23 Mississippi St. (10-2) beat Florida A & M 104-80 vs. Jacksonville

(23) Lawrence Roberts surging after slow start.

24 Iowa (10-1) beat Texas Tech 83-53 vs. Air Force

(NR) Maybe Steve Alford’s job is not in jeopardy.

25 Michigan St. (7-2) beat UCLA 76-64 vs. NC-Asheville

(NR) Tom Izzo wants the Spartans to regain their toughness.

Dropped out: No. 24 Creighton; No. 25 Marquette.