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1/6: BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll: Penn State Rises

See how the Big Ten stacks up against the rest of the country.

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The last week in college basketball saw some stability at the top, but a mess in the middle. The top three teams in the country (Gonzaga, Duke, and Kansas) stay in their position, while five out of the remaining spots shuffled around. For the Big Ten, big rises from Michigan State and Penn State, while Ohio State continues to take a tumble. Take a look at the poll below and get ready for more changes next week.

Entered Poll

None

Dropped Out

Iowa

Biggest Rises

Florida State +6
Michigan State +6
Butler +5
Kentucky +5

Biggest Falls

Memphis -8
Ohio State -5
Villanova -5
Louisville -4

1/27: BTPowerhouse Top 25 Poll

Rank Team Last Week's Ranking This Week
Rank Team Last Week's Ranking This Week
1 Baylor (17-1) 1 1/29 at Iowa State, 2/1 TCU
2 Gonzaga (21-1) 2 1/30 at Santa Clara, 2/1 at San Francisco
3 Kansas (16-3) 3 1/27 at Oklahoma State, 2/1 Texas Tech
4 Louisville (17-3) 5 1/29 at Boston College, 2/1 at NC State
5 Villanova (16-3) 6 1/28 at St. John's, 2/1 Creighton
6 Florida State (17-2) 4 1/28 at Virginia, 2/1 at Virginia Tech
7 San Diego State (21-0) 8 1/29 at New Mexico, 2/1 Utah State
8 Dayton (18-2) 7 1/29 at Duquesne, 2/1 Fordham
9 Oregon (17-4) 10 1/30 at California, 2/1 at Stanford
10 Kentucky (15-4) 11 1/29 Vanderbilt, 2/1 at Kentucky
11 Duke (16-3) 12 1/28 Pittsburgh, 2/1 at Syracuse
12 Michigan State (15-5) 9 1/29 Northwestern, 2/1 at Wisconsin
13 Seton Hall (15-4) 16 1/29 DePaul, 2/1 Xavier
14 Auburn (15-2) 14 1/28 at Ole Miss, 2/1 Kentucky
15 Maryland (16-4) 17 1/30 Iowa
16 West Virginia (16-3) 18 1/29 at Texas Tech, 2/1 Kansas State
17 Illinois (15-5) 20 1/30 Minnesota, 2/2 at Iowa
18 Butler (16-4) 15 1/28 at Georgetown, 2/1 Providence
19 Iowa (14-5) 22 1/27 Wisconsin, 1/30 at Maryland
20 Houston (16-4) 21 1/29 at East Carolina, 2/1 at Cincinnati
21 Colorado (16-4) 23 1/30 at UCLA, 2/1 at USC
22 Arizona (13-6) 19 1/30 at Washington, 2/1 at Washington State
23 Penn State (14-5) 25 1/29 Indiana, 2/1 at Nebraska
24 LSU (15-4) NR 1/29 Alabama, 2/1 Ole Miss
25 Rutgers (15-5) 24 1/28 Purdue, 2/1 Michigan (neutral)